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Barbour County, Alabama sentencing data

In the latest Alabama Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 135 people sentenced in Barbour County were held in Alabama state prisons. Their median sentence is 14 years, longer than the statewide median of 10 years. 50% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 45% statewide. The most common offense is murder.

135people in prison
14 yearsmedian sentence (state: 10 years)
50%serving 20+ years (state: 45%)
n/alife sentences not marked in data

Sentences by offense: Barbour County vs. Alabama

Offenses with 10+ people. Median of the longest sentence from each person's most recent sentencing; life and death sentences not included.

OffensePeopleBarbour median (yrs)Alabama median (yrs)
Murder162225

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black10578%
White3022%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Alabama counties

About this data

Source: Alabama Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Barbour County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.