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 October 9, 2026.
Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Natchez is held at the county jail, run by the Adams 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 Natchez
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Natchez is held at the county jail, run by the Adams County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Adams County Sheriff's Office at adamscosheriff.org/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster Portal | Adams County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Adams County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 89 people, up from about 63 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 120 beds, and it ran at 52 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Adams County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Adams County Jail
The Adams County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Natchez (filed by the FBI as Natchez Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Natchez.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Adams County Sheriff's Office's 534 for 2025 and Natchez's 0 for 2020.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office reported 534 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Natchez arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Mississippi Department of Corrections lists its inmates at mdoc.ms.gov/inmate_search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Natchez?
Look on the custody page of the Adams County Sheriff's Office at adamscosheriff.org/inmate-roster. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Adams County jail?
About 89 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 120 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Adams 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 Natchez 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.