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.
Copiah County, Mississippi, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Copiah County is held at the county jail, run by the Copiah 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: Copiah County public records, Copiah County arrest records, Copiah County warrants, Copiah County criminal records, Copiah County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Copiah County
The county jail, run by the Copiah County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Copiah County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Copiah County Sheriff's Office at copiahcountyms.gov/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Copiah County), phone (601) 892-2023, 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) 892-2023.
The Copiah County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 60 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 110 beds, and it ran at 55 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Copiah County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Copiah County Jail
The Copiah County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst and Wesson make the arrests that end in a booking in Copiah County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Crystal Springs's 1,152 for 2025, Hazlehurst's 1,152 for 2025 and the Copiah County Sheriff's Office's 53 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Copiah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,385 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 Copiah County 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 Copiah 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 Copiah County?
Ask the Copiah County Sheriff's Office at (601) 892-2023; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at copiahcountyms.gov/elected-officials/sheriff.
How many people are in the Copiah County jail?
About 60 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 110 beds.
What is the phone number for the Copiah County jail?
(601) 892-2023, the number on the page of the Copiah County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Copiah 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 Copiah 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.