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 26, 2026.
Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County, has about 141,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jackson is held at the county jail, run by the Hinds 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Jackson
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jackson is held at the county jail, run by the Hinds County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Hinds County Sheriff's Office at co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/apps/inmate/inmate_query.asp (page title: Hinds County Inmate Query), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Hinds County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 550 people, down from about 650 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,154 beds, and it ran at 57 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hinds County has about 212,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hinds County Jail
The Hinds County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Jackson (filed by the FBI as Jackson Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Jackson.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies and three campus police departments in Hinds County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Jackson's 8,585 for 2019, the Hinds County Sheriff's Office's 1,727 for 2020 and Clinton's 1,486 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Hinds County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,660 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 Jackson 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 Hinds 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 Jackson?
Look on the custody page of the Hinds County Sheriff's Office at co.hinds.ms.us. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Hinds County jail?
About 550 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,154 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hinds 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 Jackson 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.