Jackson County Inmate Population Overview
The Jackson County inmate population is not a single list with every person connected to a criminal case. Local custody runs through the official Jackson County Inmate Lookup, which lists people in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center. State custody runs through the Mississippi Department of Corrections, and federal or immigration custody uses separate national systems. That split matters because a person may be booked in Pascagoula, appear on the jail roster, bond out, and later move to a court or prison record that is no longer controlled by the sheriff's roster.
The local jail is the Jackson County Adult Detention Center, operated by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. The facility receives adults arrested by the sheriff's department and by local police agencies after they are moved out of short-term police custody. It also holds county-sentenced inmates and people waiting on transfer or another agency's hold. Pascagoula Restitution Center is also inside Jackson County, but it is an MDOC restitution and community corrections facility. It is not the county jail, and its residents are searched through MDOC rather than the county roster.
Jackson County Inmate Population Statistics
Jackson County's strongest official local population data is historical. The county's 2009 State of the County address reported that the old jail had room for 296 beds and held 425 inmates on the cited night. The inspected county pages did not publish a current rated capacity for the Adult Detention Center, and the live roster count endpoint was blocked from terminal inspection by Cloudflare. That means current population should be read from the live roster at the time of search instead of repeated as a stale number.
State and national figures help set context, but they should not be mistaken for Jackson County jail counts. The Prison Policy Initiative Mississippi profile reports a statewide incarceration rate of 1,020 per 100,000 people and says at least 84,000 people are booked into Mississippi local jails each year. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported a national jail average daily population of 664,800 for the 12 months ending June 30, 2023.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Old Jackson County jail capacity | 296 beds | Jackson County State of the County, 2009 |
| Old jail one-night population | 425 inmates | Jackson County State of the County, 2009 |
| Adult Detention Center project cost | $27,608,000 | Jackson County State of the County, 2014 |
| Current ADC capacity | Not published in inspected county pages | County directory and detention pages |
| Mississippi incarceration rate | 1,020 per 100,000 | Prison Policy Initiative profile |
Jackson County Jail Population Trends
The available trend record points to a facility-capacity story. In 2009, Jackson County described a jail with 296 beds holding 425 people. By 2014, the county had awarded a $27.608 million Adult Detention Center project, with construction steps underway and substantial completion targeted for spring 2015. Those documents do not prove the current jail count, but they do show why local inmate-population research should treat the present ADC as a replacement for a documented overcrowding problem.
A current Jackson County inmate population snapshot depends on the live roster, which the county page is built to calculate through its roster application. The public page exposes a count function in the same embedded system that lists current inmates, but the direct endpoint could not be captured outside the browser during research. Use the official roster first, then call the jail if a recent booking is not visible.
| Year or Date | Figure | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 425 in a 296-bed jail | County-documented overcrowding in the old jail |
| 2013 to 2015 | $27.608 million ADC project | County moved forward with a replacement detention center |
| 2020 | 396 correctional-population reference | Contextual external reference, not a live jail count |
| Current search | Read live roster | The roster count changes with bookings, releases, and transfers |
Jackson County Jail Record Laws
Mississippi's Public Records Act is the public-access base for Jackson County jail records. The law makes public records available for inspection unless an exemption applies, defines public records broadly, and requires public bodies to allow inspection or copying during regular business hours under reasonable written procedures and fees. Law-enforcement exemptions can still affect investigative reports, juvenile information, sensitive security details, or material tied to an active investigation.
Booking photos need careful language. Mississippi Code Section 45-27-9 addresses criminal-history fingerprint and photograph handling, but the research did not locate a Mississippi law that requires every local booking photo to be posted online. Jackson County's current roster is designed to show mugshots when available. Older photos or records not shown online should be requested through official sheriff or county channels.
Key public-access rules:
Mississippi Public Records Act - public records are open unless an exemption applies.
Miss. Code Ann. Section 25-61-5 - inspection and copying are handled during regular business hours under agency procedures.
Miss. Code Ann. Section 25-61-12 - law-enforcement exemptions may limit some investigative records.
Miss. Code Ann. Section 99-19-71 - expunction can affect access to qualifying arrest or case records.
Search Jackson County Inmates
The current inmate list is hosted on the county's Inmate Lookup page and embedded through an inmate docket application. The page lets users sort the Jackson County inmate population by booking date or name, search by text, move through pages of results, and open a public profile popup from a card. Roster code reviewed during research showed booking number, name fields, booking date, arresting agency, internal ID number, mugshot image path, and a detail popup route.
The official Inmate Lookup screenshot captured for this project shows the roster controls, booking cards, and the county's bond scam warning.
The image confirms that roster searching is a county-hosted process, not a third-party inmate search list.
- Open the official Inmate Lookup page and start with the current roster.
- Use the sort dropdown if the name is unknown. Most Recent Inmates is the current-booking style view.
- Type a first or last name in the search box when the spelling is known.
- Use pagination and the name-sort options when several results match.
- Open the card or photo to reach the public profile popup when the county page displays it.
- If the person is missing, call the ADC, check VINELink, and consider MDOC, BOP, or ICE.
Jackson County Roster Search Fields
The roster does not use a long form. Its useful controls are the sort order, the free-text search box, and pagination. Research found the embedded page sends search values to the roster endpoint and resets the list when the search is cleared. The public page did not publish a release-retention period, so a person who bonded out, moved to MDOC, or was transferred may stop appearing without a separate archive being visible.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sort order | Dropdown | Optional | Most Recent, Least Recent, Last Name A-Z, Last Name Z-A, First Name A-Z, First Name Z-A. |
| Search... | Text | Marked required in HTML | Free-text search passed to the roster application. |
| Page | Pagination | Optional | Controls list pages above and below the roster. |
| Clear/reset | Behavior | Not applicable | Cleared search reloads the roster with an empty search value. |
Jackson County Inmate Record Fields
A roster card is a booking record, not a final court record. It can help confirm that a person was processed into the Adult Detention Center and may show the booking number, booking date, arresting agency, and mugshot. Charge wording shown on a jail profile should be checked against the court record later, because prosecutors may file different charges, reduce counts, dismiss counts, or move a felony case into Circuit Court after grand jury action.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | First name or initial, last name, and middle name or initial variables appear in the roster code. |
| Booking Number | Displayed on roster cards. Observed snippets used year-prefixed numbers such as 2026002308. |
| Booking Date | The intake date displayed as BookDate in the county roster data. |
| Arresting Agency | The agency that made or delivered the arrest when the field appears. |
| Mugshot | Image path uses the booking number and can fall back to a dynamic image endpoint. |
| Profile Popup | The county code points card clicks to an inmate details route by ID number. |
Jackson County Detention Facilities
Jackson County has one sheriff-operated adult jail page target and one MDOC restitution center page target. Keeping those separate prevents a common lookup mistake. A new arrest should start with the Adult Detention Center roster. A sentenced state offender assigned to the restitution center should start with MDOC.
- Jackson County Adult Detention Center - the sheriff-operated county jail for adult pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, and holds pending transfer.
- Pascagoula Restitution Center - an MDOC restitution and community corrections facility for state offenders, not a county pretrial jail.
Jackson County Jail vs MDOC
County jail custody and state prison custody answer different questions. The sheriff's roster is for current local jail custody at the Adult Detention Center. MDOC's locator is for sentenced Mississippi prisoners and community-corrections placements, including Pascagoula Restitution Center. Federal sentenced prisoners are searched through BOP, while immigration detainees are searched through ICE ODLS. VINELink is useful for notification and custody-status follow-up when a person moves or a roster entry disappears.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Jackson County Inmate Lookup | Current ADC bookings and local custody. |
| State MDOC | MDOC Inmate Search | Sentenced prisoners and restitution-center placements. |
| Federal BOP | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to the present. |
| Immigration | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Immigration custody, using the JavaScript ODLS portal. |
| Notifications | Mississippi VINELink | Victim notification and custody-status alerts. |
Jackson County Jail Contacts
The Adult Detention Center directory lists the public phone as 228-769-3211 and the 24-hour number as 228-769-3052. The sheriff's broader office is at 3104 Magnolia Street in Pascagoula, with main phone 228-769-3063 and public hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The detention center is the best starting point for recent custody questions. Court charges and filed case records should go through the Circuit Clerk or MEC.
Jackson County's roster page carries a specific bond scam warning. The sheriff's office says it accepts cash for bonds only at the facility, accepts no other bond payment forms, and will not call or solicit bond payments by phone. Do not confuse commissary or phone-funding vendors with bond payment. Verify bond status directly before traveling.
Jackson County Adult Detention Center
65 Bruce Evans Drive
Pascagoula, MS 39567
228-769-3211
24-hour number: 228-769-3052
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
3104 Magnolia Street
Pascagoula, MS 39567
228-769-3063
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Jackson County Jail Services
Jail-population questions often lead to practical next steps. Jackson County's visitation rules state that all visits are video only. One 20-minute on-site visit per inmate per week is free, up to three visitors may participate, no on-site visits are available on Sundays, and Monday visits are not available before 12:30 p.m. On-site appointments are made at the kiosk in the front lobby. Remote video and messaging use CorrectPay or VendEngine and may carry fees.
The official visitation-rules screenshot documents the video-only setup and the free weekly on-site visit.
Those limits apply to the Adult Detention Center, not to the MDOC restitution center.
| Service | Jackson County Detail |
|---|---|
| On-site video visit | One free 20-minute visit per inmate per week, scheduled at the front lobby kiosk. |
| Remote video and messaging | Handled through CorrectPay or VendEngine, with remote fees possible. |
| Commissary and deposits | TouchPay/GTL online and lobby kiosk, no money orders or cashier's checks. |
| Phone | NCIC.com provides inmate telephone service. |
| Use inmate name and the ADC address; proper return address is required. |
From Jackson County Jail to Court
A booking is the jail's intake event. A court record begins when charges are filed or pursued in the appropriate court. After an arrest, a misdemeanor or preliminary felony matter may begin in Justice or County Court, while felony prosecution moves through the District Attorney and Circuit Court process. The Circuit Clerk keeps the docket and case papers, and Mississippi Electronic Courts is the official state portal for Circuit and Chancery access where available.
For custody facts, start with the jail roster. For court filings, case status, indictment, disposition, or expungement questions, use the Circuit Clerk, MEC, or the court that handled the case. Booking charges can change after prosecutor review.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest or transport.
- Bond
- Money or release conditions set by a court or warrant.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency.
- Indictment
- A grand jury charging document used in felony court.
- Expungement
- A legal process that can remove qualifying records from public view.
Jackson County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Jackson County inmate population? The current count should be read from the official roster at the time of search. Research found strong historical data, including 425 inmates in the old 296-bed jail in 2009, but inspected county pages did not publish a current ADC capacity or daily count.
How do I search the Jackson County inmate population? Start with the official Inmate Lookup page. Sort by most recent booking or search by name. If the person is not listed, call the ADC 24-hour number and check whether MDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink is the better system.
Does the roster show mugshots? The county roster code is designed to display booking photos for listed inmates when available. It is not a separate mugshot archive, and the public page did not publish how long photos remain online after release.
What if a person was sentenced? Search the MDOC locator. Pascagoula Restitution Center is an MDOC facility, so it should not be searched as if it were the Jackson County jail.
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