Find a Tishomingo County Inmate

Tishomingo County Jail Roster Overview

The Tishomingo County Detention Center is run by the Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Jamie Stuart. Correction officers book each new prisoner in and out, and they keep the inmate records, phone accounts, and commissary accounts for the jail. The county does not post an open web roster that the public can browse on its own site. Real-time custody information moves through the sheriff's MobilePatrol app and a free state alert service instead. The jail phone line is staffed around the clock, so a short call is often the fastest way to confirm that someone is held.

A county jail roster only covers people held in the local jail. It does not list state prison inmates, federal detainees, or anyone in immigration custody. Each of those record sets lives in its own system.

Most people in the Tishomingo County jail are pretrial, which means they wait for a first appearance or a bond hearing. Some serve short misdemeanor terms. Once a court sends a person to long-term custody, the state takes over the file. That split matters, because a search that fails in one place may still work in another. Knowing where the inmate sits saves time. The Tishomingo County jail roster, the state prison search, and the release-alert service each answer one piece of that question.

How to Use the Tishomingo County Inmate Roster

Because the county runs no open web roster, the best self-serve lookup is the sheriff's app, backed by a call to the jail. MobilePatrol is the public-safety app the Sheriff's Office uses to push real-time detention information. It is free on the App Store and on Google Play. The steps below walk through a basic custody check.

1. Install MobilePatrol: Public Safety on a phone or tablet, then open the app.
2. Search for the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center, then follow the agency to load its feed.
3. Open the jail bookings or detention area to view current custody information for the county.
4. If the app does not show the person, call the jail at (662) 423-7000 to confirm whether they are in custody.

The app also carries public-safety alerts, most-wanted lists, and warrant listings for the county. A follow-up call clears up anything the app leaves vague.

Tishomingo County Jail Versus State MDOC

County jail custody and state prison custody are two different things. The jail holds people who were just arrested, who wait for trial, or who serve a short term. The state prison system holds people who were sentenced to longer terms, plus those out on parole. When a county search comes up empty, the state database is the next stop.

State custody records come straight from the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

The MDOC homepage lets the public search sentenced inmates and parolees by name or by a state ID number. That ID is not the same as the county booking number, so the two should not be mixed. The fields below show how the state inmate search works.

Active warrants that can lead to a new booking are covered on the warrant search page.

Note: A county booking number and an MDOC ID are not the same, so use the right number for the right system.

Inside the Tishomingo County Detention Center

The detention center handles intake, housing, and release for the whole county. Its administrative office keeps normal weekday hours, while the booking desk and jail line run 24 hours a day. The Jail Administrator is Jason Blakney, and Ricky Barnett serves as the assistant. Call the main number for custody status, visit scheduling, or any facility question.

The same address receives inmate mail and serves as the in-person custody desk. A separate crime tip hotline runs at 1-800-773-8477 for unrelated reports.

What a Tishomingo County Inmate Profile Shows

No live county web profile was open to the public during research, so the exact field list is not confirmed. The sheriff's own text says MobilePatrol and the state alert service may carry booking and custody information. The table below lists fields that a detention record of this kind may include. Treat it as a guide, not a promise, since items like a mugshot, a date of birth, charge codes, or a bond amount were not verified for this county.

For anything the app does not spell out, the jail line confirms current status by phone.

Booking and Bond in Tishomingo County

Booking starts when an officer brings an arrested person to the detention center. The arrest may come from the Sheriff's Office, a city police force, or another agency. Correction officers book the prisoner in, log the inmate record, and open the phone and commissary accounts. Each new inmate is given one free phone call at booking. From there the charges route to Justice Court, a Municipal Court, or Circuit Court, depending on the offense.

Bond is set by the judge or court that handles the charge, not by the jail. Eligible detainees may post bond through any agent on the sheriff's approved list, which is kept in the detention intake area. The Sheriff's Office does not endorse any one agent and has no control over what a bonding company charges. A first appearance usually sets or confirms the bond amount. The charges that follow a booking are detailed on the arrest records and court charges page.

Note: The jail does not set or negotiate bond, so only the judge or court that handles the charge can change a bond amount.

Tishomingo County Release Alerts via MS SAVIN

Victims and families often need to know the moment custody changes. Mississippi SAVIN is a free and confidential service that sends an alert when a state or county inmate is released, transferred, or escapes. It works by phone, by internet, or by email. Registration runs through VINELink, the public side of the system.

Custody alerts are set up through VINELink.

A registered user picks how they want to be reached and gets a notice when the inmate's status changes. The alert is not a substitute for a custody check. It tells you when something shifts after you have already found the person.

Visiting a Tishomingo County Inmate

In-person visits run on a tight schedule and must be set up ahead of time. To book a slot, call the jail on a Friday between 10am and 6pm. Approved visits then take place on Saturday between the same hours. Visits are held to a strict time limit, so it helps to arrive a few minutes early to sign in. The schedule below lays out the standard windows.

A posted notice says all visits and clergy visits were suspended on March 12, 2020, with video recommended in their place. That notice may be out of date, so call before you rely on in-person access. Video visitation runs from any device with a cell or internet connection.

Remote video visits are handled by City Tele Coin.

The jail notes that lag or freezing usually comes from the visitor's own connection, since its base units run on fiber. It does not take blame for a bad video signal on the user's end.

Inmate Phone and Mail at the Tishomingo County Jail

After the one free call at booking, all other inmate calls come from phones in the cell block day room. Those phones are turned off at 10:30 PM and back on at 5:00 AM. Calls are collect only. City Tele Coin services are also available for phone contact.

Mail goes to the jail address with the inmate's name on it. Incoming mail is opened and checked for contraband under postal rules, and it must carry a full return address and name. Attorney mail and court papers are opened in front of the inmate. The points below cover what may and may not be sent.

• Address letters to: Tishomingo County Jail, Inmate's Name, 1208 Bettydale Drive, Iuka, MS 38852.
• Inmates may receive letters, cards, and pictures that are not obscene.
• Inmates may not receive packages of any kind.
• Gang-related material, obscene items, and escape material are barred.
• Stamps and envelopes mailed in are thrown away, so buy them from commissary instead.

Outgoing mail has no cap, and inmates may send as much as they want.

Note: Phones inside the jail run only between 5:00 AM and 10:30 PM, and they accept collect calls only.

Adding Commissary Money for Inmates

Money for the commissary account runs through Tiger Commissary Services. A reverse ATM in the jail lobby takes cash and debit or credit cards, and there is also an online order portal. The county warns that the service fees belong to Tiger Commissary, not the jail, so the Sheriff's Office cannot change them. The current charges are listed below.

• Cash at the lobby ATM: $2.50 service charge.
• Debit or credit at the lobby ATM: 10% of the transaction.
• Online deposits: a 10% surcharge.

Commissary funds let Tishomingo County inmates buy stamps, envelopes, and basic items from the jail store. A deposit posts to the named inmate only, so the booking name has to match the jail record.

Mississippi Sex Offender Registry

The sex offender registry is a separate record from any jail roster or inmate search. It is a statewide public list, not a county custody tool, and a person on it may not be in any jail at all. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety runs the registry for the whole state, including Tishomingo County residents.

The public registry is searchable through the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry.

A search there returns registered offenders by name or by area, which is not the same as a current booking or custody result. Use the registry for community-safety checks, and use the jail or state tools for custody status. They answer different questions. For a person held right now in the Tishomingo County jail, the sheriff app and the jail phone line remain the surest checks.