Clarke County Jail Overview
Clarke County Jail is operated by the Clarke County Sheriff's Office. The official sheriff page names Sheriff Anthony Chancelor and lists the sheriff address at 444 West Donald Street in Quitman. It also states that the sheriff's administrative duties include serving as county jailor, keeping Mississippi Department Reports, and keeping a jail docket. The county does not publish a separate detention-center subpage, jail commander page, housing-unit map, security-level description, or booking-lobby schedule.
The facility serves the local jail function for Clarke County. It can hold people arrested by the sheriff, municipal police, or other agencies when county jail custody is authorized. It also holds people awaiting initial appearance or bond, people with short local sentences, and people under warrants, detainers, or transfer orders. No MDOC prison, BOP prison, ICE facility, or regional jail was found inside Clarke County on the official facility lists.
The official Clarke County sheriff page is the local source for the jail operator and contact point.
The page confirms the sheriff's jailor and jail-docket duties, which matter because no public roster was found.
Clarke County Jail Capacity
Current official jail capacity is not posted on the Clarke County website. Historical sources give dated numbers that should not be described as a live bed count. The Vera county dataset reports a Clarke County jail population of 23 and a jail rated capacity of 26 for 2019. It also reports 23 people in 2018, 37 in 2017, 38 in 2016, 36 in 2015, and 55 in 2014. A Prison Policy Initiative extract of the 2006 Census of Jail Facilities lists Clarke County Jail at 444 West Donald Street with 59 local jail population on March 31, 2006.
The research file labels those figures as historical research-source numbers because they conflict by year and method. A current count, housing status, or bed-space question should be confirmed with the jail directly. In a small county jail, a few arrests, releases, holds, or transfers can change the population rate quickly.
Look Up Clarke County Jail Custody
There is no official online Clarke County Jail roster, released-inmate tab, booking-date search, public profile page, or mugshot gallery on the county site. The lookup process is therefore a fallback chain. Call the sheriff, request the jail docket or booking record when needed, use VINE for status notifications, and move to MDOC, BOP, or ICE only when the person may be outside county jail custody.
- Call 601-776-5252 with the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest date.
- Ask whether the person is currently booked at Clarke County Jail, whether bond has been set, and whether any hold or detainer exists.
- Request the jail docket entry or booking record if a written public record is needed.
- Search Mississippi VINE for custody status and notification options.
- Use MDOC inmate search for sentenced Mississippi prisoners, the BOP locator for federal custody, or ICE ODLS for immigration custody.
Clarke County Jail Address
The official sheriff page lists the sheriff and jail contact address on West Donald Street. The county courthouse is listed separately at 100 East Church Street, and court offices are listed at 101 South Archusa Avenue. Do not use court addresses for jail arrival or custody verification unless the jail or court specifically directs you there.
Clarke County Jail
444 West Donald Street
Quitman, MS 39355
601-776-5252
Fax: 601-776-1025
Public lobby and visitation hours are not published online.
Clarke County Jail Visits
Official visitation rules were not located for Clarke County Jail. The county website does not publish in-person visit days, remote video scheduling, visit length, dress code, minor visitor rules, attorney visit policy, holiday closures, visitor ID rules, or lockdown notices. That absence should be treated plainly. Call the jail before travel, ask what type of visit is allowed, and confirm whether the person is eligible to receive visits that day.
| Visit type | Schedule | Source / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Public in-person visits | Not published | Call Clarke County Sheriff's Office at 601-776-5252 before travel. |
| Remote or video visits | Not published | No official vendor or scheduling URL was located. |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Confirm directly with the jail or court because legal visits normally follow different rules. |
| Holiday or emergency restrictions | Not published | Ask about lockdowns, staffing changes, and holiday schedules before arrival. |
Clarke County Jail Mail Money
Mail rules were not published in official Clarke County sources. Before sending mail, ask whether the envelope must include the inmate's full name, booking number, housing location, and the West Donald Street address, and ask whether photos, books, magazines, or legal mail need special handling. Do not assume a postcard-only rule, photo limit, or book-vendor rule without direct confirmation.
Tiger Commissary lists Clarke County Jail in Quitman and provides public service links for Web Deposits and Order Commissary. The research did not capture a fixed fee schedule on the public selection page, and delivery estimates can change. Confirm current fees and recipient requirements during checkout.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not published; call jail before mailing | n/a |
| Phone or video vendor | No official Clarke County jail vendor located | Not published |
| Web deposits | Tiger Commissary Web Deposits | Fee schedule not captured on public selection page |
| Order commissary | Tiger Commissary order service for Clarke County Jail | Public page advertises free shipping for qualifying orders, but current charges should be confirmed at checkout |
The Tiger Commissary Clarke County Jail page is the located public vendor page for deposits and commissary orders.
The vendor page is useful for money and commissary, but it is not a jail roster or booking-photo source.
Booking at Clarke County Jail
The county does not publish a detailed booking procedure, but the state and local record path is clear. After an arrest by the sheriff, Quitman police, Stonewall police, or another agency, a person may be transported to Clarke County Jail if they are not released by citation or sent elsewhere by court order. Jail staff create custody records, and the sheriff's jail docket should record the authority for detention, the person's name, dates, charge or cause, and later release or discharge details.
Justice Court is important at the front end of the process. The Clarke County courts page says felony cases are first heard in Justice Court for initial appearance and filing of affidavit. It also says judges hold court sessions at the jail three times each week to ensure each person's right to an initial appearance within three days of arrest. Bond status, no-bond holds, detainers, and transfer orders can all affect whether a person remains at the jail after booking.
Clarke County Jail Docket
The jail docket is the central local record when there is no public jail roster. Miss. Code ยง 19-25-63 requires the sheriff to keep a docket with warrant or mittimus information, issuing authority, prisoner name, date received, arrest and commitment dates, charge or cause, authority for imprisonment, length of confinement, release or discharge method, and warrant or penitentiary receipt if sent onward. A request to the sheriff should ask for nonexempt portions of the jail docket entry or booking record.
| Record item | What to ask for |
|---|---|
| Current custody | Call the jail and ask whether the person is still booked in Clarke County custody. |
| Jail docket entry | Request the docket fields required by Mississippi law for the named person and booking date. |
| Booking photo | Ask whether a photograph is maintained and whether it can be released under the Public Records Act. |
| Release record | Ask for the release or discharge method if the person is no longer held. |
About Clarke County Jail
Official local program details are limited. The county site does not publish GED, substance-abuse, religious-service, grievance, medical-request, mental-health, work-release, accreditation, or inspection information for the jail. One confirmed program-related item comes from MDOT, which reported in September 2025 that a truck was presented to the Clarke County Sheriff's Department for inmate litter removal efforts. That supports only a careful statement that the department received equipment for inmate litter removal, not a full description of eligibility or current program rules.
Recent conditions reporting should also be handled carefully. WLBT reported in June 2025 that a female inmate was found unresponsive at Clarke County Jail and that the incident appeared to be an apparent suicide, with state investigators involved. Other local reporting has described additional scrutiny and staffing news involving the sheriff's office. These reports provide context, but they do not replace official jail records, court records, or live confirmation from the sheriff.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, mail, bond, and commissary details with Clarke County Jail before traveling or sending money.