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 October 2, 2026.
Jones County, Mississippi, has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jones County is held at the county jail, run by the Jones 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: Jones County public records, Jones County arrest records, Jones County warrants, Jones County criminal records, Jones County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Jones County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jones County is held at the county jail, run by the Jones County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Jones County Sheriff's Office at jonesso.com/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=desc/1 (page title: Inmate Roster | Jones County Sheriff MS | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), phone 601-428-7867, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Jones County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2018 the jail held about 210 people. Its rated capacity in 2018 was 148 beds, and it ran at 141 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jones County has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jones County Jail
The Jones County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Laurel, Ellisville and Sandersville make the arrests that end in a booking in Jones County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Jones County: Jones County Junior College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Laurel's 1,165 for 2023, the Jones County Sheriff's Office's 333 for 2025 and Ellisville's 86 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Jones County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 444 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 Jones 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 Jones County?
Look on the custody page of the Jones County Sheriff's Office at jonesso.com, or call 601-428-7867. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Jones County jail?
About 210 on an average day in 2018, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 148 beds.
What is the phone number for the Jones County jail?
601-428-7867, the number on the page of the Jones County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jones 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 Jones 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.