Cowlitz County, WA Jail and Prison System

COWLITZ County has 263 jails with an average daily population of 388 inmates with a total of 263 jail population. When breaking down the COWLITZ County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 17% with 44 female and 176 male inmates.

How Does Cowlitz County Inmate Search Work?

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

Cowlitz County Parole and Probation

Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz county parole records and find out a lot about someone . Some things contained in the Cowlitz 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.

Cowlitz County Probation

Along with those inmates that have been released, you might also be able to review Cowlitz 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,Cowlitz 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.

Cowlitz County Booking

Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz county booking records without any type of permission .

Cowlitz County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in COWLITZ County has increased by 526% going from 42 inmates yearly to 263 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in COWLITZ County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 546 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Cowlitz County, WA

COWLITZ County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Washington, yet from the total of 263 inmates only 263 are currently confined, the rest 1,203 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Cowlitz County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In COWLITZ County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 819 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 4 times more than female incarceration rate, of 136 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 33%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 16%.

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

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

Breaking Down Cowlitz County Inmates By Race

In COWLITZ County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 347 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 71% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 72%, going from 4,303 to 1,203 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in COWLITZ County is on average at a rate of 434 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 250 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 93 from incarceration rate in COWLITZ County.

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

Cowlitz County Prisons and Jails

Cowlitz County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments