Find Winston County Inmates

Winston County Inmate Search Overview

Winston County does not run an online jail roster. No county roster URL was found on the official county site, and the Sheriff's page points the public to a statewide inmate search and the state sex offender registry rather than a live local list. That changes how an inmate search works here. Instead of one search box, it relies on a small set of state tools plus a phone call to the people who actually hold the inmate.

The split matters because two different agencies can be holding a person. Someone arrested locally and awaiting court sits in a regional jail run for both county and state needs. Someone already sentenced to state prison time is tracked by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, known as MDOC. A statewide search will surface sentenced state inmates, but it may not list a county pretrial detainee, so the facility phone line stays essential.

A roster check also does not cover everyone. People held on federal charges, in immigration custody, or in another county's jail will not appear in the Winston County or MDOC channels. For those, the holding agency is the right contact. The sections below walk through each channel in the order most families and attorneys use them.

Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility

Local custody centers on the Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility, often shortened to WCCRCF. It sits north of Louisville on Mississippi Highway 25 and opened on March 18, 1999, to hold both state and county inmates. The county page lists Warden Terrance Watt and Deputy Warden Bryan Cistrunk, and it describes a maximum capacity of 380 inmates. The facility carries American Correctional Association accreditation, first earned in June 2000 with reaccreditations through January 2014.

The county describes the facility as a regional operation with a real impact on the local economy through jobs, revenue, and maintenance services. The official county page is the best starting point for facility identity and contact details. The Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility county page lists the warden, capacity, opening date, accreditation history, and programs in one place.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections also lists the facility in its own directory and confirms the physical address and phone. The MDOC facility page for the regional correctional facility classifies it as a Regional facility at 22062 MS Hwy 25 North in Louisville.

Because the facility holds both county and state populations, a caller should be ready to say whether the person is awaiting local court action or already serving a state sentence. The contact card below gathers the key facility details.

County Detainees vs MDOC State Inmates

The first question in any Winston County inmate search is whether the person is a county detainee or a state inmate. The answer decides which tool works. County detainees are people held before trial or on local sentences, and they are confirmed by calling the facility or the Sheriff's Office. State inmates have been convicted and committed to MDOC custody, and they show up in the statewide search.

The line can blur at a regional facility that houses both groups. A person can be booked locally, then later sentenced and carried into state custody at the same building. MDOC notes that notification registration can follow an offender from the county level into state custody after a felony conviction. For pretrial and short county holds, treat the facility phone as the authoritative source, since the statewide roster is built around sentenced state inmates.

How to Use the MDOC Inmate Search

For sentenced state inmates, the Mississippi Department of Corrections runs a free statewide search. It accepts a name or an MDOC identification number and returns custody information for people in state custody. The MDOC statewide inmate search is the single most useful online tool for a Winston County custody question once a person has been sentenced.

1. Open the MDOC inmate search page in a web browser.
2. Enter the person's first and last name, using the exact spelling where possible.
3. If you have it, enter the MDOC identification number instead, since it is the most reliable search key.
4. Click the search button, then review the results to confirm the right person before relying on the record.

If a name returns no result, the person may be a county pretrial detainee who is not yet in the state system, or the spelling may differ from the official record. In that case, the facility or Sheriff's Office can confirm a local hold that the statewide search will not show.

MDOC Roster Search Fields

The statewide search keeps its form short. A person can search by name or by the state identification number, and the page instruction is simply to enter one and submit. The table lists the fields the roster accepts and how each is used.

What a Winston County Inmate Record Shows

Winston County does not publish a local booking-profile sample, so the field set below describes what a statewide MDOC custody result is built around rather than a county jail blotter. The statewide search helps locate a person in state custody and may not show a county pretrial detainee at all. For local booking details, the facility is the source.

VINE and SAVIN Custody Notifications

Families and victims who want alerts instead of a one-time lookup can register with the state notification service. Mississippi runs SAVIN through the VINE system, which sends automated updates about custody changes. Notifications can cover transfers, return to custody, escape or abscond from supervision, and release from custody. The MDOC SAVIN and VINE notification page explains how registration works and lists the contact lines.

Registration can be done online or by phone. The Office of Mississippi SAVIN can be reached at 601-359-5759 during standard business hours, with 24-hour general assistance toll-free at 1-888-9-MSSAVIN and a TTY line at 866-847-1298. The Mississippi VINE custody notification portal is where a person can search and sign up for alerts on a specific offender.

Because registration can carry from a county-level offender into state custody after a felony conviction, signing up early means alerts continue even as the case moves from local hold to state sentence. The service is free to register.

• Transfers between facilities or units.
• Return to custody after release or escape.
• Escape or abscond from supervision.
• Release from custody.

When to Call WCCRCF or the Sheriff

The phone is the real roster for county detainees in Winston County. When the statewide search shows nothing and the person was arrested locally, calling the facility or the Sheriff's Office is the way to confirm a hold. Have a few details ready so the staff can find the right record quickly.

• The person's full legal name and any nickname.
• Date of birth, if known.
• The arresting agency, such as the Sheriff, city police, or Highway Patrol.
• The approximate booking or arrest date.

Call the facility at 662-773-2528 or the Sheriff's Office at 662-773-5881. Staff can confirm whether a person is held under county or state custody, which determines whether the statewide search or the facility itself holds the most current information. For an emergency, call 911.

Facility Programs and Capacity

The regional facility is built for more than holding inmates. The county page lists a set of rehabilitation and education programs that run inside the building, which matters to families tracking an inmate's progress toward release. With a maximum capacity of 380, the facility serves a steady population of county and state inmates.

• GED and Adult Basic Education.
• Pre-Release preparation.
• Alcohol and Drug programming.
• Discipleship Training, Levels I through VIII.
• Religious Services.

These programs are run at the facility level, so questions about enrollment, completion, or eligibility go to WCCRCF directly rather than to a county clerk. The facility also coordinates with an MDOC compliance monitor for state oversight.

Booking and Custody Records Not Posted Online

Booking sheets, incident reports, and jail records are not published in a public search for Winston County. To obtain one, a person submits a records request to the Sheriff's Office or the facility. These requests can take time and often come back with redactions.

Expect medical, security, juvenile, victim, and active-investigation information to be withheld or blacked out. A request works best when it names the person, the approximate date, and the specific document sought. The charge behind a booking, and any court outcome, is tracked separately in the Winston County criminal court records once a case is filed. If the goal is to confirm whether a warrant is driving the custody, the Winston County warrant records page covers how to check by court.

Sex Offender Registry vs Inmate Search

The state sex offender registry is sometimes confused with an inmate roster, but the two answer different questions. The registry lists registered offenders living in the community by name, by distance from an address, or by ZIP code, with community-notification features. An inmate search confirms whether a person is currently in custody.

A registry entry does not mean a person is in jail, and an inmate record does not always mean a person is on the registry. For a custody question, the MDOC search and the facility phone are the right tools. The registry is a separate public-safety lookup linked from the Sheriff's own page.

Visitation, Mail, and Commissary Information

Winston County publishes the facility address and phone number but does not post a full visitation, mail, or commissary rule sheet online. No official visitation schedule, deposit vendor, phone provider, or tablet program was found in the county or state sources. Because of that, the schedule below marks every entry as not posted, and the only reliable answer comes from a phone call to the facility.

Mail and money rules are not published either. The county mailing address is P.O. Drawer 1437, Louisville, MS 39339, but inmate mail should not be addressed there without first confirming the required inmate name and identification format. Deposit methods, commissary ordering, and phone rates are also not posted.

The lack of online detail is normal for a small county that runs records through offices rather than self-service portals. One phone call usually settles every visitation and deposit question at once.