Greene County Jail Overview
The Greene County Sheriff's Office operates the county jail function for local adult detention in Leakesville. The official county sheriff page names Sheriff Ryan Walley and lists the sheriff's mailing and street address as P.O. Box 637 and 300 Lafayette Avenue, Leakesville, MS 39451. It also lists the sheriff phone numbers used for custody and records routing. Greene County Jail is not the same system as South Mississippi Correctional Institution, even though both are in Greene County. The jail is the local arrest and pretrial channel. SMCI is a Mississippi Department of Corrections prison for sentenced state inmates.
People held through the Greene County Jail include local arrestees, pretrial detainees, short local sentences, and people waiting for initial appearance, bond, court action, release, or transfer. The county source does not publish an official live online jail roster, current booking report, mugshot gallery, jail capacity, or daily population dashboard. That missing online roster matters because a name may not be searchable even when the person is in custody. The practical path is to call the sheriff, use the courts for court-stage records, and use MDOC only when a person has been sentenced to state custody.
The official Greene County Sheriff page is the best county source for the local jail contact record.
The sheriff page confirms the county contact channel but does not add a searchable public inmate list, so custody checks still begin by phone or written request.
Greene County Jail Lookup
No official live Greene County Jail roster was located on the county website. That is the lead fact for local inmate lookup. A third-party or old jail-list PDF should not be treated as current custody. The Mississippi Jail Records project has a Greene County jail list PDF dated April 17, 2023, but the research identifies it as a public-records sample rather than a live roster. For a new arrest, bond question, release status, or booking confirmation, the sheriff's office is the first source.
- Call the Greene County Sheriff's Office at 601-394-2341 or 601-394-2342. Give the person's full name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest date.
- Ask whether booking is complete, whether the person is still in the local jail, and whether bond or a court order controls release.
- For felony-related arrests, check Greene County Justice Court because felony cases first appear there for initial appearance and affidavits.
- If an indictment or Circuit Court case exists, search Mississippi Electronic Courts and choose Greene Circuit, or contact the Circuit Clerk.
- If the person has been sentenced to state custody, search MDOC rather than the county jail. Use VINELink for notifications, not as the sole source for court or bond details.
| Lookup Channel | Best Use | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff phone or visit | Current jail custody, bond routing, booking status, visit questions | No live web roster found |
| Justice Court | Initial appearance and felony affidavits after arrest | Not a full jail roster |
| MEC / Greene Circuit | Indicted felony cases and docket records from the Circuit Court stage | May require login or account access |
| MDOC Inmate Search | Sentenced state inmates after transfer to state custody | Does not cover new county bookings |
| VINELink | Custody notifications where Mississippi VINE participates | Verify release, bond, and court facts with the source agency |
Greene County Jail Contact
For a local jail question, use the sheriff contact block rather than the state prison address. The sheriff page also lists a CID and forensic interview address on McInnis Avenue, but the jail and sheriff office contact record in the research uses Lafayette Avenue and the P.O. Box. Call before going to confirm the correct public entrance, the current records process, and whether staff can answer the specific custody question by phone.
Greene County Sheriff's Office / Greene County Jail
P.O. Box 637
300 Lafayette Avenue
Leakesville, MS 39451
601-394-2341 / 601-394-2342
Fax: 601-394-5939
Call for custody, records, bond, visitation, mail, and deposit routing.
Parking, public transit, accessibility details, and visitor-entry rules were not published in the official county source reviewed for this build. Carry government photo identification if visiting a jail or court office, and leave weapons, contraband, and unnecessary bags outside the secure area unless staff says otherwise. For directions and broader local detention context, the Greene County inmate population overview links the sheriff office area with the courts and the separate state prison facility.
Greene County Jail Population
Greene County does not publish an official jail capacity or current jail population dashboard on the county pages located in the research. That means the local jail population should be described with care. The existence of a four-page Mississippi Jail Records PDF from April 17, 2023 shows that jail-list records can exist through public-records channels, but it does not give a current count and should not be used as a live roster.
| Population Fact | Research Result |
|---|---|
| County jail capacity | No official county capacity was located on the sheriff page or county site. |
| Current jail count | No live official roster or population dashboard was located. |
| Sample jail list | Mississippi Jail Records has a four-page Greene County PDF dated April 17, 2023. |
| State prison beds in county | SMCI has a separate MDOC bed count and should not be merged with local jail figures. |
Greene County Jail Visits
Greene County did not publish official jail visiting days, mail rules, commissary instructions, or deposit fees in the county pages reviewed. Do not rely on third-party visiting-hour tables as official jail rules. Before a trip, call the sheriff's office and ask whether visits are in person or video, whether an approved visitor list is required, which identification is accepted, and whether children may attend. Ask also about dress rules, phones, bags, papers, and how attorney or clergy visits are handled.
| Item | Official Detail Located | Action |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Schedule not published by Greene County online | Call the sheriff before travel |
| Video visitation | No official county instruction located | Ask whether a vendor account is used |
| Visitor ID | Specific local rule not published | Bring government photo ID and confirm minor rules |
| Attorney visits | Schedule not published | Attorneys should call jail or court staff directly |
| Accessibility entry | Public entrance detail not published | Call ahead for the correct entrance |
Note: Confirm custody and visiting status with the Greene County jail before leaving for Leakesville.
Greene County Jail Mail
The official county website did not publish a jail mail format, phone vendor, commissary rule page, or deposit fee schedule. A Tiger Commissary vendor page was located for Greene County Sheriff's Office in Leakesville, but the research treats that as a vendor channel to verify with the jail, not as an official county instruction. Do not send funds, packages, or restricted mail until staff confirms the current process.
| Service | What the Research Supports | Before Use |
|---|---|---|
| County mail rules were not published online | Ask for inmate name, booking number, and mailing format | |
| Phone or video | No official jail vendor instruction found | Ask whether a phone or video account is required |
| Money deposit | Tiger Commissary vendor page found for Leakesville | Verify facility selection, fees, and eligibility with the jail |
| Commissary order | Vendor channel found, county rule page not found | Confirm accepted items and deadlines first |
Greene County Jail Booking
Greene County does not publish a local booking-process page, so the reliable local path comes from the sheriff contact record, the Justice Court page, and Mississippi law. After arrest, intake normally includes identity checks, property inventory, fingerprints, booking photo, charge entry, warrant or hold checks, health screening, and housing assignment. The public record of custody is not a web profile in Greene County. It is the sheriff's jail docket and booking paperwork.
Mississippi Code Section 19-25-63 requires the sheriff to keep a jail docket showing the authority for custody, the prisoner's name, arrest and commitment dates, cause of imprisonment, and release or discharge authority. Justice Court is also important because the county page says felony cases first appear there for initial appearance and affidavits, and that judges hold court sessions at the jail three times weekly to protect the right to an initial appearance within three days of arrest.
- Booking
- Jail intake after an arrest, including identity, property, charge, and custody entries.
- Jail docket
- The sheriff's required custody record for people received into jail.
- Initial appearance
- The first court review after arrest, often tied to bond and next court routing.
- Detainer
- A hold from another court, agency, probation office, federal authority, or immigration source.
Greene County Jail Records
When the jail cannot give the document informally by phone or in person, the next route is a written public-records request to the agency that holds the record. A sheriff request should identify the person, the date range, the record sought, and whether inspection or copies are requested. Court records belong to the clerk or court system, not the sheriff. For deeper court-stage lookup, use the local jail records page for custody context and MEC for indicted Circuit Court cases.
Mississippi public-records rules allow public bodies to charge reasonable actual costs for search, review, duplication, redaction, and mailing. The Circuit Clerk's local form gives a useful model for what a request should include, but sheriff booking records should be directed to the sheriff's office unless the record has become part of a court file.