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Colbert County, Alabama sentencing data

In the latest Alabama Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 257 people sentenced in Colbert County were held in Alabama state prisons. Their median sentence is 8 years, shorter than the statewide median of 10 years. 41% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 45% statewide. The most common offense is dist control substance.

257people in prison
8 yearsmedian sentence (state: 10 years)
41%serving 20+ years (state: 45%)
n/alife sentences not marked in data

Sentences by offense: Colbert 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.

OffensePeopleColbert median (yrs)Alabama median (yrs)
Dist Control Substance4135
Poss/Rec Control Substance - Classd1923
Manslaughter122020
Robbery I112020
Murder102025

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White13553%
Black11846%

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 Colbert 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.