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.
Jasper County, Mississippi, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jasper County is held at the county jail, run by the Jasper 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: Jasper County public records, Jasper County arrest records, Jasper County warrants, Jasper County criminal records, Jasper County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Jasper County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jasper County is held at the county jail, run by the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Jasper County Sheriff's Office at jasperso.com/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster | Jasper SO), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Jasper County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 19 people, up from about 4 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 50 beds, and it ran at 8 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jasper County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jasper County Jail
The Jasper County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bay Springs, Heidelberg and Louin make the arrests that end in a booking in Jasper County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Jasper County Sheriff's Office's 51 for 2025, Heidelberg's 25 for 2025 and Bay Springs's 17 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Jasper County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 93 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 Jasper 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 Jasper County?
Look on the custody page of the Jasper County Sheriff's Office at jasperso.com/inmate-roster. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Jasper County jail?
About 19 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 50 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jasper 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 Jasper 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.