Simpson County Jail Overview
Simpson County Jail is operated by the Simpson County Sheriff's Office in Mendenhall. The official county sheriff page names Paul Mullins as sheriff and describes the sheriff's statutory role as chief law-enforcement officer, court executive officer, and jailer of the county. The page states that the sheriff has charge of the courthouse, the jail, the premises belonging to them, and the prisoners in the jail. That makes Simpson County Jail a sheriff-operated local detention facility, not a separate county corrections department.
The public research found one confirmed local detention facility in Simpson County: Simpson County Jail. No separate county annex, regional jail, work-release building, state prison, BOP facility, ICE facility, or MDOC prison with a Simpson County address was located in the official sources reviewed. Archived Simpson County Sheriff's Office current-inmate reports show the jail population can include pretrial detainees, local warrant and capias entries, misdemeanor and traffic detainees, felony defendants awaiting court, work-program entries, MDOC trustee or work-program labels, and MDOC hold entries.
Simpson County Jail Population Data
Official county sources reviewed did not publish a rated bed capacity, current daily count, average daily population, annual booking total, housing-unit layout, or average length of stay for Simpson County Jail. The July 17, 2023 archived Simpson County Sheriff's Office "Current Inmates with Charges" PDF is useful because it is a 17-page snapshot-style report generated through Omnigo, but the research did not convert it into a reliable population total. It should be used as proof of a roster format, not as an invented daily count.
| Measure | Published figure | Research status |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | Not located | No official county jail capacity page found. |
| Current population | No live total found | No current official roster total was located. |
| Annual bookings | Not located | No sheriff annual jail report was found. |
| Historical roster evidence | 2018, 2019, and 2023 archived reports | Historical PDFs show current-inmate report format. |
Look Up Simpson County Jail Inmates
No current live Simpson County Sheriff's Office inmate-search form was located on the official county website. That point should shape any Simpson County Jail custody search. The archived "Current Inmates with Charges" PDFs found under msjaildata.com are historical reports. They show how the Sheriff's Office report has displayed inmate names, booking dates, held days, charges, classes, money amounts, and hold labels, but they are not a current public search portal.
- Start with the Sheriff's Office admin line at 601-847-2155 or dispatch at 601-847-2921 for custody-routing information.
- Have the full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency ready.
- Ask whether the person is still held at Simpson County Jail, has bonded out, was transferred to MDOC, or is held for another agency.
- Check the MDOC Inmate Search if the person has been sentenced or may be under a state corrections hold.
- Use VINELink for custody notification where Mississippi VINE has the person or facility available.
Federal and immigration custody use different systems. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS is the immigration detention search tool and usually needs an A-Number or biographical details. Neither system is a Simpson County Jail roster.
Simpson County Jail Address
The best facility address located for Simpson County Jail and the sheriff detention location is the Simpson Highway 149 address in Mendenhall. The official sheriff page gives the public sheriff contact lines but does not publish a separate booking-desk number, jail lobby hours, records-window schedule, or detention center operations page. Call before visiting, sending mail, or attempting to post bond.
Simpson County Jail
1496 Simpson Highway 149
Mendenhall, MS 39114
Admin 601-847-2155
Dispatch 601-847-2921; fax 601-847-2156
Simpson County Jail Roster Fields
The July 17, 2023 archived Simpson County report is not a searchable profile system, but it does show the fields a public current-inmate report can contain. It is labeled "Current Inmates with Charges," identifies the Simpson County Sheriff's Office, and appears to have been generated by Omnigo Software. The report does not show housing unit, arresting officer, court date, profile URL, or public mugshots in the extracted text reviewed.
| Field | What it showed |
|---|---|
| Inmate Name | Last name, first name, and middle name or initial when available. |
| Booking Date | Booking date in month/day/year format. |
| Held days | Number of days held as of the report date. |
| DOB, race, gender | Fields exist, but extraction showed placeholder-style text for some values. |
| Charges and class | One or more charge lines, sometimes labeled felony or misdemeanor. |
| Bond or fine | Dollar amount per charge or hold, including zero-dollar entries. |
| Holds and programs | MDOC HOLD, MDOC TRUSTEE, MDOC WORK PROGRAM, WORK PROGRAM, bench warrant, and capias entries. |
Visiting Simpson County Jail
No Simpson County official jail visitation policy page was located. The research did not find a published public visiting schedule, remote-video vendor, attorney visit rule, dress code, child visitor rule, lobby kiosk notice, or approved visitor list procedure. That gap should not be filled with rules from Simpson County, Kentucky or from other Mississippi counties. For Simpson County, Mississippi, the accurate instruction is to call the Sheriff's Office before travel and confirm whether visits are allowed, how they are scheduled, what ID is required, and which items are barred from the facility.
| Visit type | Schedule | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| In-person public visits | Not located in official sources | Approval list, day, time, ID, dress code, and public entrance. |
| Remote video visits | Not located in official sources | No Simpson County MS video vendor was confirmed. |
| Attorney visits | Not located in official sources | Attorneys should contact the jail or sheriff for procedure. |
Note: Bring government photo identification and call ahead because secured law-enforcement buildings can restrict bags, phones, weapons, and electronics.
Mail Money And Commissary
No official Simpson County Jail mail policy, inmate phone vendor, video visitation provider, commissary fee schedule, money-order format, or lobby-kiosk rule was located. A vendor page does identify Simpson County Jail in Mendenhall through Tiger Commissary, but the landing page alone does not establish all jail rules or fees. Confirm custody and deposit rules before sending funds.
The Tiger Commissary page is the one successful screenshot source that matches this facility. It identifies the Simpson County Jail service route in Mendenhall.
Use the vendor page only as a starting point. The facility should still confirm who is eligible for deposits, what name or booking details are required, and whether a hold or transfer changes the deposit route.
| Service | Provider or office | Published fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissary or service selection | Tiger Commissary | Not shown on landing page | Page identifies Simpson County Jail in Mendenhall. |
| Jail lobby or kiosk | Not located | Not located | Call before arrival. |
| Money order or mail funds | Not located | Not located | Do not mail funds until the jail confirms format. |
Booking At Simpson County Jail
Simpson County does not publish a local booking-procedure page, so the facility page should stay close to the records that were found. A person booked into Simpson County Jail may have identifying data recorded, warrants checked, property inventoried, medical and security screening completed, fingerprints and a booking photograph taken under criminal-history procedures, and charges or holds entered into the sheriff's system. The visible archived report fields support name, booking date, held days, demographic fields, charges, charge class, and bond or fine amounts.
The first court path depends on the case. Justice Court handles misdemeanor criminal and traffic cases, and the Justice Court page says those cases are heard on the first and second Tuesdays and Thursdays of the month. Felonies move toward District Attorney review, grand jury, Circuit Clerk filing, and Circuit Court proceedings. A jail booking is the start of custody; the court record is where the charge is filed and resolved.
MDOC Holds And Transfers
Some Simpson County Jail entries in archived reports use MDOC-related labels, including MDOC HOLD, MDOC TRUSTEE, and MDOC WORK PROGRAM. Those labels do not make Simpson County Jail a state prison. They mean the jail report may include people with state-corrections status, holds, or work-program categories. After a Simpson County defendant is sentenced to state prison, the proper search route is the Mississippi Department of Corrections Inmate Search, not the county jail roster.
The MDOC locator can be searched by first name, last name, or MDOC ID Number. MDOC profile examples show the state prison identifier, demographics, entry date, current location, unit, sentence count, total sentence length, offense blocks, county of conviction, sentence date, tentative release date where applicable, and a photo area. MDOC public-records requests must be written and are not accepted by telephone.
About Simpson County Jail Records
Simpson County Jail records are best understood as custody records, not final case outcomes. The public current-inmate report examples show who was listed in custody at a point in time and what charges or holds were attached to that person. Court records, probation records, state prison records, and federal custody records are maintained through separate systems. When a person cannot be confirmed through the sheriff route, the next step depends on the reason: MDOC for sentenced state prisoners, BOP for federal prisoners, ICE ODLS for immigration detention, and the court clerk for filed charges and dispositions.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, mail, and money rules with Simpson County Jail before travel or payment.