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Richmond County, VA Jail and Prison System

RICHMOND County has 1,141 jails with an average daily population of 176 inmates with a total of 1,144 jail population. When breaking down the RICHMOND County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 9% with 102 female and 1,074 male inmates.
  • 1,141 Jails
  • 1,144 Prisoners
  • 842% Jail Rate

How Does Richmond County Inmate Search Work?

Richmond County inmate records are public files that anyone can acquire easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the rules regarding Richmond county inmate records which provide a lot of useful insights about a person.

Richmond County Parole and Probation

Richmond County Parole

Parole is when an incarcerated person is allowed to leave their sentence early because they have followed the rules while serving their time. A parole board rules on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can review Richmond county parole records and find out a lot about a parolee . Some things contained in the Richmond county parole files may be information about their punishment and their crimes. You might also get to review details about where they were held and the terms of their parole.

Richmond County Probation

Along with those parolees that have been released, you might also be able to review Richmond county probation records detailing men and women who were not incarcerated but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without some rules . Probationers must see a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Richmond county criminal records will show the criminal’s crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling justice department details who sentenced them. Along with that facts , you may see images , fingerprints, physical details about the probationer , and other details.

Richmond County Booking

Richmond county bookings are also helpful when looking for stats on whether or not a stranger has been arrested. When a perpetrator is arrested, the officer fills out paperwork and then holds them in a incarceration cell , which essentially becomes their Richmond county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, photos , physical details, their name, and address, officer in charge , the details of the crime, the location, and any trucks that were involved. The general public has the ability to get a copy of someone’s Richmond county booking records without any type of approval .

Richmond County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in RICHMOND County has increased by 391% going from 233 inmates yearly to 1,144 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in RICHMOND County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,613 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Richmond County, VA

RICHMOND County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Virginia, yet from the total of 1,141 inmates only 1,144 are currently confined, the rest 1,118 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

201020112012201320142015
Total Inmate Population1,1071,1451,0451,0211,1121,141
Pretrial Population1,0271,1031,0339831,1631,118
Confined Population1,1091,1491,0551,0281,1191,144

Richmond County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In RICHMOND County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,438 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 11 times more than female incarceration rate, of 148 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 12%, while the female incarceration rate grew by 28%.

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

201020112012201320142015
Population70,08669,66069,61469,08669,03769,027
Rate204141136145149148
Count1439895100103102

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

201020112012201320142015
Population67,11966,78667,52366,69066,57166,571
Rate1,4381,4871,4481,3891,6061,613
Count9659939789261,0691,074

Breaking Down Richmond County Inmates By Race

In RICHMOND County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 628 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 44% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people increased by 9%, going from 1,027 to 1,118 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in RICHMOND County is on average at a rate of 180 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 247 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 25 from incarceration rate in RICHMOND County.

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

201020112012201320142015
White620473515541557628
Black1,0271,1031,0339831,1631,118
Latino1582182428093109
Asian200208199202213213

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