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.
Neshoba County, Mississippi, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Neshoba County is held at the county jail, run by the Neshoba 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Neshoba County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Neshoba County is held at the county jail, run by the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office at neshobacounty.net/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Neshoba County Board of Supervisors), phone 601-656-1414, 920 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, MS 39350, 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 601-656-1414.
The Neshoba County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 58 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 72 beds, and it ran at 81 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Neshoba County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Neshoba County Jail
The Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Philadelphia make the arrests that end in a booking in Neshoba County.
The Union Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Neshoba County, so its arrests are not broken out for Neshoba County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Philadelphia's 424 for 2025 and the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office's 339 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Neshoba County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 763 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 Neshoba 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 Neshoba 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 Neshoba County?
Ask the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office at 601-656-1414; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at neshobacounty.net/sheriff.
How many people are in the Neshoba County jail?
About 58 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 72 beds.
What is the phone number for the Neshoba County jail?
601-656-1414, the number on the page of the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Neshoba 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 Neshoba 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.