Jefferson/Franklin Facility Overview
The Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility is listed by the Mississippi Department of Corrections facility profile as a regional facility in Fayette. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office page names Sheriff James E. Bailey Sr., identifies the facility as the Jefferson/Franklin County Regional Correctional Facility, and places it within the sheriff and correctional facility information for Jefferson County. The official address is 279 MS Hwy 33, Fayette, MS 39069, and the facility phone is 601-786-2284.
The facility should not be described as a public online roster site because no facility-specific roster was located. It also should not be treated as a standard state prison. The best description from the research is regional correctional facility: a local/regional custody point connected to Jefferson County and listed by MDOC. Current administrator details should be confirmed with the facility because MDOC and the county page contain inconsistent or older administrator text. MDOC lists Henry Felton as warden.
The official sheriff page is one source for the facility block and local sheriff contact details.
Use the sheriff source for local routing, but confirm any facility administration or custody details directly because the page contains older or inconsistent names.
Jefferson/Franklin Facility Population
Current rated capacity and current daily population are not published on the county or MDOC facility pages reviewed. Historical BJS and Prison Policy Initiative extracts provide context: the facility appeared with 278 prisoners in a 2012 correctional-population extract and 321 in a 2013 local jail extract. Those figures should be treated as historical, not as current capacity or current head count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Historical prisoner count | 278 | PPI/BJS correctional population extract, survey date June 30, 2012 |
| Historical local jail count or ADP | 321 | PPI/BJS Census of Jail Facilities extract, 2013 |
| Current population | Not published | County and MDOC pages reviewed in 2026 |
| Current rated capacity | Not published | No official current capacity figure located |
Who Jefferson/Franklin Facility Holds
The official pages do not publish a current split between pretrial local detainees, sentenced county inmates, MDOC-related regional inmates, Franklin County boarders, or other-agency holds. The safe wording is that the Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility holds a regional correctional facility population and local jail or correctional population. Individual custody status must be verified through the facility, sheriff, MDOC, VINE, and court records as the facts require.
| Possible Custody Lane | How to Check |
|---|---|
| Recent Jefferson County arrest or local hold | Call the facility at 601-786-2284 or the Sheriff's Office at 601-786-3403. |
| MDOC-related or sentenced custody | Search the MDOC locator by name or MDOC ID. |
| Custody notification need | Use Mississippi SAVIN/VINE for release, transfer, and return-custody notices. |
| Charges after arrest | Use Justice Court, Circuit Clerk, MEC, and prosecutor records. |
Look Up Jefferson/Franklin Inmates
No facility-specific online roster was located for Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility. That means the correct lookup path begins with direct custody verification and then moves to state and notification tools. For a person who has just been arrested, a call to the facility is more useful than the MDOC locator because a pretrial local detainee may not appear in state custody.
- Call Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility at 601-786-2284 and ask whether the person is currently held there.
- Have the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, arresting agency, and possible court case number ready.
- If the person may have been sentenced, transferred, or committed to state custody, search the MDOC inmate search.
- Use Mississippi VINE for custody status and notification registration.
- If the question is about filed charges, bond history, or case status, search MEC or contact Justice Court and the Circuit Clerk.
The MDOC facility profile confirms the official facility listing and regional type.
The MDOC profile is a facility source, not a public roster. Use it to confirm the facility identity, address, and phone before using locator or records channels.
Jefferson/Franklin Facility Contact
Contact information is one of the few official details that appears consistently across the source set. The facility phone is the first line for current custody, visitor rules, mail format, deposit routing, and whether a person has been transferred. The sheriff's office is the broader local records and law-enforcement contact when no online roster exists.
Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility
279 MS Hwy 33
Fayette, MS 39069
601-786-2284
Fax: 601-786-2289
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
P.O. Box 218
Fayette, MS 39069
601-786-3403
Fax: 601-786-6000
Visit Jefferson/Franklin Facility
No local visitation schedule was located on the official Jefferson County or MDOC facility page. Call the facility before travel to confirm whether visits are available, whether the person is eligible for visits, which entrance is used, what ID is required, and whether the visitor must be on an approved list. MDOC family and friends guidance may apply to MDOC or regional populations, including application and approval requirements.
| Facility / System | Schedule | Rules to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility | Not published on official pages reviewed | Call 601-786-2284 for current schedule, ID, dress code, visitor list, and entry rules. |
| MDOC state or regional guidance | Facility-specific | Inmate starts the visitor application process; approved list is required. |
MDOC guidance states visits are supervised and may be contact or non-contact. Visitors 18 or older need valid picture ID; younger visitors have separate documentation rules under the family and friends guidance.
Mail Phone Money at Jefferson/Franklin
Mail and money details were not fully published for this facility. The research found that ConnectNetwork lists Jefferson-Franklin County MS Regional Jail with AdvancePay Phone service. MDOC's FAQ states regional facilities may use a different deposit service than MDOC institutions, so family members should not assume that Premier.Services or Western Union applies to a regional facility without calling first.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Use inmate name and Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility, P.O. Box 218 or 279 MS Hwy 33, Fayette, MS 39069; call for exact inmate ID format. |
| Phone | ConnectNetwork lists AdvancePay Phone for Jefferson-Franklin County MS Regional Jail. |
| MDOC phone help | MDOC phone page lists AdvancePay automated account support at 1-800-483-8314. |
| MDOC institutional deposits | Premier.Services online or Western Union locations per MDOC money page. |
| Regional deposits | Confirm the current vendor and rules with the facility because regional facilities may differ. |
Booking at Jefferson/Franklin Facility
Official local booking details are limited. A Jefferson County arrest may involve the Sheriff's Office, Fayette Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Natchez Trace Park Rangers, or another agency. After arrest, a person may be transported to the facility or another appropriate holding point, entered into the jail docket, processed for intake, and routed to court for first appearance, bond, or further case review.
The Jefferson County courts page gives one local timing anchor: felony cases are first heard in Justice Court for initial appearance and filing of affidavit, and Justice Court judges hold sessions at the jail three times each week to protect the right to an initial appearance within three days of arrest. That court process can affect when bond, charges, and public case records are available. For the court-file side after booking, use Jefferson County court records after jail arrest and the Jefferson County Circuit Clerk.
Jefferson/Franklin Facility Programs
The county sheriff page says the correctional facility mission includes a safe and secure environment for inmates and staff, training for correctional personnel, programs that help inmates prepare for reentry, incentives based on behavior, and preservation of basic human rights and dignity. It also references local policy, MDOC, county and state guidelines, and ACA policy.
No official local grievance procedure, medical-care request procedure, mental-health screening policy, PREA audit, GED schedule, substance-abuse program schedule, religious-services schedule, or work-release detail was located in the source set. Family members, attorneys, and advocates should ask the facility or MDOC for current program, grievance, medical, PREA, and classification information.
Note: Confirm custody, visit approval, and service vendors with the facility before traveling or sending money.
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