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 on September 24, 2026.
Claiborne County, Mississippi, has about 8,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Claiborne County is held at the county jail, run by the Claiborne 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: Claiborne County public records, Claiborne County arrest records, Claiborne County warrants, Claiborne County criminal records, Claiborne County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Claiborne County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Claiborne County is held at the county jail, run by the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office at claiborneso.com/press/index.html (page title: Press | Claiborne County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Claiborne County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 10 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 50 beds, and it ran at 20 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Claiborne County has about 8,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Claiborne County Jail
The Claiborne County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Port Gibson make the arrests that end in a booking in Claiborne County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Port Gibson's 20 for 2025 and the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office's 14 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Claiborne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 34 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 Claiborne County 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 Claiborne County?
Ask the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at claiborneso.com/press/index.html.
How many people are in the Claiborne County jail?
About 10 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 50 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.