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Jones County, Georgia sentencing data

In the latest Georgia Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 166 people sentenced in Jones County were held in Georgia state prisons. Their median sentence is 20 years, about the same as the statewide median of 20 years. 59% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 58% statewide. The most common offense is aggrav assault.

166people in prison
20 yearsmedian sentence (state: 20 years)
59%serving 20+ years (state: 58%)
13life sentences

Sentences by offense: Jones County vs. Georgia

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

OffensePeopleJones median (yrs)Georgia median (yrs)
Aggrav Assault192020
Poss W Int Dist Meth102015
Child Molestation102020

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White8249%
Black7847%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Georgia counties

About this data

Source: Georgia Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Jones 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.