Bath County, VA Jail and Prison System

BATH County has 22 jails with an average daily population of 203 inmates with a total of 22 jail population. When breaking down the BATH County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 23% with 5 female and 16 male inmates.

How Does Bath County Inmate Search Work?

Bath County inmate records are public records that anyone can review easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the availability of regarding Bath county inmate records which provide a lot of useful information about a person.

Bath County Parole and Probation

Bath County Parole

Parole is when an inmate is allowed to leave jail early because they have shown remorse while serving their time. A parole board decides on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can obtain Bath county parole records and find out a lot about someone . Some things contained in the Bath county parole records may be information about their sentence and their crimes. You might also see details about where they were held and the rules of their parole.

Bath County Probation

Along with those inmates that have been released, you might also be able to review Bath county probation records illustrating men and women who didn’t go to prison but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come for free . Probationers must check-in a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Bath county inmate records will show the person crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling court department details who sentenced them. Along with that details , you may see mugshots , fingerprints, physical details about the person , and other details.

Bath County Booking

Bath county bookings are also helpful when looking for information on whether or not someone has been arrested. When a suspect is arrested, the officer fills out forms and then holds them in a jail , which essentially becomes their Bath county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, mugshots , physical details, their name, and address, arresting officer , the details of the crime, the location, and any vehicles that were involved. The general public has the right to review a copy of someone’s Bath county booking records without any type of permission .

Bath County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in BATH County has increased by 73% going from 13 inmates yearly to 22 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in BATH County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,076 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Bath County, VA

BATH County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Virginia, yet from the total of 22 inmates only 22 are currently confined, the rest 1,690 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

Bath County Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

Bath County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In BATH County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,041 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 3 times more than female incarceration rate, of 381 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 3%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 174%.

Bath County Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Bath County Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Breaking Down Bath County Inmates By Race

In BATH County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 717 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 58% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 49%, going from 3,295 to 1,690 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in BATH County is on average at a rate of 1,003 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

Bath County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

Bath County Prisons and Jails