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 2, 2026.
Picayune, Mississippi, in Pearl River County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Picayune is held at the county jail, run by the Pearl River 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: Picayune public records, Pearl River County inmate search, Picayune arrest records, Picayune warrants, Picayune criminal records, Picayune court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Picayune
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Picayune is held at the county jail, run by the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office at pearlrivercounty.net/222/County-Jail (page title: County Jail | Pearl River County, MS), phone 601-403-2538, 171 Savannah Millard Road Poplarville, MS 39470, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 601-403-2538.
The Pearl River County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 210 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 360 beds, and it ran at 57 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pearl River County has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pearl River County Jail
The Pearl River County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Picayune (filed by the FBI as Picayune Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Picayune.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pearl River County: Pearl River Community College at Poplarville (campus police).
The Lumberton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Pearl River County, so its arrests are not broken out for Pearl River County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office's 889 for 2025, Picayune's 593 for 2025 and Poplarville's 122 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Pearl River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,604 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 Picayune 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 Picayune?
Ask the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office at 601-403-2538; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pearlrivercounty.net/222/County-Jail.
How many people are in the Pearl River County jail?
About 210 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 360 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pearl River County jail?
601-403-2538, the number on the page of the Pearl River County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pearl River 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 Picayune 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.