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 30, 2026.
Holmes County, Mississippi, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Holmes County is held at the county jail, run by the Holmes 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: Holmes County public records, Holmes County arrest records, Holmes County warrants, Holmes County criminal records, Holmes County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Holmes County
The county jail, run by the Holmes County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Holmes County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Holmes County Sheriff's Office at holmescountyms.org/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Holmes County), phone 662-834-1511, 23234, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 662-834-1511.
The Holmes County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 29 people, down from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2022 was 63 beds, and it ran at 47 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Holmes County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Holmes County Jail
The Holmes County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Durant, Tchula, Lexington and Pickens make the arrests that end in a booking in Holmes County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Holmes County: Holmes Community College at Goodman (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Tchula's 1,152 for 2025, Pickens's 1,152 for 2025 and Durant's 1,152 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Holmes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,608 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County?
Ask the Holmes County Sheriff's Office at 662-834-1511; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at holmescountyms.org/sheriff.
How many people are in the Holmes County jail?
About 29 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 63 beds.
What is the phone number for the Holmes County jail?
662-834-1511, the number on the page of the Holmes County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Holmes 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 Holmes 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.