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.
Stone County, Mississippi, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Stone County is held at the county jail, run by the Stone 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: Stone County public records, Stone County arrest records, Stone County warrants, Stone County criminal records, Stone County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Stone County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Stone County is held at the county jail, run by the Stone County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Stone County Sheriff's Office at stonecountyms.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Stone County | Mississippi), phone (601) 928-3191, 1420 Industrial Park Road Wiggins, MS 39577, 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) 928-3191.
The Stone County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 430 people, down from about 430 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 436 beds, and it ran at 98 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Stone County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 218 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Stone County Jail
The Stone County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wiggins make the arrests that end in a booking in Stone County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Stone County Sheriff's Office's 472 for 2025 and Wiggins's 148 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Stone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 620 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 Stone 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 Stone 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 Stone County?
Ask the Stone County Sheriff's Office at (601) 928-3191; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at stonecountyms.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Stone County jail?
About 430 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 436 beds.
What is the phone number for the Stone County jail?
(601) 928-3191, the number on the page of the Stone County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Stone 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 Stone 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.