Wilkinson County Inmate Population Overview
The Wilkinson County inmate population is not one single roster. Local arrests are handled through the Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office, where Sheriff Reginald L. Jackson is listed as the county jailor and keeper of the jail docket. The county site does not publish a current jail roster, local jail capacity, booking report, or mugshot gallery. That gap matters because a new arrest by the sheriff, Woodville Police, Mississippi Highway Patrol, a constable, or another local agency may be known first through the jail phone line, email, or counter rather than through a web form.
Two large state-custody facilities also sit in Wilkinson County. Wilkinson County Correctional Facility and Wilkinson County Community Work Center / Technical Violation Center are MDOC facilities, not ordinary county jail units. They hold sentenced state prisoners, community work center residents, and technical-violation-center residents. Their population counts are reported in MDOC and PREA materials. The local Wilkinson County jail population, by contrast, was not published in the official county sources checked for this build.
Wilkinson County Inmate Population Statistics
Published population data is strongest for the MDOC facilities in Woodville. The local sheriff page confirms the jail function but does not give a headcount, rated capacity, average daily population, annual booking count, or length-of-stay figure for the county jail. The table keeps that local gap visible while listing the state-facility figures that the research file tied to official MDOC and PREA sources.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson County Jail capacity | Not published | Official county and sheriff pages checked June 19, 2026 |
| Wilkinson County Jail current population / ADP | Not published | Official county and sheriff pages checked June 19, 2026 |
| Wilkinson County Correctional Facility designed capacity | 952 | 2025 PREA Final Audit |
| Wilkinson County Correctional Facility current population | 900 | 2025 PREA Final Audit |
| Wilkinson County Correctional Facility MDOC capacity | 920 | MDOC November 2024 Daily Inmate Population sheet |
| Wilkinson Community Work Center designed capacity | 102 | 2025 PREA Final Audit |
| Wilkinson Community Work Center current population | 67 | 2025 PREA Final Audit |
Wilkinson County Inmate Population Trends
The trend record is mostly a state-facility record. MDOC daily sheets and PREA audits show a stable state-prison count near capacity at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility, while the work center and technical violation center operate at a smaller scale. No official recent county jail news, overcrowding litigation page, death-in-custody notice, or local jail construction announcement was located on the county site, so the home page does not estimate a local trend.
| Date | Population / Capacity Note | Source |
|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | WCCF listed at 920 capacity with average population 897. | MDOC Daily Inmate Population |
| June 2025 | WCCF designed capacity 952, current population 900, and no over-capacity point in prior 12 months. | WCCF PREA final audit |
| July 2025 | CWC designed capacity 102, current population 67, and ADP 72. | Wilkinson CWC PREA final audit |
| April 2026 | MDOC fact-sheet snippet reported WCCF capacity 920 and population 900. | MDOC monthly fact sheet snippet |
Who Is Counted in Wilkinson County
Wilkinson County inmate population wording can be misleading unless the custody type is named. A local arrestee may be in pretrial county custody before release, bond, transfer, first appearance, or MDOC commitment. A person at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility is already in state custody. A person at the community work center or technical violation center is also in the MDOC system, often under minimum-custody or community-confinement rules. These groups are searched through different offices and should not be merged into one jail count.
- Local jail custody: people arrested by Wilkinson County agencies before release, bond, transfer, court disposition, or MDOC commitment.
- State prison custody: sentenced MDOC prisoners held at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.
- Community work center custody: MDOC minimum-custody residents and technical-violation-center population at the Prison Lane site.
- Federal or immigration custody: searched through BOP, PACER, or ICE, not through the county jail page.
Wilkinson County Jail Capacity
The official county web presence does not publish a local jail capacity figure or current local jail headcount. That is a source finding, not a reason to fill the gap with an estimate. County jail capacity, visitor rules, inmate housing, and local program details should be confirmed directly with the sheriff before travel or before relying on a copy of a record. For state facilities, the 2025 PREA audits give better capacity context: WCCF listed a designed capacity of 952 and no over-capacity point in the prior 12 months, while the community work center audit listed a designed capacity of 102 and no over-capacity point in the prior 12 months.
Wilkinson County Jail Record Laws
Mississippi law explains why jail and court records can exist even when a county does not post a web roster. The sheriff's page says the sheriff keeps a jail docket, and Mississippi law states what that docket must contain. Public-records law starts from access, then allows exemptions and redaction where another law protects information. Court records follow court access rules through the clerk and Mississippi Electronic Courts.
Key statutes and access rules:
Miss. Code § 25-61-1 states Mississippi's public-records policy and supports requests to public bodies.
Miss. Code § 47-1-21 requires the county sheriff to keep an alphabetical jail docket with custody details.
Miss. Code § 25-61-12 protects private information for law-enforcement, judicial, and prosecutorial personnel.
Miss. Code § 99-19-71 governs expunction for eligible convictions and nonconviction records.
Wilkinson County State Prison Population
The state prison count is unusually important in Wilkinson County because two MDOC facilities are physically located near Woodville. Wilkinson County Correctional Facility is operated by Management & Training Corporation under MDOC oversight and holds sentenced prisoners at minimum, medium, and close custody levels. The community work center and technical violation center are also MDOC facilities, with minimum-custody and community-confinement roles.
The MDOC inmate search and the MS.gov MDOC search are the proper lookup tools after a person has been committed to state custody. MDOC records are not the same as local Wilkinson County booking records. They can show MDOC ID, demographics, entry date, location, unit, sentence count, total length, offense, county of conviction, and sentence date.
Search Wilkinson County Inmate Population
For local jail custody, Wilkinson County does not offer an official self-service roster on the county website. The practical route is a fallback chain: start with the sheriff, then move to court, MDOC, federal, immigration, or notification tools based on the custody stage. A recent arrest may not have a web result at all, especially if booking is still in progress or the person has already bonded, transferred, or been committed elsewhere.
- Call the Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office or email the office with the person's full name, age or date of birth, arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
- Ask whether the person is currently in the local jail, has bonded out, was released, was transferred, or was committed to MDOC.
- If a first appearance or affidavit has occurred, check Justice Court, Circuit Clerk, or Mississippi Electronic Courts for the court case.
- If the person was sentenced to state prison, search MDOC by first name, last name, or MDOC ID number.
- If the case is federal or immigration-related, use BOP, PACER, or ICE instead of the county jail channel.
Current Wilkinson County Inmate Lookup
The county jail lookup fields are listed as unavailable because no official online roster was located. These same details are still useful for a phone call or written request. Provide more than a name when possible. Common names can be confused, and a date of birth or arrest date helps the sheriff or clerk distinguish the right person.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online county jail roster | n/a | n/a | No official Wilkinson County jail roster search page was located. |
| Last Name | n/a | n/a | Not available in an official local roster. Provide it by phone, email, or in person. |
| First Name | n/a | n/a | Not available in an official local roster. |
| Booking Number | n/a | n/a | Not searchable online. Ask the sheriff if one exists. |
| Date of Birth | request detail | Useful | Helps narrow common names. |
| Arrest Date | request detail | Useful | Helps narrow jail-docket or booking-record requests. |
Past Wilkinson County Inmate Records
Released or older Wilkinson County jail records usually require a records request rather than a roster search. A practical request asks for the jail-docket entry, booking record, release date, bond information, charge list, incident or offense report number, and booking photograph if releasable. The request should identify the person by full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency. Ask for a fee estimate before copies are made.
After court action starts, the better record may be with the Circuit Clerk, Justice Court, or MEC. The county's "How Do I" page points criminal-history, civil-litigation, and tax-lien public-record questions to the Circuit Clerk. If the question is about a sentenced state prisoner, use MDOC records instead of the county sheriff.
Wilkinson County Inmate Record Fields
A Wilkinson County jail record should be read as a custody record, not as a final court judgment. The sheriff's jail docket is tied to custody and commitment. Court records show what prosecutors file, amend, dismiss, or prove. Some private information, juvenile information, victim details, active-investigation material, sealed records, or officer private information may be withheld or redacted.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Person booked or committed, with spelling and aliases worth verifying. |
| Age / DOB | Age is named in the jail-docket statute; full date of birth may be redacted or used internally. |
| Commitment date | Date the person was received or committed to jail. |
| Charges / affidavit / warrant | Initial custody allegations that may differ from charges later filed in court. |
| Bond | Release amount or conditions if set by court order. |
| Discharge / release date | Date released, bonded, transferred, or discharged. |
| Mugshot | Not published in a located official local roster. Request it if releasable. |
Wilkinson County Jail vs MDOC
The key search step is deciding whether the person is in local jail custody or state prison custody. A local jail question goes to the sheriff and the courts. A sentenced state-prison question goes to MDOC. A federal or immigration question goes to a separate federal system. Using the wrong locator can make a person look missing when the real problem is that the case has moved to another custody stage.
| Custody Type | Who Is Held | Where to Look |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Recent arrestees, pretrial detainees, short local commitments, and people awaiting release or transfer. | Sheriff phone, email, fax, mail, or counter. |
| State prison | Sentenced MDOC prisoners, including people at WCCF. | MDOC inmate search and MDOC records department. |
| Work center / TVC | MDOC minimum-custody residents and technical-violation-center population. | MDOC inmate or parolee tools and the facility phone line. |
| Federal / immigration | Federal sentenced prisoners, federal court defendants, or immigration detainees. | BOP locator, PACER, U.S. District Court, or ICE ODLS. |
State and Federal Wilkinson Searches
The MDOC parolee search adds city and county fields, so Wilkinson can be used when the person is on parole or post-release supervision. The MDOC records department can also handle time, jail credit, eligibility dates, and related sentence-record questions. For federal sentenced prisoners, use the BOP inmate locator. For federal court dockets in Wilkinson County, use PACER for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Immigration detention is separate. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System searches by A-Number and country of birth or by biographical details. VINELink is a notification channel where Mississippi or local coverage is available. It helps track custody or release notices, but it does not replace the sheriff, MDOC, court, BOP, or ICE record system.
Wilkinson County Detention Facilities
Wilkinson County has three official detention or corrections locations in the Facility Map. The first is the local sheriff and jail function. The other two are MDOC facilities with Woodville addresses. That mix is why a Wilkinson County inmate population search must start with custody type instead of a single roster box.
- Wilkinson County Jail / Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office holds local arrestees and county jail prisoners before release, transfer, court disposition, or MDOC commitment.
- Wilkinson County Correctional Facility holds sentenced MDOC prisoners and is searched through the statewide MDOC locator.
- Wilkinson County Community Work Center / Wilkinson County Technical Violation Center holds MDOC minimum-custody residents and technical-violation-center population.
Wilkinson County Source Screens
The official Wilkinson County sheriff page is the local source for the sheriff's jailor role, jail docket duty, phone, fax, email, and office address.
Because no official roster was located, that sheriff contact page becomes the first local access channel for current custody and booking-record questions.
The MDOC inmate search page is the official search route for sentenced state prisoners connected to Wilkinson County facilities.
Use MDOC only after the person is in state custody; a new Wilkinson County jail booking still starts with the sheriff and court channels.
Wilkinson County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Wilkinson County inmate population? The local jail count was not published on the official county or sheriff pages. State-facility data is available: the 2025 WCCF PREA audit lists 900 current prisoners, and the 2025 CWC audit lists 67 current residents.
Can Wilkinson County inmates be searched online? Local county jail inmates were not searchable through an official county roster located in the research. Sentenced state prisoners can be searched through MDOC by name or MDOC ID number.
Why do MDOC results show Wilkinson County? Wilkinson County contains state facilities. A person at WCCF or CWC/TVC is in MDOC custody, not ordinary local pretrial custody.
Where are court charges after an arrest found? Start with Justice Court for initial appearance and affidavits, then check Circuit Clerk or MEC for felony case filings, indictments, motions, orders, and disposition records.
Are Wilkinson County jail mugshots online? No official local mugshot gallery or roster photo search was located. Ask the sheriff whether a booking photo exists and whether it is releasable.