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 28, 2026.
Greene County, Mississippi, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greene County is held at the county jail, run by the Greene 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: Greene County public records, Greene County arrest records, Greene County warrants, Greene County criminal records, Greene County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Greene County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greene County is held at the county jail, run by the Greene County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Greene County Sheriff's Office at greenecountyms.gov/about-5-4 (page title: Sheriff | Greene County MS), phone (601) 394-2342, 403 McInnis Avenue Leakesville, MS 39451, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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) 394-2342.
The Greene County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 25 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 25 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Greene County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Greene County Jail
The Greene County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Leakesville and McLain make the arrests that end in a booking in Greene County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were McLain's 1,152 for 2025 and the Greene County Sheriff's Office's 32 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Greene County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 1,178 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 Greene 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 Greene County?
Ask the Greene County Sheriff's Office at (601) 394-2342; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at greenecountyms.gov/about-5-4.
How many people are in the Greene County jail?
About 25 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 25 beds.
What is the phone number for the Greene County jail?
(601) 394-2342, the number on the page of the Greene County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Greene 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 Greene 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.