This is a private reference site, not a Jefferson County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, or obtain official booking records for you. Use the official office that controls the record or custody status.
Where to Ask for Jefferson County Records
Use the contact below that matches the record you need. Jefferson County does not publish an official online jail roster in the source set reviewed, so current local custody questions usually start by phone with the facility or Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff's Office and Local Custody
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff James E. Bailey Sr.
P.O. Box 218
Fayette, MS 39069
Phone: 601-786-3403
Fax: 601-786-6000
Official page: https://www.jeffersoncountyms.com/sheriff/
Regional Facility
Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility
279 MS Hwy 33
Fayette, MS 39069
Phone: 601-786-2284
Fax: 601-786-2289
MDOC profile: https://www.mdoc.ms.gov/facilities/jeffersonfranklin-county-correctional-facility
Courts After an Arrest
Circuit Court and Circuit Clerk
Jefferson County Courthouse
1483 Main Street
Fayette, MS 39069
Phone: 601-786-3422
Justice Court
1483 Main Street
P.O. Box 1047
Fayette, MS 39069
Phone: 601-786-8594
- For someone just arrested or held locally, start with jail inmate records and call the Jefferson/Franklin facility or Sheriff's Office.
- For a booking photo, review jail roster mugshots and ask the sheriff or facility whether a written public-records request is required.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest, the Circuit Clerk, Justice Court, and Mississippi Electronic Courts at https://courts.ms.gov/mec/mec.php.
- For the local regional facility, use the facility page linked in the footer and verify visiting, money, mail, and phone rules directly with the facility.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search at https://www.mdoc.ms.gov/inmate_search or the MS.GOV interface.
- For custody notifications, use Mississippi SAVIN/VINE at https://vinelink.vineapps.com/state/MS/ENGLISH. MDOC also documents MS SAVIN registration and phone options through its victim services pages.
- For sentenced federal custody, use the BOP locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc//index.jsp. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS at https://locator.ice.gov/.