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.
Winston County, Mississippi, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Winston County is held at the county jail, run by the Winston 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: Winston County public records, Winston County arrest records, Winston County warrants, Winston County criminal records, Winston County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Winston County
The county jail, run by the Winston County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Winston County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Winston County Sheriff's Office at winstoncountyms.org/sheriff.html (page title: Sheriff | Winston County, Mississippi), phone (662) 773-5881, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 (662) 773-5881.
The Winston County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 180 people, down from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2022 was 193 beds, and it ran at 96 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Winston County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 106 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Winston County Jail
The Winston County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Louisville make the arrests that end in a booking in Winston County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Winston County Sheriff's Office's 126 for 2025 and Louisville's 123 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Winston County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 200 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 Winston 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 Winston County?
Ask the Winston County Sheriff's Office at (662) 773-5881; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at winstoncountyms.org/sheriff.html.
How many people are in the Winston County jail?
About 180 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 193 beds.
What is the phone number for the Winston County jail?
(662) 773-5881, the number on the page of the Winston County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Winston 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 Winston 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.