Humphreys County Inmate Population
The Humphreys County inmate population is centered on a small Delta county with a local sheriff's jail function in Belzoni and a separate regional correctional facility carrying the Holmes-Humphreys name in Lexington. The Humphreys County agency directory lists the Sheriff Department and local court offices, while the Mississippi Sheriffs' Association directory gives the sheriff's public address and main phone. Research did not locate a current official Humphreys County web roster, jail population dashboard, rated capacity report, or daily booking feed. That makes the sheriff's office, the jail docket required by state law, and written records requests more important than a web search.
The population can move between systems. A person arrested by the Humphreys County Sheriff's Department, Belzoni Police, Isola Police, or another local agency may first be booked locally. Bond, holds, court orders, and sentencing can shift that person to the Holmes-Humphreys regional facility, the MDOC inmate search, a federal custody system, or ICE. A single name search in one place may miss that change. For that reason, the Humphreys County inmate population is best checked as a custody chain, not a single list.
Humphreys County Inmate Population Statistics
Official local inmate counts are limited. Humphreys County did not publish a current jail rated capacity, average daily population, annual booking count, or overcrowding report in the sources reviewed for this build. Broader local and state figures still help frame the county. Census Reporter lists Humphreys County at 7,395 residents in the ACS 2024 five-year profile, and USAFacts reported an estimated county population of about 7,000 for 2025. The county homepage gives a 2010 census population of 9,375, which shows the local base has declined over time.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Humphreys County jail rated capacity | Not published | County, sheriff, and MDOC pages checked in research |
| Humphreys County current jail population | Not published | No official online roster or jail dashboard located |
| Humphreys County population | 7,395 | Census Reporter, ACS 2024 five-year |
| Humphreys County estimated population | About 7,000 | USAFacts, 2025 Census estimate |
| National local jail population | 664,200 | Bureau of Justice Statistics, midyear 2023 |
| Mississippi incarceration rate | 1,020 per 100,000 | Prison Policy Initiative Mississippi profile |
Humphreys County Inmate Population Trends
The county's trend picture is strongest where it shows what is missing. Older Humphreys jail-list PDFs preserved outside the county site show that public inmate lists existed for 2018 and 2019, with fields such as inmate, date, charge, bond, agency, and staff initials. Those PDFs are historical only. They do not prove a current jail count, current roster practice, or active online search page. Current pages from the county, sheriff directory, and MDOC do not publish a county jail daily count.
State and national data give scale but should not be converted into a Humphreys County jail estimate. The Vera Mississippi trends page tracks statewide jail data through 2026 and prison data through 2022. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported 7.6 million national jail admissions from July 2022 through June 2023. Those figures show that jail populations can change quickly through arrests, bond decisions, court timing, and transfers, but they are not a local Belzoni head count.
| Year | County Jail Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | Historical lists exist | Old public list fields were preserved, but they are not a current roster |
| 2023 | Not published locally | BJS provides a national benchmark, not a Humphreys count |
| 2024 | Not published locally | County population context is available through ACS |
| 2025 | Not published locally | USAFacts estimated the county at about 7,000 residents |
| 2026 | Not published locally | No official county jail dashboard was located |
Who Makes Up Humphreys County Custody
No official county source found for this build reported a current jail custody split by sex, race, age, pretrial status, sentenced status, charge class, or hold type. The safer way to describe the Humphreys County inmate population is by custody level. The local jail function covers recent arrestees, pretrial detainees, people waiting on bond, local sentences when used, and holds pending transfer. The Holmes-Humphreys regional facility is a separate regional correctional operation. MDOC covers sentenced state prisoners, and BOP or ICE systems cover federal or immigration custody.
- Local jail custody covers people arrested in Humphreys County before release, court action, or transfer.
- Regional custody may involve the Holmes-Humphreys facility in Lexington, so confirm current housing by phone.
- State custody belongs in MDOC search after sentencing or transfer to state prison custody.
- Federal or ICE custody uses separate federal locators, not the Humphreys County jail record path.
Humphreys County Jail Capacity
Humphreys County did not publish a current rated capacity for the local jail, and no official county source located for this build gave housing unit names, pod counts, bed totals, or overcrowding findings. MDOC and Holmes County pages also did not provide a current capacity for the Holmes-Humphreys County/Regional Correctional Facility. The absence of those figures matters. It means a reader should not rely on a third-party jail site that claims a bed count unless that number can be traced to the county, sheriff, MDOC, Holmes County, or another official source.
The Mississippi jail records statutes still create a record trail even when capacity data is missing. If a public purpose requires population or jail-count information, the practical request is a written Mississippi Public Records Act request to the sheriff or other custodian asking for current jail roster count, booking logs, jail docket entries, or non-exempt population summaries for a defined date range.
Laws Behind Humphreys County Jail Data
Mississippi law is a key part of any Humphreys County inmate population search because the county does not publish a full public roster online. The Mississippi Public Records Act treats public records broadly and gives a path to inspect or copy non-exempt records. The same Act allows public bodies to charge actual costs for search, review, duplication, redaction, and mailing. Law-enforcement incident reports are treated differently from investigative reports, so a booking record may be more accessible than an investigative file tied to the same arrest.
Key Statutes:
Mississippi Code Sections 25-61-1 through 25-61-17 make public records available unless an exemption applies and set request-response procedures.
Mississippi Code Section 19-25-63 requires the sheriff to keep a jail docket with custody authority, dates, cause, release, and transfer history.
Mississippi Code Section 19-25-69 places the county jail and prisoners in the sheriff's charge.
Mississippi jail officer standards tie jail staffing to state certification and training requirements.
Humphreys County State Prison Transfers
A person sentenced from Humphreys County may leave the local jail record path and enter state custody. MDOC is the statewide sentenced-prisoner agency, and no state prison was located physically inside Humphreys County. The relevant named regional facility is the Holmes/Humphreys County Correctional Facility, which MDOC lists as a regional facility. A state-prison search should use MDOC fields for First Name, Last Name, or MDOC ID Number.
MDOC also has separate channels for records, visitation, mail, money, phone accounts, and victim notification. MDOC says public-records requests must be in writing and are not accepted by phone. For release and transfer notices, Mississippi SAVIN/VINE lets the public register through VINELink or by phone. Those tools do not replace a Humphreys County booking inquiry, but they are often the next step after sentencing or transfer.
The MDOC inmate search page shows the statewide search fields used after a county jail transfer.
Use MDOC for sentenced state custody, not as proof that a person is or is not still in the Humphreys County jail.
Search Humphreys County Inmate Population
No official current Humphreys County online jail roster was located. That does not end the search. It changes the order. Start with the sheriff's jail contact path, then move through written records, the regional facility, MDOC, VINELink, and federal systems if the person is not located locally. Have the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency before calling or writing.
- Call the Humphreys County Sheriff's Department at 662-247-2551 and ask for current custody or the correct jail counter.
- Confirm whether the older jail line, 662-247-3917, is still active before relying on it.
- Ask whether the person is held locally, released, transferred, or housed through Holmes-Humphreys regional operations.
- If staff cannot release the record by phone, send a written Mississippi Public Records Act request for the jail docket or booking record.
- Search MDOC, VINELink, BOP, or ICE when the custody type points outside the county jail.
Current Humphreys County Inmate Lookup
The county site has an agency directory, not a booking database. The sheriff association directory gives office contact information, not a search form. Historical jail lists show past public field labels, but those lists should not be treated as live custody results. A current lookup should be treated as a direct inquiry to the sheriff or jail, backed by a written request if needed.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphreys County online jail roster | Not available | n/a | No official current county roster located |
| Full legal name | Phone or written request detail | Strongly recommended | Use exact spelling and aliases if known |
| Date of birth | Phone or written request detail | Recommended | Helps staff separate same-name records |
| Approximate booking or arrest date | Phone or written request detail | Recommended | Useful for jail docket and booking-record requests |
| Arresting agency | Phone or written request detail | Optional | Sheriff, Belzoni Police, Isola Police, or another agency may be involved |
Past Humphreys County Inmate Records
Past and released Humphreys County jail records are not available through a current official public archive found in this research. The best request target is the sheriff's jail docket or booking record for a named person and date range. Mississippi Code Section 19-25-63 describes a jail docket with the prisoner's name, date received, arrest or commitment date, cause of imprisonment, authority for custody, release, discharge, or transfer. Older Humphreys jail-list PDFs suggest that prior public lists also included charge, bond, agency, and initials fields.
For older court results after a jail arrest, the Circuit Clerk, Justice Court clerk, or Mississippi Electronic Courts may be a better source than the jail. Court records answer what charges were formally filed, dismissed, amended, reduced, or sentenced. Jail records answer why a person was held at intake. Those two records may not match because prosecutors and courts can change the charge path after booking.
Humphreys County Inmate Record Fields
Because no live Humphreys County roster was located, public-facing roster fields cannot be promised. The build-safe field list comes from the Mississippi jail docket statute and the historical Humphreys jail-list PDFs. Treat those fields as likely records-request targets. Do not assume a public web profile will show a mugshot, housing unit, court date, date of birth, physical description, or booking number.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Person booked, received, or held by the sheriff |
| Date received | When the person entered jail custody |
| Warrant or mittimus | Legal paper authorizing custody |
| Charge or cause | Alleged offense, hold reason, or court commitment cause |
| Bond | Amount or status if bond has been set and is public |
| Agency | Arresting or holding agency when listed |
| Release or transfer | How and when custody ended or moved to another agency |
| Mugshot | Not documented online; request from the sheriff if needed |
Humphreys County Jail vs MDOC
The biggest lookup error is searching the wrong custody level. A recent arrest belongs first to the Humphreys County sheriff or jail contact path. A sentenced state prisoner belongs in MDOC. A person with a federal sentence belongs in the BOP locator. An immigration detainee belongs in ICE ODLS. Local staff may know about a hold or transfer, but each outside agency keeps its own records.
| County Jail | State Prison or Regional Custody | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Is Held | Recent arrestees, pretrial detainees, bond holds, local custody | Sentenced state inmates or regional correctional facility inmates |
| Run By | Humphreys County Sheriff's Department | MDOC or local regional facility operations |
| Where to Look | Call sheriff, visit after confirming entrance, or send records request | Use MDOC search or call Holmes-Humphreys regional facility |
| What It Shows | Booking cause, bond, custody status, jail docket data when released | State ID, facility, sentence status, and transfer-related records |
State Federal ICE Search
MDOC, BOP, and ICE each cover a different slice of the Humphreys County inmate population. MDOC searches sentenced Mississippi custody by name or MDOC ID. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS at locator.ice.gov searches adults in ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours by A-Number and country of birth, or by biographical details. None of those tools is a county jail mugshot gallery.
The BOP inmate locator is the right starting point when a Humphreys County case becomes a federal sentence or when a family member believes the person has moved into federal prison custody.
For people held pretrial under U.S. Marshals authority, the detention facility or Southern District of Mississippi office may be the better contact than BOP.
Humphreys County Detention Facilities
The facility map has two named custody points. The first is the local Humphreys County Jail function in Belzoni. The second is the Holmes-Humphreys County/Regional Correctional Facility in Lexington, which is outside Humphreys County but carries the Humphreys name and appears in MDOC's regional facility network. Use the local jail first for new county arrests. Use the regional facility or MDOC when the person may have moved into regional or state-related custody.
- Humphreys County Jail - local sheriff/jail custody for recent arrests, bond, holds, and jail docket records.
- Holmes-Humphreys County/Regional Correctional Facility - regional correctional facility in Lexington with MDOC listing and local facility contact.
Humphreys County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Humphreys County inmate population?
A current official jail population count was not published in the county, sheriff, or MDOC sources reviewed. The public record is stronger for county population context than for jail population. Census Reporter lists Humphreys County at 7,395 residents in the ACS 2024 five-year profile, but that is not a jail count.
Can I search a Humphreys County jail roster online?
No official current Humphreys County online jail roster was located. Start with the sheriff's department by phone, confirm the correct jail counter before traveling, and use a written Mississippi Public Records Act request if a booking record or jail docket entry is needed.
Where do I search after a transfer?
Use MDOC for sentenced state custody, the Holmes-Humphreys regional facility number for regional housing questions, BOP for federal sentenced inmates, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention. VINELink can provide custody notifications where available.
Are Humphreys County mugshots online?
No official Humphreys County booking-photo gallery or current roster with photos was located. A booking photo may exist as part of sheriff records, but release depends on the records process, exemptions, redaction, and the status of the case.