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Newton County, Georgia sentencing data

In the latest Georgia Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 729 people sentenced in Newton 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.

729people in prison

20 yearsmedian sentence (state: 20 years)

59%serving 20+ years (state: 58%)

104life sentences

See Newton County records County sentencing report

Sentences by offense: Newton 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.

Offense	People	Newton median (yrs)	Georgia median (yrs)
Aggrav Assault	90	20	20
Armed Robbery	47	20	20
Sex Offender Fail Registr	31	20	10
Child Molestation	28	20	20
Traf Methamph 28-199 Gm	18	25	20
Burg 1St Aft 6/30/12	16	20	20
Theft By Rec Stolen Prop	16	10	10
Theft By Shoplifting	16	10	10
Sex Exploitation Child	15	20	20
Poss Firearm Convct Felon	15	10	10
Aggrav Battery	14	20	20
Poss Methamphetamine	14	6	5

Race

Group	People	Share
Black	481	66%
White	229	31%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Georgia counties

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About this data

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