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 4, 2026.
Pike County, Mississippi, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pike County is held at the county jail, run by the Pike 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 Pike County
The county jail, run by the Pike County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Pike County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pike County Sheriff's Office at co.pike.ms.us/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Pike County Sheriff’s Department | Pike County), phone (601) 783-2323, 1201 B North Clark St. Magnolia, MS 39652, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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) 783-2323.
The Pike County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 150 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 141 beds, and it ran at 106 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pike County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 38 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pike County Jail
The Pike County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for McComb, Magnolia and Summit make the arrests that end in a booking in Pike County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pike County: Southwest Mississippi Community College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Magnolia's 1,152 for 2025, the Pike County Sheriff's Office's 116 for 2025 and Summit's 0 for 2020.
Together, the two agencies in Pike County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,268 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 Pike 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 Pike County?
Ask the Pike County Sheriff's Office at (601) 783-2323; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.pike.ms.us/departments/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Pike County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 141 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pike County jail?
(601) 783-2323, the number on the page of the Pike County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pike 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 Pike 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.