About Mississippi's Correctional System
Mississippi manages its correctional system through the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), operating facilities including the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, and South Mississippi Correctional Institution.
If you are searching for a Mississippi inmate, use the state's official search portal at
this link.
For federal inmates, use the
Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
Visitors to Mississippi facilities must be on an approved visitation list. Contact the
facility directly using the phone numbers listed below to confirm current visitation
schedules, as these may change without notice.
Approximately 15 percent of the Bureau's inmate population are confined in secure facilities operated primarily by private corrections companies and to a lesser extent by state and local governments, and in privately-operated community corrections centers. Contract facilities help the Bureau manage its population and are especially useful for meeting the needs of low security, specialized populations like sentenced criminal aliens. Staff of the Correctional Programs Division in Central Office provide oversight for privately-operated facilities.
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Low in Yazoo City, Mississippi, is a low security facility housing male offenders. It is part of the Yazoo City Federal Correctional Complex (FCC). An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum security male offenders. FCI Yazoo City is located 36 miles north of Jackson, off Highway 49.
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Yazoo City, Mississippi, is a medium security facility housing male offenders. It is part of the Yazoo City Federal Correctional Complex (FCC). FCI Yazoo City is located 36 miles north of Jackson, off Highway 49.