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Walker County, Alabama sentencing data

In the latest Alabama Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 257 people sentenced in Walker County were held in Alabama state prisons. Their median sentence is 19 years, longer than the statewide median of 10 years. 58% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 45% statewide. The most common offense is dist control substance.

257people in prison
19 yearsmedian sentence (state: 10 years)
58%serving 20+ years (state: 45%)
n/alife sentences not marked in data

Sentences by offense: Walker 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.

OffensePeopleWalker median (yrs)Alabama median (yrs)
Dist Control Substance23105
Murder182525
Manslaughter152020
Robbery I142120
Theft Of Property I1012.57

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White18271%
Black7328%

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 Walker 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.