Alcorn County Inmate Population
The local inmate population centers on Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility, which the facility site also calls Alcorn County Correctional Facility and Alcorn County Jail. The Mississippi Department of Corrections facility listing identifies it as a Regional facility. That matters because a person held there may be tied to local jail questions, sheriff jail-docket records, or MDOC sentenced-offender records, depending on the case stage.
The Alcorn County Sheriff's Office is the local jail-docket fallback. Sheriff Ben Caldwell's county page says the sheriff serves as county jailor and is responsible for the jail and protection of prisoners. The same South Harper Road area also includes the justice court, Corinth Police, and the regional facility, so custody, court, and police questions can look similar online while belonging to different offices.
Use the county jail and sheriff channels for recent arrest and booking questions. Use MDOC inmate search for sentenced Mississippi offenders. Use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System only when federal criminal custody or immigration detention is the likely path.
Alcorn County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest local population figures come from MDOC reporting, not a live Alcorn County dashboard. The MDOC May 2025 Daily Inmate Population PDF listed Alcorn County regional capacity at 300 and showed the regional facility population at about 295 in that report. No official online source located for this build published annual bookings, current county jail average daily population, average stay, or an Alcorn demographic dashboard.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility capacity | 300 | MDOC May 2025 Daily Inmate Population PDF |
| Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility listed population | About 295 / 294 | MDOC May 2025 Daily Inmate Population PDF |
| Facility type | Regional | MDOC facility page |
| Current county jail ADP | Not published in official online sources located | Sheriff and facility pages reviewed |
| U.S. local jail population | 664,200 | BJS Jail Inmates in 2023, midyear 2023 |
| Mississippi incarceration context | 1,020 per 100,000 residents | Prison Policy Initiative Mississippi profile |
Alcorn County Jail Population Trends
Trend data is limited, but the available MDOC figures show a regional facility that has grown in listed capacity since older daily population material. A July 2016 MDOC daily population snippet identified Alcorn County regional capacity at 240. The May 2025 MDOC report listed capacity at 300 and population near that level. That supports a narrow conclusion: the regional facility was close to its listed capacity in the May 2025 state report.
| Year or date | Population / capacity | Local meaning |
|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Capacity 240 | Historical MDOC daily population snippet located in research |
| May 2025 | Capacity 300, population about 295 / 294 | MDOC daily population report for regional facilities |
| 2026 current dashboard | Not located | No official live Alcorn jail population dashboard was found |
Population can change when people are booked, released on bond, moved by court order, sentenced into MDOC custody, or transferred out for a hold. A near-capacity state report does not prove overcrowding on a later date. It does show why callers should verify current custody before driving to the facility, sending money, or planning a visit.
Alcorn County Inmate Population Makeup
Official sources reviewed for Alcorn County did not publish a current facility demographic breakdown by sex, race, age, pretrial status, felony or misdemeanor mix, or hold type. The historical 2021 roster PDF captured in research had fields such as age, arresting agency, placement, charge type, bond status, court, and court date, but it is not a live demographic report.
Statewide context should stay statewide. Vera's Mississippi material described racial disparities in the state prison population, and the Prison Policy Initiative profile gives a statewide incarceration rate that includes prisons, jails, immigration detention, and youth custody. Those figures help frame Mississippi's system, but they do not identify who is in the Alcorn County inmate population on a given day.
- Regional facility
- A county or regional correctional facility that may house state offenders under the MDOC framework.
- Pretrial
- A person held before case disposition or trial, often while bond, holds, or court dates are pending.
- Classification
- The process used to assign custody level, housing, and program placement after intake.
- Detainer
- A hold request from another agency that may block release even when local bond is handled.
Alcorn County Jail Record Laws
Mississippi law gives the public a records path, but it does not require every jail record to appear in a web roster. The Mississippi Public Records Act treats public records as available for inspection and copying unless an exemption applies. The same law permits reasonable costs for search, review, duplication, and related production, so a written request may involve a fee even when a phone custody check does not.
Key statutes:
Mississippi Public Records Act, Title 25 Chapter 61 gives access to public records unless a legal exemption applies.
Miss. Code Section 19-25-63 requires the sheriff to keep a jail docket for people received into or placed in jail.
Miss. Code Section 47-5-905 requires MDOC planning for processing and classifying state inmates in county jails.
Miss. Code Section 47-5-151 governs state medical examiner involvement after the death of a prisoner.
Alcorn County State Prison Search
Alcorn County does not have a separate state-operated prison listed in the MDOC facilities map, but its regional correctional facility is listed by MDOC. That creates a common search problem. A person may be physically in Corinth while the best online search route is MDOC because the person is a sentenced state offender housed in a regional facility. A same-day arrest, by contrast, may not appear in MDOC and may require the facility or sheriff phone line.
The MS.gov MDOC search application offers name or ID-number search criteria. For custody alerts, Mississippi VINELink can be used as a notification supplement. It should not replace direct confirmation from Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility when visitation, bond, or release timing depends on current local status.
Search Alcorn County Inmates
No current official Alcorn County sheriff-hosted roster was found on the county or facility sites. The facility Search menu routes users to MDOC Inmate Search, MDOC Parolee Search, and the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry. For current local custody, the practical search order is local phone verification, sheriff jail-docket channels, in-person inquiry when appropriate, a public-records request for copies, then state or federal locators if the person is not held locally.
- Call Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility at 662-286-7085, 662-286-7194, or 662-286-7195 for current custody, visitation, mail, and deposit questions.
- Call the Alcorn County Sheriff's Office at 662-286-5521 when the question is tied to a recent arrest, warrant, jail docket, or sheriff booking record.
- Use MDOC inmate search when the person is sentenced or may be housed as a state offender in a regional facility.
- Register with Mississippi VINELink if release or transfer notification is needed.
- Use BOP or ICE only when federal criminal custody or immigration detention is likely.
The Alcorn County sheriff page is useful because it describes the jail docket duties that sit behind a booking inquiry.
That sheriff source is the local starting point when a web roster is not available or when a caller needs the legal authority behind a jail hold.
Alcorn County Inmate Lookup Fields
The local county roster field table is short because no current public roster form was found. The state locator field table is more useful for sentenced and regional-facility custody. Search by MDOC ID when known, because ID searches reduce false matches. If only a name is known, try spelling variations and confirm the facility or status before relying on a result.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Alcorn County inmate roster | Not located | Not applicable | No official sheriff or facility current-inmate search form was found. |
| Search Criteria | Radio | Yes | MDOC application offers Name or ID Number. |
| First Name | Text | Conditional | Used for MDOC name search. |
| Last Name | Text | Conditional | Used for MDOC name search. |
| MDOC ID Number | Text | Conditional | Used for a state offender ID search. |
Alcorn County Inmate Record Details
When a booking record is available from the sheriff, facility, or historical roster format, it can show more than a custody yes-or-no answer. The historical Alcorn roster PDF showed booking, court, bond, and placement fields. The sheriff jail-docket statute also supports entries tied to warrant or commitment authority, arrest or commitment date, cause, release, discharge, and transfer.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Name and ID | Person listed and local or system identifier from the roster sample. |
| Booking Date | Date and time the person was booked into custody. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency such as Alcorn SO, Corinth PD, or another listed agency. |
| Placement | Housing zone or placement label shown in the jail record. |
| Charge Description | Plain-language alleged offense tied to the booking or court charge. |
| Court and Court Date | Associated court and next date when available. |
| Bond and Bond Status | Amount or yes/no bond status listed for a charge. |
Alcorn County Jail vs MDOC
Use the county route for arrest booking records and the MDOC route for sentenced offender status. The two systems can overlap at a regional facility, but the record purpose differs. A jail docket documents why a person was received into jail. MDOC tracks state offenders, classification, sentence status, and facility placement.
| Question | County or regional jail route | State or federal route |
|---|---|---|
| Recent arrest | Facility and sheriff phone channels | Usually not MDOC yet |
| Sentenced Mississippi offender | May be housed in regional facility | MDOC inmate search |
| Federal sentence or hold | Local jail may not control final location | BOP inmate locator |
| Immigration detention | Local roster is not the ICE locator | ICE ODLS |
Alcorn County Detention Facility
The Facility Map resolves one detention facility in Alcorn County for this build. Corinth Police is nearby and handles city police matters, but its page does not publish a separate city jail or roster. No BOP prison, ICE detention center, or separate state prison was confirmed inside the county.
- Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility is the regional jail facility at South Harper Road in Corinth, listed by MDOC as a Regional facility and described by its own site as Alcorn County Jail.
The MDOC facilities list places Alcorn under Regional facilities.
That statewide listing is why MDOC search belongs in the lookup chain even though the facility is physically in Alcorn County.
Alcorn County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Alcorn County inmate population?
MDOC's May 2025 Daily Inmate Population material listed Alcorn County regional capacity at 300 and population around 295. No official current county jail dashboard was located, so live population should be confirmed through the facility.
Is there an Alcorn County jail roster online?
No current official sheriff or facility roster search was located in the county and facility sources reviewed. The facility site sends search users to MDOC tools instead.
How do I find a recent Alcorn County arrest?
Call the facility first for current custody, then the sheriff for jail-docket questions. For Corinth Police arrests, city court and police contacts may also matter.
When should MDOC be searched?
Search MDOC when the person is sentenced, transferred into state custody, or housed as a state offender in a regional correctional facility.
Does VINELink replace the jail?
No. VINELink is a custody notification service. It can help with alerts, but facility staff or the official locator should verify current status.
Are booking photos guaranteed online?
No. The research did not locate a current official Alcorn mugshot gallery. Booking-photo requests should use the public-records route described on the mugshots page.