Find Scott County Inmates

Find Someone in Scott County Custody

The fastest way to confirm a current booking is to call the jail. The Scott County Sheriff's Department runs the Scott County Jail, and the staff there can tell you whether a person is in custody right now. Call 601-469-1511. The jail sits on Airport Road in Forest, the county seat. Deputies patrol a wide area, so an arrest can happen far from town and still route to this one facility.

Start at the Sheriff's Department website to look for any posted roster link. If no live county roster appears, do not assume the person is free. The county does not publish a full online jail roster with current detainees, so a phone call remains the surest check. The office handles custody, jail, and warrant questions on the same main line.

Scott County Jail Versus State MDOC Records

Two systems hold people, and they do not share one search box. The county jail holds recent arrestees, people awaiting a first court date, and some who serve short local time. The Mississippi Department of Corrections, known as MDOC, holds people sentenced to state prison and tracks parolees. A name in one system may not show in the other.

The Sheriff's Department menu includes an "Inmate Roster" link, but that link routes to the MDOC inmate search. MDOC covers state inmates and parolees, not the day-to-day county jail population. So a person booked into the Scott County Jail last night will usually not appear in the MDOC results. For that recent arrest, the jail phone line is the right tool.

The MDOC home page is the gateway to the state side of custody records. It links the inmate search, the parolee search, an inmate handbook, victim registration, public-records requests, and facility information. You can review the agency's full set of tools at the Mississippi Department of Corrections website before you start a search.

The MDOC home page shows how state custody data sits apart from the county jail. When a Scott County case ends in a state prison sentence, the person's record shifts from the local jail to this statewide system, where the inmate search picks it up.

Search Scott County Inmates in MDOC

The MDOC inmate and parolee search is free and open to the public. It asks for a name or an ID number, then returns matches for people in state custody or on parole. Use it for a person who has been sentenced to a Mississippi prison term after a Scott County case. The portal is plain, and the field set is short.

The official search page lays out the form you fill in. You can review the live tool at the MDOC inmate and parolee search page, then enter what you know. A last name alone can work, and an MDOC ID number narrows results fast when you have it.

The portal screen confirms the three inputs the search accepts. The table below lists each field, whether it is required, and how to use it.

Note: A name or an ID number is enough to run the search, so you do not need every field filled to get a result.

Using the Scott County Inmate Roster

The steps below walk through a state custody search and the county fallback. Because the county jail does not post a live roster, the routine pairs the online MDOC tool with a direct call to the jail. Work through them in order for the cleanest result.

1. Open the MDOC inmate and parolee search in your browser.
2. Type a last name, a first name, or an MDOC ID number into the form.
3. Click SEARCH and scan the list of matches for the right person.
4. Open the matching record to read the custody status and facility detail.
5. If the person is not listed, call the Scott County Jail at 601-469-1511 to check current county custody.

What a Scott County Inmate Profile Shows

A state custody record returns a set of identity and status fields. The county jail does not publish an online profile, so the fields below describe the MDOC record rather than a county roster page. They give a snapshot of who the person is and where the state holds them.

For a recent Scott County arrest, none of these state fields may exist yet. The booking detail, the charge, and the bond for a fresh arrest live with the jail and the court, not the state system. A call to the jail or a check of the court file fills that gap.

Inside the Scott County Jail

The Scott County Jail stands at 531 Airport Road in Forest and operates under the Sheriff's Office. The facility can hold up to 323 detainees, from minimum to maximum security. A separate work camp office can house up to 86 minimum-security prisoners. That gives the county room for a mixed population under one command.

The jail runs as a full-service operation. It provides kitchen, laundry, clinical, and dental services on site. A video court system supports first appearances, arraignments, and bond hearings without moving people across town. The Sheriff's Office staffs the detention side with a dedicated team of detention officers alongside its sworn patrol and dispatch crews.

Capacity numbers matter when you try to reach someone. A larger jail population means staff handle many calls a day, so be ready with a full name and a date of birth when you ask about custody. Patience helps when lines are busy.

Booking Process at the Scott County Jail

Booking begins at arrest. A sheriff's deputy or another agency takes a person into custody, then transports them to the Scott County Jail. Intake and classification follow, where staff record identity, check for risks, and assign housing. The person is then booked and held while the case starts to move.

For a felony, the case first reaches Justice Court for an initial appearance and the filing of the affidavit. Justice Court judges hold sessions at the jail three times each week. That schedule exists to protect each person's right to an initial court appearance within three days of arrest, so no one sits unseen for long.

The early case file ties closely to the booking. To follow the charges as a prosecutor files and updates them, the county arrest and court charge records track that path from the affidavit forward. Booking detail and the formal charge are two linked but distinct records.

Video Court for Bond Hearings

The jail is furnished with a video court system. First appearances, arraignments, and bond hearings can run over that link instead of a transport to the courthouse. The setup keeps people in the secure facility while a judge appears on screen.

Video court speeds the early steps of a case. A judge can set or review a bond, hear a plea to a charge, and confirm that a person knows the case against them. Bond amounts and types are set in court, not posted on the jail website, so the hearing or the clerk is the place to confirm a figure.

Visiting a Scott County Inmate

Visitation at the Scott County Jail runs through two outside providers. Families can set up a Securus Technologies account for a person held in the Scott County Detention Center, and they can set up a video visitation account through HomeWAV. The official jail page does not post visit days, times, length, dress rules, or ID rules, so confirm those directly with each provider or the jail.

Note: Official visit hours are not posted, so do not rely on a fixed schedule and instead confirm times with Securus, HomeWAV, or jail staff before you plan a visit.

Sending Mail to a Scott County Inmate

Mail goes to the jail address with the inmate clearly named. Send letters to the Scott County Jail at 531 Airport Road, Forest, MS 39074. Write the inmate's name and ID number on the envelope so staff can route it. All mail is examined by jail staff before it reaches the person inside.

The official page does not list banned mail types, photo limits, postcard-only rules, or book-vendor rules. Because those limits are common at jails and are not published here, keep mail simple and check with the jail before sending packages, books, or photos. A plain letter is the safest start.

Commissary and Money for Scott County Inmates

The jail provides what a person needs, but many want extras. The commissary sells basic items such as hygiene products, extra clothing, and snacks. Money on a person's account lets them buy those goods during their stay.

There are two ways to add funds. You can deposit money in person at the kiosks in the Sheriff's Office lobby. You can also deposit online through the Tiger Commissary link published on the jail page. The official page does not list kiosk hours, online fees, or deposit limits, so confirm those when you make a deposit.

Phone and tablet services run through the same vendors that handle visits. Securus appears under the jail's phone and visit products, while Tiger Commissary handles funds and commissary orders. Current rates and account rules live with those vendors, so check them for prices before you load an account.

Scott County Sheriff and Inmate Resources

Sheriff Michael W. "Mike" Lee leads the agency that runs the jail. He began with the Forest Police Department in 1992, served as a Lauderdale County deputy and drug task force agent, was elected Forest Chief of Police, and has won election as Scott County Sheriff across several terms. His training spans the state law enforcement academy, firearms and TASER instruction, and FBI leadership programs.

His office gives the agency its public face. You can read the full background on the Scott County Sheriff biography page, which also carries agency contact detail at the foot.

The sheriff bio underlines who answers for the jail and its rules. The Sheriff's Office patrols 610 square miles, including a short stretch of water at the Coal Bluff Water Way, with divisions for Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Detention, Dispatch, School Resource Officers, and Civil Process. A bench warrant or a hold can move a person into this jail, and the county warrant records page explains how those orders work.

Statewide Inmate and Offender Lookups

Some custody and safety questions reach past the county. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is the statewide gateway for law enforcement and driver services, and it links several public tools. Its home domain is a useful starting point when a county search comes up empty.

You can reach the state's public-safety tools through the Mississippi Department of Public Safety site. From there, the agency points to driver records, most-wanted resources, and the state offender registry.

The DPS gateway shows how state and county resources connect. For people released and required to register, the state runs a separate searchable database that the Sheriff's Department also links.

The Mississippi sex offender registry lets the public search by name and view offender profiles statewide. Review the official tool at the Mississippi sex offender registry when you need to check registration status.

The registry covers people across Mississippi, not only Scott County. It is a release-status tool rather than a jail roster, so pair it with the jail phone line and the MDOC search when you track a specific person.

Is There a Scott County Sheriff App

There is no official Scott County Sheriff mobile app. The Sheriff's Department does not publish an app on the Apple App Store or Google Play, and no app-only inmate lookup, warrant search, or most-wanted list was found. The agency's alert sign-up page has shown placeholder content rather than a live feed.

Because there is no app, stick with the official website and the phone. Use the Sheriff's Department site for jail information, the MDOC search for state custody, and the jail line at 601-469-1511 for a current county booking. The full case file and outcome sit with the courts, not with any jail app, so charges, pleas, and sentencing are tracked through the trial-court record instead.