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Mississippi correctional populations of Census 2010 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Adams County Corr Ctr CI 2,240 Federal 4/1/2010
Adams County Jail 67 Local 306 State Street Natchez 39121 3/31/2006
Alcorn County Community Work Center 92 State 2407 Norman Road Corinth 38834 Alcorn County 12/30/2005
Alcorn County Jail 44 Local 305 S. Fulton Dr. Corinth 38834 3/31/2006
Amite County Jail 33 Local P.O. Box 208 Liberty 39645 3/31/2006
Attala County Jail 40 Local 112 West Adams Street Kosciusko 39090 3/31/2006
Bannum Place Of Jackson 27 Private 1031 Wholesale Row Jackson 39201 Hinds County 12/30/2005
Benton County Jail 16 Local Highway 370 Ashland 38603 3/31/2006
Bolivar Co Comm Work Ctr 101 State 604 Hwy 8 Rosedale 38769 Bolivar County 12/30/2005
Bolivar County 394 Local 2792 Hwy 8 West Cleveland 38732 3/31/2006
Calhoun County Jail 35 Local 178 South Murphee Street Pittsboro 38951 3/31/2006
Carroll/Montgomery Region Correct Center 336 Local 1440 Hwy 35 Vaiden 39176 3/31/2006
Central Mississippi Correctional Facility 2,994 State 3794 Hwy 468 Pearl 39208-8550 Rankin County 12/30/2005
Chickasaw County 80 Local 210 Harrington Street Houston 38851 3/31/2006
Choctaw County Jail 40 Local Courthouse Ackerman 39735 3/31/2006
Claiborne County Jail 6 Local 410 Main Street Port Gibson 39150 3/31/2006
Clarke County Jail 59 Local 444 West Donald Street Quitman 39355 3/31/2006
Clay County Jail 92 Local Courthouse West Point 39773 3/31/2006
Coahoma County Jail 132 Local 63 Sunflower Street Clarksdale 38614 3/31/2006
Collins Town Jail 7 Local P.O. Box 400 Collins 39428 3/31/2006
Copiah County Detention Center 54 Local P.O. Box 547 Hazelhurst 39083 3/31/2006
Corinth City Jail 19 Local 300 Chilsd St Corinth 38835 3/31/2006
Covington County Jail 21 Local 203 First Street Collins 39428 3/31/2006
Delta Correctional Fac-CCA 969 Private 3800 Baldwin Road 340 Greenwood 38930 Leflore County 12/30/2005
Desoto County Jail 351 Local 311 West South Street Hernando 38632 3/31/2006
East Mississippi Correctional Fac- Wackenhut 836 Private 10641 Highway 80 W Meridian 39304 Lauderdale County 12/30/2005
FCI Yazoo City Low & Camp 1,926 Federal 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City 39194 12/30/2005
Flowood Restitution & Community Work Center 216 State 1632 Hwy 80 E Flowood 39232 Rankin County 12/30/2005
Forest County Community Work Center 95 State 112 Alcorn Avenue Hattiesburg 39401 Forrest County 12/30/2005
Forest County Jail & Work Release 187 Local 316 Forrest Street Hattiesburg 39401 3/31/2006
George Community County Work Center 102 State 154 Industrial Park Road Lucedale 39452 George County 12/30/2005
George-Greene Co/Reg Corr Fac 350 Local 154 Industrial Park Road Lucedale 93452 3/31/2006
Greene County Jail 17 Local 1 Courthouse Square Leaksville 39451 3/31/2006
Greenville City Jail 50 Local 216 Main Street Greenville 38701 3/31/2006
Greenwood Restitution Center 4 State 308 Hwy 7 N Rear Greenwood 38930 Leflore County 12/30/2005
Grenada County Jail 126 Local 37 Doak Street Grenada 38901 3/31/2006
Harrison Community Work Center 101 State 3820 8th Avenue Gulfport 39501 Harrison County 12/30/2005
Harrison County 853 Local P.O. Box 1480 Gulfport 39503 3/31/2006
Hattiesburg Community Correctional Center 19 Private 5209 Hwy 42 Bypass Hattiesburg 39401 Forrest County 12/30/2005
Hinds County 910 Local P.O. Box 1452 Jackson 39215 3/31/2006
Hinds County Restitution Center 6 State 429 So Gallatin Street Jackson 39203 Hinds County 12/30/2005
Hollandale City Jail 2 Local 200 East Avenue Hollandale 38748 3/31/2006
Holmes-Humphrey Regional Correctional Fac 339 Local 23234 Highway 12 East Lexington 39095 3/31/2006
Humphreys County Jail 20 Local Courthouse Belzoni 39038 3/31/2006
Issaquena County 324 Local P.O. Box 220 Mayersville 39113 3/31/2006
Itawamba County Jail 25 Local 201 South Cummings Street Fulton 38843 3/31/2006
Jackson County Community Work Center 102 State 1717 Kenneth Avenue Pascagoula 39567 Jackson County 12/30/2005
Jackson County Jail 430 Local 1719 Kenneth Avenue Pascagoula 39567 3/31/2006
Jasper County Jail 61 Local Courthouse Bay Springs 39422 3/31/2006
Jefferson County Comm Work Center 101 State 101 Corrections Road Fayette 39069 Jefferson County 12/30/2005
Jefferson County Jail 36 Local 233 Highway 33 South Fayette 39069 3/31/2006
Jefferson Davis County Jail 36 Local 2330 Columbia Avenue Prentiss 39474 3/31/2006
Jefferson/Franklin Correctional Facility 275 Local 279 Highway 33 Fayette 39069 3/31/2006
Jones County Jail 129 Local 5178 Highway 11 North Ellisville 39437 3/31/2006
Kemper-Neshoba Co/Reg Corr Fac 347 Local 300 Industrial Park Road Dekalb 39328 3/31/2006
Lafayette County Jail 132 Local 711 Jackson Avenue East Oxford 38655 3/31/2006
Lamar County Jail 103 Local Courthouse Square Purvis 39475 3/31/2006
Lauderdale County Jail 283 Local 2001 5th Street Meridian 39301 3/31/2006
Lawrence County Jail 38 Local 1515 F. E. Sellers Hwy Monticello 39654 3/31/2006
Leake County Correctional Facility 345 Local 399 C. O. Brooks Street Carthage 39051 3/31/2006
Lee County Jail 267 Local 510 North Commerce Tupelo 38801 3/31/2006
Leflore County Community Work Center 100 State 3400 Baldwin Cr 540 Greenwood 38930 Leflore County 12/30/2005
Leflore County Jail 114 Local Market Street Greenwood 38930-0905 3/31/2006
Lincoln County Jail 83 Local P.O. Box 587 Brookhaven 39601 3/31/2006
Lowndes County Jail 162 Local 527 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive South Columbus 39701 3/31/2006
Madison County Comm Work Center 102 State 140 Corrections Drive Canton 39046 Madison County 12/30/2005
Madison County Jail 429 Local 2935 Highway 51 Canton 39046 3/31/2006
Marion-Walthall Co/Reg Corr Fac 95 Local 503 South Main Street Columbia 39429 3/31/2006
Marshall County Correctional Fac-Wackenhut 993 Private P.O. Box 5188 Holly Springs 38634 Marshall County 12/30/2005
Marshall County Jail 84 Local 819 West Street Holly Springs 38634 3/31/2006
Mississippi State Penitentiary 4,350 State P.O. Box 1057 Parchman 38738 Sunflower County 12/30/2005
Monroe County Jail 103 Local Chestnut Street Aberdeen 39730 3/31/2006
Moss Point City Jail 17 Local 4329 Mckennes Avenue Moss Point 39563 3/31/2006
Natchez City Jail 21 Local P.O. Box 1423 Natchez 39121 3/31/2006
Neshoba County Detention Center 54 Local 920 Chestnut Street Philadelphia 39350 3/31/2006
Newton County Jail 57 Local P.O. Box 395 Decatur 39327-0395 3/31/2006
Noxubee County Comm Work Center 86 State 110 Industrial Park Road Macon 39341 Noxubee County 12/30/2005
Noxubee County Jail 35 Local 505 S. Jefferson Street Macon 39341 3/31/2006
Oktibbeha County Jail 92 Local 111 Washington Street Starkville 39759 3/31/2006
Panola County Jail 136 Local 300 Airport Road Batesville 38606 3/31/2006
Pascagoula Restitution Center 6 State 1721 East Kenneth Avenue Pascagoula 39568 Jackson County 12/30/2005
Pearl River County Jail 340 Local 200 South Main Street Poplarville 39470 3/31/2006
Perry County Jail 27 Local Courthouse Square New Augusta 39462 3/31/2006
Picayune City Jail 1 Local 328 S. Main St. Picayune 39466 3/31/2006
Pike County Comm Work Center 87 State 2015 Jesse Hall Road Magnolia 39652 Pike County 12/30/2005
Pike County Jail 67 Local Jesse Hall Road Magnolia 39652 3/31/2006
Pontotoc County Jail 55 Local 18 South Liberty Pontotoc 38863 3/31/2006
Prentiss County Jail 70 Local 1901 East Chamber Drive Booneville 38829 3/31/2006
Quitman County Comm Work Center 86 State 201 Camp B Road Lambert 38643 Quitman County 12/30/2005
Quitman County Jail 18 Local 233 Chestnut Street Marks 38646 3/31/2006
Rankin County Jail 315 Local 221 North Timber Street Brandon 39042 3/31/2006
Scott County Jail 77 Local 531 Airport Road Forest 39074 3/31/2006
Simpson County Comm Work Center 95 State 714 Wood Road Magee 39111 Simpson County 12/30/2005
Simpson County Jail 63 Local 111 West Pine Street Mendenhall 39114 3/31/2006
Smith County Jail 23 Local 200 Courthouse Square Raleigh 39153 3/31/2006
South Mississippi Correctional Institution 2,134 State Hwy 63 N Leakesville 39451-1419 Greene County 12/30/2005
Stone County Jail 353 Local 1420 Industrial Park Drive Wiggins 39577 3/31/2006
Sunflower County Jail 51 Local 1300 Ellen Road Indianola 38751 3/31/2006
Tallahatchie County 55 Local 104 West Main Street Charleston 38921 3/31/2006
Tallahatchie County Correctional Fac - CCA 1,014 Private P.O. Box 388 Tutwiler 38963 Tallahatchie County 12/30/2005
Tate County Jail 69 Local 1 Justice Drive Senatobia 38668 3/31/2006
Tippah County Jail 34 Local 205 West Spring Street Ripley 38663 3/31/2006
Tishomingo County Jail 28 Local 1111 Maria Lane Iuka 38852 3/31/2006
Tunica County Jail 78 Local 456 S Court Street Tunica 38676 3/31/2006
Union County Jail 79 Local 300 Carter Avenue New Albany 38652-3301 3/31/2006
Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Fac 921 Private P.O. Box 389 Walnut Grove 39189 12/30/2005
Walthall County Jail 25 Local 807 Magnolia Avenue Tylertown 39667 3/31/2006
Warren County Jail 117 Local 1000 Grove Street Vicksburg 39180 3/31/2006
Washington County Comm Work Center 102 State 1398 North Beauchamp Extension Greenville 38703 Washington County 12/30/2005
Washington County Jail 65 Local 903 West Alexander Greenville 38701 3/31/2006
Wayne County Jail 64 Local 609 Azalea Waynesboro 39367 3/31/2006
Webster County Jail 20 Local 321 East Gould Street Eupora 39744 3/31/2006
Wilkinson County Comm Work Center 87 State 84 Prison Lane Woodville 39669 Wilkinson County 12/30/2005
Wilkinson County Correctional Center-CCA 937 Private P.O. Box 1079 Woodville 39669 Wilkinson County 12/30/2005
Wilkinson County Jail 12 Local P.O. Box 980 Woodville 39669 3/31/2006
Winston/Choctaw Regional Correct Facility 340 Local 2460 Highway 25 North Louisville 39339 3/31/2006
Yalobusha County Jail 24 Local P.O. Box 166 Water Valley 38965 3/31/2006
Yazoo City FCI 1,837 Federal 4/1/2010
Yazoo City Med FCI 1,109 Federal 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo County 12/30/2005
Yazoo City Med FCI 1,628 Federal 4/1/2010
Yazoo County Comm Work Center 102 State P.O. Box 1047 Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo County 12/30/2005
Yazoo County Jail 76 Local 95 Lintonia Yazoo City 39194 3/31/2006
Yazoo-Camp 135 Federal 4/1/2010

This table draws data from three sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 1, 2010: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date on April 4, 2010.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on December 30, 2005 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR24642-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24642
  • Local jails on March 31, 2006 was extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR26602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-01-26. doi:10.3886/ICPSR26602

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of March 2010.

For state, federal and local prisons built or expanded in the latter half of the decade, you may find this list of New and Expanded Prisons Since 2000 helpful as well.

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