Greene County Jail Roster Status
No official live Greene County jail roster, current-inmate search, daily booking report, or mugshot gallery was located on the county website. The official Greene County Sheriff page gives the sheriff's office address, phone numbers, and fax, but it does not provide a public roster portal. Current local custody checks therefore start with the sheriff by phone, mail, or in person.
The county jail should also be separated from MDOC. The Mississippi Department of Corrections search is useful for sentenced state prisoners, including people at South Mississippi Correctional Institution, but it is not the live booking source for a new Greene County arrest. A person may move from county custody to MDOC after sentencing, or may be held by another agency. That move changes the lookup route.
The Greene County sheriff source page is the official county contact source for jail and custody routing.
Because no roster is posted there, the phone and records-request paths carry more weight for Greene County inmate records than a web form.
Use Greene County Inmate Records
The search process for Greene County inmate records is a fallback chain, not a single online form. Start with local custody. Then check the court stage, state prison status, federal custody, immigration custody, and notification tools as needed. Keep the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency ready before making calls or filing a request.
- Call the Greene County Sheriff's Office at 601-394-2341 or 601-394-2342 for current local custody, booking completion, bond status, and release routing.
- If the arrest is felony-related, contact Justice Court for first appearance and affidavit information.
- Search Mississippi Electronic Courts for Greene Circuit when an indictment or Circuit Court case exists.
- Use MDOC when the person has been sentenced to state custody or assigned to SMCI.
- Use BOP, U.S. Marshals contacts, or ICE when federal or immigration custody may apply.
- Use VINELink for custody notifications, while still confirming bond and court facts with the responsible office.
Greene County Roster Search Fields
Greene County does not have an official live roster form with name boxes, booking-number fields, or facility filters. The most accurate search-field table is therefore a no-live-roster status table. MDOC and BOP do have search fields, but those systems serve different custody groups and should not be used as a substitute for a county jail check.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official live county roster located | n/a | n/a | The official county site does not expose a searchable current-inmate form. |
| Full name for phone check | Phone detail | Recommended | Give full legal name and spelling to the sheriff's office. |
| Date of birth | Phone or request detail | Helpful | Use when several people have similar names. |
| Approximate arrest date | Phone or request detail | Helpful | Helps staff distinguish current custody from past jail records. |
| Arresting agency or court | Phone or request detail | Helpful | Can route the inquiry to sheriff, Justice Court, Circuit Court, or another agency. |
Note: No official Greene County, Mississippi sheriff mobile app or app-only jail roster was confirmed.
Greene County Inmate Profile Fields
Since no live online jail profile is posted, Greene County inmate profile fields should be framed as jail docket and booking-record fields. Mississippi Code Section 19-25-63 requires each sheriff to keep a jail docket with the custody authority, prisoner name, intake timing, cause of imprisonment, and release or discharge authority. A public-records request can ask for those fields, subject to exemptions, redactions, and agency response rules.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Prisoner name | The person received into or placed in Greene County jail custody. |
| Warrant or mittimus | The legal paper that authorized custody. |
| Issuing authority | The court or officer tied to the warrant, mittimus, or commitment paper. |
| Date received | When the jail accepted the person. |
| Date of arrest and commitment | The arrest and commitment timeline. |
| Cause of imprisonment | The charge, hold, sentence, or other custody reason. |
| Release or discharge authority | Bond, court order, transfer, penitentiary receipt, or other release authority. |
| Mugshot | Not confirmed online for Greene County; request as part of booking records if needed. |
| Bond | Not visible in a county online roster; confirm with the sheriff, Justice Court, or court file. |
| Housing location | Not published online; confirm with jail staff. |
Greene County Inmate Contacts
The best contact depends on the question. Use the sheriff for jail custody, booking, bond routing, visit status, mail questions, and jail records. Use Justice Court for first appearance and affidavit issues. Use the Circuit Clerk or MEC when a felony has been indicted or a Circuit Court case exists. Use MDOC for sentenced state prisoners.
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
Greene County Justice Court
416 Main Street
P.O. Box 547, Leakesville, MS 39451
601-394-2347
Use for initial appearance and affidavit routing.
Greene County Circuit Clerk
400 Main Street
P.O. Box 310, Leakesville, MS 39451
601-394-2379
cbounds@greenecountyms.gov, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
South Mississippi Correctional Institution
22689 MS Hwy 63 North
Leakesville, MS 39451
601-394-5600
State prison lookup uses MDOC, not the county jail.
County State Federal Inmates
A Greene County inmate records search should identify the custody lane before choosing a source. Local pretrial custody stays with the sheriff. Felony court records may start in Justice Court for initial appearance and then move to Circuit Court after indictment. Sentenced state prisoners are searched through MDOC. Federal sentenced prisoners are searched through BOP, while immigration custody uses ICE.
| Custody | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or short local sentence | Greene County Sheriff's Office | Current jail custody, booking, bond, release, local jail docket |
| First appearance | Justice Court | Felony affidavit filing and initial appearance |
| Indicted felony case | MEC for Greene Circuit | Circuit Court docket and filed case information |
| Sentenced state prisoner | MDOC Inmate Search | State prison location, MDOC ID, parolee search route |
| Federal custody | BOP or U.S. Marshals | Federal sentenced prisoners or federal pretrial routing |
| Immigration custody | ICE locator | Current ICE custody or CBP custody beyond 48 hours |
Booking Process in Greene County
Greene County does not publish a local booking-process page, so the official court path and Mississippi jail-record requirements guide the explanation. After arrest, a person may be transported to sheriff custody if not released right away. Intake normally includes identity confirmation, search, property inventory, booking photo, fingerprints, warrant or hold checks, charge entry, health screening, and assignment to holding or housing.
The Justice Court page is the strongest local source for the early court stage. It says all felony cases are first heard in Justice Court for initial appearance and affidavit filing. It also says judges hold court sessions at the jail three times weekly to help ensure a person's right to initial appearance within three days of arrest. That local schedule should guide expectations more than a generic deadline from another county.
Booking can end in several ways: bond release, dismissal, continued custody, transfer on another agency hold, or later transfer to MDOC after conviction and sentence. If a person no longer appears in local custody, check court and state systems before assuming the case is over.
Greene County Jail Visit Status
Greene County jail visitation, mail, commissary, and deposit rules were not published on the official county website. Do not rely on third-party visiting-hour tables as official jail rules. Call the jail before visiting, mailing, sending money, or arranging a phone or video account, and ask for the current schedule, ID rules, dress code, minor-child rules, approved visitor list requirements, mail address format, and deposit vendor details.
| Item | Official Greene County Detail Located | Action |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation schedule | Not published on official county page | Call sheriff or jail before arrival. |
| Video visitation | Not published on official county page | Ask whether a vendor account is required. |
| Mail rules | Not published on official county page | Ask for inmate-name, booking-number, and banned-item rules. |
| Money deposits | Tiger Commissary vendor page found, but not county instruction page | Verify facility code, fees, and custody status before paying. |
| Attorney visits | Not published online | Attorneys should call jail or court directly. |
Note: Confirm custody status before sending money because a transfer or release may change the correct payment route.
Request Greene County Jail Records
For jail docket entries, booking records, and custody verification not available online, file a written public-records request with the agency that holds the record. A sheriff request should identify the person, date range, record type, and whether inspection or copies are requested. A court-file request should go to the Circuit Clerk when the record is part of an indicted Circuit Court case.
The Circuit Clerk forms page hosts the local public-records request form and fee schedule. The form shows request fields, written submission methods, fee notices, and the seven-working-day response or referral language. It lists $1 per page for copies, $10 per hour for clerical assistance, and $40 per hour for technical or professional assistance. Do not treat those court copy fees as jail bond fees.
The Circuit Clerk forms source shows how Greene County structures written records requests and fee notices.
That source is most useful for court records, but its request details help frame a clear jail-records request to the proper public body.
MDOC VINELink BOP ICE
MDOC is the correct route after a Greene County defendant has been sentenced to state prison. Search the MDOC homepage by first name, last name, or MDOC ID Number. For SMCI, the facility is in Greene County at 22689 MS Hwy 63 North in Leakesville, but it is still a state prison. It houses sentenced adult men in minimum, medium, and protective-custody classifications and does not book new county arrestees for first appearance.
VINELink and Mississippi VINE are notification tools. They are useful for alerts, but they should not be the only source for bond, next court date, release authority, or jail docket fields. For federal custody, use the BOP locator for sentenced federal inmates and contact the U.S. Marshals Southern District of Mississippi for federal pretrial custody questions. For immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator with A-number or name plus country and date of birth, as described by USA.gov.
Greene County Mail Money
Greene County jail mail, phone, video, and deposit rules were not posted in official county sources. Tiger Commissary has a Greene County Sheriff's Office facility selection page for Leakesville showing web deposits and commissary ordering, but the research treats it as a vendor channel to verify with the jail, not as a county instruction page. Call before paying fees, sending funds, or mailing items.
Note: If the person is in MDOC custody, follow MDOC Family and Friends Guide rules instead of county jail rules.
MDOC rules are different. The MDOC guide says inmates make outgoing or collect calls, mail must include inmate name, MDOC number, housing unit, institution, and address, and inmates are not allowed to receive money through postal or other means. MDOC inmate banking uses Premier Services, and visitors must follow approval, ID, dress-code, and approved-list rules before visiting a state prison.