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Liberty County, Georgia sentencing data

In the latest Georgia Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 279 people sentenced in Liberty County were held in Georgia state prisons. Their median sentence is 15 years, shorter than the statewide median of 20 years. 48% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 58% statewide. The most common offense is aggrav assault.

279people in prison
15 yearsmedian sentence (state: 20 years)
48%serving 20+ years (state: 58%)
41life sentences

Sentences by offense: Liberty 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.

OffensePeopleLiberty median (yrs)Georgia median (yrs)
Aggrav Assault372020
Poss Firearm Convct Felon131010
Cruelty To Children111520

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black20674%
White6624%

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 Liberty 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.