The Mississippi Department of Corrections runs the search for people in Mississippi state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Mississippi Department of Corrections
- Official search
- Inmate Search
- ID number
- MDOC ID number
How to search the MDOC inmate list
The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) runs a public search called Inmate Search. You can search by name or MDOC ID number.
The number to write down is the MDOC ID number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Mississippi state prisons we list
We do not copy the Mississippi prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Mississippi directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Central Mississippi Correctional Facility State prison in Pearl
- Delta Correctional Facility State prison in Greenwood
- East Mississippi Correctional Facility State prison in Meridian
- Flowood Restitution/technical Violation/community Work Center State prison in Flowood
- Forrest County Community Work Center State prison in Hattiesburg
- Marshall County Correctional Facility State prison in Holly Springs
- Mississippi State Penitentiary State prison in Parchman
- Noxubee County Community Work Center State prison in Macon
- Pascagoula Restitution Center State prison in Pascagoula
- Pike County Community Work Center State prison in Magnolia
- Quitman County Community Work Center State prison in Lambert
- Simpson County Technical Violation Center State prison in Magee
- South Mississippi Correctional Institution State prison in Leakesville
- Walnut Grove Correctional Facility State prison in Walnut Grove
- Wilkinson County Community Work Center State prison in Woodville
- Wilkinson County Correctional Facility State prison in Woodville
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Mississippi Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Mississippi page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the MDOC inmate list?
The Inmate Search lets you search by name or MDOC ID number. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Mississippi. Will they be in the MDOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Mississippi Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Mississippi Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Inmate Search, Mississippi Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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