Clarke County Inmate Records and Jail Lookup

Clarke County Jail Roster Overview

No official Clarke County online jail roster was located on the county website, the sheriff page, the county forms page, or the official county navigation. That means a reader looking for "how do I find someone in the Clarke County jail" should not expect a county-hosted search box, released-inmate tab, booking-date filter, or mugshot gallery. The local custody contact is the Clarke County Sheriff's Office and jail function, led by Sheriff Anthony Chancelor, at 444 West Donald Street, Quitman, MS 39355. The office phone is 601-776-5252 and the fax number is 601-776-1025.

The official Clarke County Sheriff page identifies the sheriff as county jailor and says the office keeps a jail docket.

Because that official page gives the sheriff contact and the jail-docket duty, it is the best local starting point when a name does not appear in an online roster because no such county roster is published.

A Clarke County jail inquiry is different from a state-prison, federal-prison, or immigration-custody search. The county jail is the local place to ask about people arrested in Clarke County, pretrial detainees, people awaiting a first appearance or bond, short local sentences, and holds or transfers ordered by a court. Sentenced Mississippi prisoners are searched through the Mississippi Department of Corrections, federal inmates through the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and immigration detainees through ICE. Mississippi VINE/SAVIN can help with custody status and notifications, but it should be treated as a notification tool, not as a substitute for calling the sheriff about a current Clarke County booking.

How to Search Clarke County Inmate Records Without a Public Roster

Since Clarke County does not publish an official public roster, the most reliable search sequence is built around the sheriff phone line, an in-person or written jail docket request, VINE, and the separate state and federal locators. Use the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, and any warrant or case number. A middle name, nickname, or recent name change can matter when the jail is checking a handwritten docket, booking screen, or court paperwork.

1. Call the Clarke County Sheriff's Office at 601-776-5252 and ask whether the person is currently booked in Clarke County Jail.
2. Ask whether the person has bond, a no-bond hold, a detainer, a first appearance date, or a transfer order.
3. If a record is needed, ask how to request the jail docket entry, booking record, release record, or booking photograph under Mississippi public records law.
4. For an in-person request, use the sheriff and jail contact address at 444 West Donald Street, Quitman, MS 39355, unless the office directs you elsewhere.
5. Search Mississippi VINE for custody status and notification options when the person may be in a participating county or state system.
6. If the person has been sentenced to state custody, search MDOC Inmate Search instead of treating the county jail as the active holder.
7. If federal or immigration custody is possible, use the BOP Inmate Locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.

Searches did not locate an official Clarke County sheriff mobile app with an app-only inmate roster, warrant list, most-wanted list, or records request function. Mississippi VINE has mobile access through VINELink, but that is a statewide and national notification service, not a Clarke sheriff app.

Clarke County Roster Search Fields

The county roster field table is intentionally short because no official Clarke County online roster was located. A third-party search result should not be treated as the sheriff's official roster unless it points back to a county source and matches what the jail confirms by phone. For the local jail, the search "fields" are the details a caller or requester provides to the sheriff so staff can check the current booking information or the jail docket.

What a Clarke County Jail Docket Record Can Show

Because Clarke County does not publish an online inmate profile, the local inmate-profile inventory comes from the Mississippi jail docket statute and the county's statement that the sheriff keeps a jail docket. Miss. Code § 19-25-63 requires every sheriff to keep a jail docket with the warrant or mittimus, the authority behind detention, the prisoner's name, dates, charge or cause, confinement length, and release or discharge information. Those are statutory categories, not a promise that every field will be released without redaction.

Public-record boundaries still apply. Juvenile information, sealed court material, victim information, medical details, active investigative material, and other exempt content may be withheld or redacted. If the sheriff withholds part of a record, ask for the nonexempt portions and the basis for any denial.

Requesting the Jail Docket or Booking Record

Mississippi's Public Records Act gives the framework for asking the sheriff for jail records when the information is not posted online. Miss. Code § 25-61-5 makes public records available for inspection or copying under reasonable written procedures and generally requires a public body to produce or deny records within seven working days unless the statute allows a different handling. Miss. Code § 25-61-7 allows fees for searching, reviewing, duplicating, and mailing records. Miss. Code § 25-61-13 gives the Mississippi Ethics Commission enforcement authority for public-record complaints.

No sheriff-specific public-record request form or jail-record portal was located on the Clarke County forms page. A practical request can be addressed to the Clarke County Sheriff's Office, 444 West Donald Street, Quitman, MS 39355. Identify the record narrowly: "jail docket entry," "booking record," "release record," or "booking photograph maintained for the booking." Include the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date or approximate date, arresting agency, and any case or warrant number. Ask for electronic copies if available and ask that nonexempt portions be provided if any part is withheld.

Finding County, State, Federal, and Immigration Inmates

Many failed searches happen because the wrong system is being searched. Clarke County Jail is the local custody point for recent arrests and short local confinement. The Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search is for sentenced state prisoners, and MDOC profiles can show fields such as MDOC ID, name, race, sex, date of birth, physical description, entry date, location, unit, sentence information, offense list, county of conviction, tentative release date, and often a photo. The MDOC parolee search is separate and can be used when a person is no longer incarcerated but may be supervised in Clarke County.

The official MDOC inmate search shows the fields used for sentenced Mississippi prisoners.

That MDOC locator should not be read as a Clarke County booking list. It becomes relevant after sentencing or transfer into state correctional custody.

Clarke County Jail Facility

Clarke County has one identified detention facility for inmate-record purposes: Clarke County Jail, operated by the Clarke County Sheriff's Office. Official local sources did not identify a separate state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, or regional detention facility inside Clarke County. MDOC lists a Clarke Probation and Parole Office in Quitman, but that is a supervision office, not an inmate housing facility.

Current capacity is not published by Clarke County. Historical research sources conflict: Vera's county dataset reports a Clarke County jail rated capacity of 26 in 2019, while a 2006 Census of Jail Facilities extract lists 59 local jail population on March 31, 2006. Because neither figure is a current county statement, use them only as dated context and verify current housing information with the sheriff.

Booking Process in Clarke County

Official Clarke County sources do not publish a step-by-step intake policy, property list, medical screening rule, fingerprint schedule, phone-call rule, or booking appearance delay. The supported local pathway is broader: an arrest by the sheriff, Quitman police, Stonewall police, or another agency may lead to transport to county jail custody unless the person is released on citation or taken elsewhere by court order. At intake, the jail creates custody records and the sheriff's jail docket should capture the authority for detention, the person's name, relevant dates, the charge or cause, and later release or discharge details.

Court timing is a useful Clarke-specific detail. The county courts page says felony cases are first heard in Justice Court for initial appearance and filing of affidavit, and that judges have court sessions at the jail three times each week to help ensure the right to an initial court appearance within three days of arrest. Bond status depends on the charge, warrant, hold, detainer, and court order. A booking charge in jail records is not always the final filed charge, so check Justice Court, Circuit Court, the Circuit Clerk, or Mississippi Electronic Courts when the case moves from booking into formal prosecution.

Visitation Hours and Rules

Clarke County does not publish an official jail visitation schedule, public visit length, video visitation vendor, visitor application, minor visitor rule, dress code, holiday rule, lockdown notice, or attorney visit policy on the county website. Treat the jail as a call-ahead facility. Before visiting, call 601-776-5252 and ask whether the person is eligible for visits, what photo identification is required, whether visits are in person or remote, whether a visitor list is required, and whether any court, medical, security, or transport issue has changed the schedule.

Mail, Phone, and Contact With a Clarke County Inmate

Official mail rules were not located for Clarke County Jail. Do not assume that books, magazines, photos, postcards, envelopes, or legal mail must follow a rule copied from another county. Call the sheriff's office and ask whether mail should use the inmate's full name, booking number, and 444 West Donald Street address or a different mailing format. Also ask how legal mail should be marked, what items are rejected, and whether the jail has separate rules for money orders, greeting cards, photographs, or publisher-only books.

No official jail phone vendor, tablet provider, messaging provider, phone-rate table, or calling schedule was located in county sources. Some third-party directories may name vendors, but the research did not confirm those through the county. For a current inmate, confirm phone access directly with the jail and ask whether the person must set up calls from inside the facility, whether friends or family need to create an account, and whether any disciplinary or classification status affects phone access.

Commissary and Inmate Funds

Tiger Commissary lists Clarke County Jail in Quitman and provides service options for web deposits and commissary orders. The public selection page is useful because it confirms the vendor relationship for this facility, but fee details and delivery estimates can change during checkout.

The Tiger Commissary Clarke County Jail page shows available deposit and commissary-order services for the jail.

Before sending money or placing an order, confirm with the sheriff that the person is still in Clarke County Jail and that the name or booking information you plan to enter matches jail records.