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Mississippi correctional populations of Census 2020 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 Co. Jail 65 Local 12/31/2013
Adams County Correctional Center CI 2,414 Private 20 Hobo Fork Road Natchez 39120 Adams 6/30/2012
Alcorn County Community Work Center 91 State 2407 Norman Road Corinth 38834 Alcorn 6/30/2012
Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility 297 Local 2839 South Harper Road Corinth 38834 Alcorn 6/30/2012
Amite Co. Jail 40 Local 12/31/2013
Attala Co. Jail 22 Local 12/31/2013
Bannum Place of Jackson 37 Private 1031 Wholesale Row Jackson 39201 Hinds 6/30/2012
Benton Co. Jail 22 Local 12/31/2013
Bolivar County Community Work Center 76 State 604 Highway 8 Rosedale 38769 Bolivar 6/30/2012
Bolivar County Correctional Facility 369 Local 2793 Highway 8 West Cleveland 38732 Bolivar 6/30/2012
Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility 478 Local 12/31/2013
Calhoun Co. Jail 36 Local 12/31/2013
Carroll/Montgomery Regional Corr Facility 279 Local 33714 Highway 35 Vaiden 39176 6/30/2012
Carroll/Montgomery Regional Correctional Facility 334 Local 12/31/2013
Central Mississippi Correctional Facility 3,201 State 3794 Highway 468 Pearl 39208 Rankin 6/30/2012
Chickasaw Co. Jail 92 Local 12/31/2013
Chickasaw County Regional Correctional Facility 299 Local 12/31/2013
Chickasaw Regional Correctional Facility 300 Local 120 Lancaster Circle Houston 38851 Chickasaw 6/30/2012
Choctaw Co. Jail 16 Local 12/31/2013
Choctaw Justice Complex Adult Detention 21 Indian Country 6/30/2016
Choctaw Justice Complex Juvenile Detention 9 Indian Country 6/30/2016
Clay Co. Jail 125 Local 12/31/2013
Coahoma Co. Jail 102 Local 12/31/2013
Collins City Jail 5 Local 12/31/2013
Desoto Co. Jail 333 Local 12/31/2013
East Mississippi Correctional Facility 1,360 Private 10641 Highway 80 West Meridian 39307 Lauderdale 6/30/2012
Flowood Restitution Center 46 State 1632 Highway 80 East Flowood 39232 Rankin 6/30/2012
Forrest County Community Work Center 85 State 112 Alcorn Avenue Hattiesburg 39401 6/30/2012
George County Community Work Center 88 State 156 Industrial Park Road Lucedale 39452 6/30/2012
George/Greene County Correctional Facility 279 Local 154 Industrial Park Road Lucedale 39452 6/30/2012
Greene Co. Jail 16 Local 12/31/2013
Greenwood Restitution Center 5 State 308 Highway 7 North Rear Greenwood 38930 Leflore 6/30/2012
Hancock County Jail 175 Local 12/31/2013
Harrison County Adult Detention Center 758 Local 12/31/2013
Harrison County Community Work Center 80 State 3820 8Th Avenue Gulfport 39501 Harrison 6/30/2012
Harrison County Work Release Center 92 Local 12/31/2013
Hattiesburg Community Correctional Center - Dismas Charities 40 Private 5209 Hwy 42 Bypass Hattiesburg 39401 6/30/2012
Hinds County Detention Center, Jail, And Penal Farm 821 Local 12/31/2013
Hinds County Restitution Center 2 State 429 South Gallatin Street Jackson 39203 Hinds 6/30/2012
Holmes-Humphreys Regional Corr. Fac. 319 Local 12/31/2013
Holmes/Humphreys County Correctional Facility 279 Local 23234 Highway 12 East Lexington 39095 Holmes 6/30/2012
Humphreys Co. Jail 24 Local 12/31/2013
Issaquena County Correctional Facility 274 Local 22746 Highway 1 South Mayersville 39113 Issaquena 6/30/2012
Issaquena County Correctional Facility 319 Local 12/31/2013
Issaquena County Jail 7 Local 12/31/2013
Itawamba Co. Jail 27 Local 12/31/2013
Jackson Co. Jail 396 Local 12/31/2013
Jackson County Community Work Center 75 State 1717 Kenneth Avenue Pascagoula 39567 Jackson 6/30/2012
Jasper County Jail 23 Local 12/31/2013
Jefferson County Community Work Center 80 State 101 Corrections Road Fayette 39069 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Jefferson Davis County Jail 29 Local 12/31/2013
Jefferson-Franklin Correctional Facility 321 Local 12/31/2013
Jefferson/Franklin County Correctional Facility 278 Local 279 Highway 33 Fayette 39069 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Kemper-Neshoba Co. Regional Corr. Fac. 421 Local 12/31/2013
Kemper/Neshoba County Correctional Facility 339 Local 374 Stennis Industrial Park Dekalb 39328 Kemper 6/30/2012
Lafayette Co. Jail 168 Local 12/31/2013
Lamar County Jail 135 Local 12/31/2013
Lauderdale County Jail And Honor Farm 333 Local 12/31/2013
Lawrence County Jail 25 Local 12/31/2013
Leake Co. Corr. Fac. 385 Local 12/31/2013
Leake County Correctional Facility 280 Local 399 C.O. Brooks Street Carthage 39051 Leake 6/30/2012
Leeflore County Community Work Center 83 State 3400 Baldwin County Road Greenwood 38930 Leflore 6/30/2012
Leflore County Jail 110 Local 12/31/2013
Lincoln Co. Jail 79 Local 12/31/2013
Lowndes County Jail 249 Local 12/31/2013
Madison County Community Work Center 99 State 140 Corrections Drive Madison 39046 Madison 6/30/2012
Madison County Detention Center 343 Local 12/31/2013
Marion-Walthall County Regional Corrrectional Facility 455 Local 12/31/2013
Marion/Walthall County Correctional Facility 280 Local 503 South Main Street` Columbia 39429 Marion 6/30/2012
Marrion County Women's Facility 98 Local 12/31/2013
Marshall County Correctional Facility 998 Private 833 West Street Holly Springs 38635 Marshall 6/30/2012
Mississippi State Penitentiary 3,273 State Highway 49 West Parchman 38738 6/30/2012
Monroe Co. Jail 111 Local 12/31/2013
Natchez City Jail 22 Local 12/31/2013
Newton Co. Jail 35 Local 12/31/2013
Noxubee County Community Work Center 80 State 110 Industrial Park Road Macon 39341 Noxubee 6/30/2012
Oktibbeha Co. Jail (New Jail) 59 Local 12/31/2013
Oktibbeha Co. Jail (Old Jail) 22 Local 12/31/2013
Pascagoula Restitution Center 4 State 1721 East Kenneth Avenue Pascagoula 39568 6/30/2012
Pearl River Co. Jail 311 Local 12/31/2013
Perry Co. Jail 28 Local 12/31/2013
Picayune City Jail 28 Local 12/31/2013
Pike Co. Jail 188 Local 12/31/2013
Pike County Community Work Center 93 State 2015 Jesse Hall Road Magnolia 39652 6/30/2012
Pontotoc Co. Jail 67 Local 12/31/2013
Prentiss Co. Jail 71 Local 12/31/2013
Quitman Co. Jail 18 Local 12/31/2013
Quitman County Community Work Center 89 State 201 Camp B Road Lambert 38643 Quitman 6/30/2012
Rankin Co. Jail 360 Local 12/31/2013
Rankin County Community Work Center 239 State 1632 Highway 80 East Flowood 39232 Rankin 6/30/2012
Scott Co. Jail 107 Local 12/31/2013
Simpson County Adult Detention Center 151 Local 12/31/2013
Simpson County Community Work Center 99 State 714 Wood Road Magee 39111 6/30/2012
Smith Co. Jail 38 Local 12/31/2013
South Mississippi Correctional Institution 3,191 State 22689 Highway 63 Leakesville 39451 Greene 6/30/2012
Stone County Correctional Facility 435 Local 12/31/2013
Stone County Correctional Facility 280 Local 1420 Industrial Park Road Wiggins 39577 6/30/2012
Sunflower Co. Jail 39 Local 12/31/2013
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility - CCA 2,504 Private 415 Us Highway 49 North Tutwiler 38963 6/30/2012
Tate Co. Jail 87 Local 12/31/2013
Tippah Co. Jail 38 Local 12/31/2013
Tishomingo County Jail 86 Local 12/31/2013
Tunica County Detention Center 68 Local 12/31/2013
Union Co. Jail 76 Local 12/31/2013
Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility 1,048 Private 1650 Highway 492 Walnut Grove 39189 6/30/2012
Walthall Co. Jail 15 Local 12/31/2013
Warren County Jail 117 Local 12/31/2013
Washington County Community Work Center 84 State 1398 North Beauchamp Ext. Greenville 38703 Washington 6/30/2012
Washington County Regional Corr Facility 239 Local 60 Stokes King Road Greenville 38701 Washington 6/30/2012
Wayne Co. Jail 76 Local 12/31/2013
Webster Co. Jail 10 Local 12/31/2013
Wilkinson Co. Jail 18 Local 12/31/2013
Wilkinson County Community Work Center 80 State 84 Prison Lane Woodville 39669 Wilkinson 6/30/2012
Wilkinson County Correctional Center 902 Private 2999 Highway 61 North Woodville 39669 Wilkinson 6/30/2012
Winston/Choctaw County Regional Corr. Fac. 320 Local 12/31/2013
Winston/Choctaw Regional Correctional Facility 279 Local 2460 Highway 25 North Louisville 39339 Winston 6/30/2012
Yalobusha Co. Jail 23 Local 12/31/2013
Yazoo City Camp 146 Federal 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo 6/30/2012
Yazoo City FCI 1,874 Federal 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo 6/30/2012
Yazoo City FCI 1,841 Federal 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo 4/2/2020
Yazoo City FCI-Camp 161 Federal 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo 4/2/2020
Yazoo City Med FCI 1,634 Federal 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo 6/30/2012
Yazoo City Med FCI 1,393 Federal 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo 4/2/2020
Yazoo City USP 543 Federal 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo 4/2/2020
Yazoo County Community Work Center 91 State 625 West Jefferson Street Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo 6/30/2012
Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility 299 Local 154 Roosevelt Hudson Drive Yazoo City 39194 Yazoo 6/30/2012
Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility 300 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

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 April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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