Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 27, 2026.
Brookhaven, Mississippi, in Lincoln County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brookhaven is held at the county jail, run by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Brookhaven public records, Lincoln County inmate search, Brookhaven arrest records, Brookhaven warrants, Brookhaven criminal records, Brookhaven court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Brookhaven
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brookhaven is held at the county jail, run by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at lincolncountysheriffms.org/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_ti... (page title: Inmate Roster | Lincoln County Sheriff's Office MS | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), phone 601.823.0150, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Lincoln County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 86 people, down from about 97 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 125 beds, and it ran at 69 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lincoln County has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lincoln County Jail
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Brookhaven (filed by the FBI as Brookhaven Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Brookhaven.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Lincoln County: Brookhaven Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division (state agency).
The Wesson Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lincoln County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lincoln County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Brookhaven's 208 for 2023 and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office's 88 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 296 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Brookhaven arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Lincoln County serves the sentence in a facility of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at mdoc.ms.gov/inmate_search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Brookhaven?
Look on the custody page of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at lincolncountysheriffms.org, or call 601.823.0150. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Lincoln County jail?
About 86 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 125 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lincoln County jail?
601.823.0150, the number on the page of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lincoln County go?
To a facility of the Mississippi Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at mdoc.ms.gov/inmate_search.
Is this the official Brookhaven website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.