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Paulding County, Georgia sentencing data

In the latest Georgia Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 274 people sentenced in Paulding County were held in Georgia state prisons. Their median sentence is 20 years, about the same as the statewide median of 20 years. 56% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 58% statewide. The most common offense is child molestation.

274people in prison
20 yearsmedian sentence (state: 20 years)
56%serving 20+ years (state: 58%)
30life sentences

Sentences by offense: Paulding 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.

OffensePeoplePaulding median (yrs)Georgia median (yrs)
Child Molestation312020
Aggrav Assault232020
Aggrav Child Molestation102525
Armed Robbery102020

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White16460%
Black9635%

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 Paulding 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.