Milwaukee County, WI Jail and Prison System

MILWAUKEE County has 2,441 jails with an average daily population of 392 inmates with a total of 2,451 jail population. When breaking down the MILWAUKEE County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 10% with 245 female and 1,939 male inmates.

How Does Milwaukee County Inmate Search Work?

Milwaukee County inmate records are public documents that anyone can get a copy of easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the access to regarding Milwaukee county inmate records which provide a lot of useful details about a person.

Milwaukee County Parole and Probation

Milwaukee County Parole

Parole is when a criminal is allowed to leave prison early because they have behaved well while serving their time. A parole board makes the decision on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can acquire Milwaukee county parole records and find out a lot about a person . Some things contained in the Milwaukee county parole documents may be information about their court ruling and their crimes. You might also find details about where they were held and the stipulations of their parole.

Milwaukee County Probation

Along with those criminals that have been released, you might also be able to review Milwaukee county probation records showing men and women who didn't go to jail but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come without limits . Probationers must visit with a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Milwaukee county public records will show the inmate crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling judge department details who sentenced them. Along with that information , you may see headshots , fingerprints, physical details about the inmate , and other details.

Milwaukee County Booking

Milwaukee county bookings are also helpful when looking for details on whether or not a person has been arrested. When a criminal is arrested, the officer fills out documents and then holds them in a prison , which essentially becomes their Milwaukee county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, images , physical details, their name, and address, police officer who arrested them , the details of the crime, the location, and any cars that were involved. The general public has the power to read a copy of someone’s Milwaukee county booking records without any type of allowance .

Milwaukee County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in MILWAUKEE County has increased by 183% going from 865 inmates yearly to 2,451 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in MILWAUKEE County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 617 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Milwaukee County, WI

MILWAUKEE County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Wisconsin, yet from the total of 2,441 inmates only 2,451 are currently confined, the rest 901 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

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

Milwaukee County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In MILWAUKEE County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 734 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 8 times more than female incarceration rate, of 75 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate increased by 16%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 12%.

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

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

Breaking Down Milwaukee County Inmates By Race

In MILWAUKEE County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 140 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 84% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 10%, going from 997 to 901 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in MILWAUKEE County is on average at a rate of 205 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents, while the Asian incarceration rate has an average rate of 201 per 100,000 asian people U.S. residents making only 43 from incarceration rate in MILWAUKEE County.

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

Milwaukee County Prisons and Jails

Milwaukee County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments