Choctaw County Jail Roster Overview
No official Mississippi Choctaw County online jail roster or inmate-search page was located in the research sources. That absence matters. Search engines may return choctawso.com, which is Choctaw County, Alabama, or choctawcosheriff.com, which is Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Those sites should not be used to identify a person held in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
The first local custody contact is the Choctaw County Jail, operated by the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office at 122 Jailhouse Road in Ackerman. The Mississippi Sheriffs' Association directory lists Sheriff Brandon Busby, phone 662-285-6129, and fax 662-285-9040. The Mississippi Association of Supervisors Choctaw County profile also identifies local county government contacts. Public service listings show a jail line at 662-285-6120. Use those phone numbers for current custody, bond, release, and transfer questions before relying on any third-party inmate listing.
False-match warning: Choctaw County, Mississippi inmate records are not the same as Alabama or Oklahoma Choctaw County sheriff roster results. Confirm the state, facility name, and Ackerman address before treating a roster match as local.
How to Find Someone in the Choctaw County Jail
Because no official county web roster was located, the live lookup process is a phone, in-person, and written-records workflow. Have the person's full legal name ready, plus date of birth, date of arrest, arresting agency, case number, citation number, or warrant number if known.
- Call Choctaw County Jail or the Sheriff's Office at 662-285-6120 or 662-285-6129.
- Ask whether the person is currently held at the Choctaw County Jail, has bonded out, has been released, has been transferred, or is held for another agency.
- Ask whether bond has been set, which court set it, what bond type is accepted, and whether any hold blocks release.
- If staff cannot provide the record informally, submit a written Mississippi Public Records Act request to the sheriff's office at 122 Jailhouse Road, Ackerman, MS 39735.
- If the person was sentenced or transferred into state custody, use the Mississippi Department of Corrections locator instead of continuing to search for a county roster.
- If the case is federal, search the Bureau of Prisons locator and contact the U.S. Marshals Southern District of Mississippi for federal pretrial custody. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS.
- Use VINELink for custody notifications when available, but do not treat VINE as a complete substitute for the originating jail, court, or corrections record.
Choctaw County Roster Search Fields
The county-level field table is intentionally short because no official Mississippi Choctaw County roster form was found. The available access channels are the jail phone line, an in-person inquiry at the sheriff's office, and a written public-records request. A written request should identify the record clearly enough for staff to locate it.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official online county jail roster | Not located | n/a | No official Mississippi Choctaw County current-inmate roster was located in the reviewed sources. |
| Phone lookup | Phone inquiry | Identifying details requested by staff | Call 662-285-6120 or 662-285-6129 with full name, date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency, and case or warrant number if known. |
| Public-records request | Written request | Record must be reasonably identified | Ask for the booking sheet, jail log entry, arrest report, bond information, releasable booking photo, and release or transfer date if those records exist and are public. |
MDOC Inmate Locator Search Fields
For sentenced or transferred custody, use the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search or the MS.gov MDOC search interface. MDOC is the state system, so it is not the correct first search for a person who was just booked into the Choctaw County Jail on a new local arrest.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search Criteria | Radio selection | Yes | Choose Name or ID Number on the MS.gov interface. |
| Last Name | Text | Conditional | Used for a name search. |
| First Name | Text | Conditional | Used with last name when available. |
| MDOC ID Number | Text | Conditional | Use when the state corrections identifier is known. |
| Search button | Button | n/a | Submits the search. |
| Inmate Search Home / MDOC Home | Navigation link | n/a | Returns users to MDOC or MS.gov search pages. |
The MS.gov MDOC search page shows the state search criteria form for Name or ID Number searches.
What a Choctaw County Inmate Record Shows
Since no official county roster profile was found, the Choctaw County field inventory should be understood as the kind of booking information to ask for from the jail or request in writing. Do not assume that all fields are publicly displayed online. Charges entered at booking are allegations, and later court-filed charges can be amended, dismissed, or resolved differently.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Full legal name used during booking. |
| Booking date/time | When the jail accepted the person into custody. |
| Arresting agency | Choctaw County Sheriff's Office, Ackerman police if active, another municipality, state agency, or warrant agency. |
| Charges | Arrest or booking allegations; final court charges may differ. |
| Bond | Whether bond is set, the amount and type, and whether a hold prevents release. |
| Case, citation, or warrant number | Cross-reference for court, citation, or warrant records if provided. |
| Mugshot | A booking photo may be part of law-enforcement records, but no official county online mugshot roster was verified. |
| Release or transfer status | In custody, bonded, released, transferred to MDOC, or held for another agency. |
| Housing | Public release of housing unit or pod information was not confirmed in located official sources. |
County Jail, MDOC, Federal, and ICE Custody
The most common lookup mistake is searching the wrong custody system. Choctaw County Jail handles current local arrests, pretrial detainees, short county sentences, people awaiting transfer, and people held until release. MDOC handles sentenced state custody and may place people in a state facility or a regional facility such as the Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility. Federal and immigration systems are separate from both.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Current local arrest, pretrial hold, short county sentence | Call Choctaw County Jail / Sheriff's Office or visit 122 Jailhouse Road | Custody confirmation, bond, release status, transfer status, local booking record. |
| Sentenced state custody or regional-facility placement | MDOC inmate search; MDOC Records Department when dates or credits matter | State facility, MDOC ID, sentence or release information when published. |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator | BOP records from 1982 forward; release dates can change after sentence recalculation. |
| Federal pretrial custody | U.S. Marshals Southern District of Mississippi | Federal detainees may not appear in BOP until they enter BOP custody. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Adult immigration detention searches by A-number and country of birth, or biographical inputs. |
| Custody notification | VINELink / VINE for Mississippi | Notifications about custody changes; not a full public-records archive. |
System boundary: A person can move from Choctaw County Jail to MDOC, a regional facility, federal custody, or immigration detention. A negative result in one system does not prove the person is not held somewhere else.
Choctaw County Jail Facilities and Contacts
Choctaw County has one primary local jail in Ackerman and one regional correctional facility that matters for sentenced or transferred custody research. No official state prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, or separate municipal jail physically inside Choctaw County was located in the research sources.
Choctaw County Jail
122 Jailhouse Road
Ackerman, MS 39735
662-285-6120 / 662-285-6129
Operator: Choctaw County Sheriff's Office
Use for current local arrests, bond direction, release confirmation, and booking-record questions.
Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility
22062 MS Hwy 25 North
Louisville, MS 39339
662-773-2528
Published capacity: 380 inmates
Regional facility listed by MDOC and Winston County for state and county inmates.
Booking and Intake in Choctaw County
Local booking begins after an arrest by a sheriff's deputy, municipal officer, state officer, or warrant agency. The person is transported to Choctaw County Jail or another designated holding point. Intake can include identity confirmation, warrant checks, property inventory, search, charge entry, fingerprints, a booking photo when required, and medical or mental-health screening.
No official source stated how quickly a new Choctaw County booking appears online because no official online roster was found. If an arrest just happened, staff may need time to finish intake before bond, court, or release information is ready. The first appearance or bond-setting event may involve Justice Court, Circuit Court, municipal court, or a judge depending on the charge and warrant status.
For property, medication, and family-contact questions, call before traveling. The located official sources did not publish local property-release hours, medical-information procedures, or personal-property rules for the jail lobby.
Visitation, Mail, Phone, and Commissary
Choctaw County Jail did not have officially located online rules for visitation, mail format, phone vendor, video visitation, commissary, or money deposits. The safest approach is to confirm custody first, then ask jail staff for the current procedure before traveling, mailing anything, scheduling a visit, or sending funds.
| Topic | Officially Located Detail | How to Verify |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Not published in located official sources. | Call 662-285-6120 or 662-285-6129 before traveling. |
| Video visitation | Not published. | Ask whether any video vendor is active and whether visits require scheduling. |
| Visitor ID | Not published locally. | Confirm whether photo ID is required and what identification is accepted. |
| Dress code | Not published locally. | Ask the jail before arrival. |
| Mail address | Use the jail address unless staff gives a required inmate-mail format: Choctaw County Jail, 122 Jailhouse Road, Ackerman, MS 39735. | Ask whether a booking number, ID number, full return address, or other format is required. |
| Commissary / money | Vendor and fees not published locally. | Ask jail staff for the approved deposit method, fee, timing, and refund rules. |
| Phone calls | Vendor and pricing not published locally. | Ask whether calls are collect or prepaid and what vendor is used. |
| Attorney visits | Not published locally. | Attorneys should call the jail directly for professional-visit procedures. |
MDOC rules are different. The MDOC family-and-friends page states that visitors must present proper photographic identification, sign the visitor log, have the top of the right hand stamped before entry into the visitation center, and submit to frisk or electronic scanner search. Those state rules may apply to MDOC or regional custody such as Winston-Choctaw, but they do not establish a local Choctaw County Jail schedule.
Before sending money: Confirm that the person is still in Choctaw County Jail and ask staff for the approved commissary or deposit method.
Written Public Records Requests
When a record cannot be confirmed by phone, send a written Mississippi Public Records Act request to the sheriff's office. The request should name the person, the approximate arrest or booking date, the record type requested, and any known case, citation, or warrant number. A narrow request is easier to process than a broad demand for every record connected to a person.
The Mississippi Ethics Commission public-records page and Mississippi Code Section 25-61-5 describe access timing, redaction, and denial rules. The research did not locate a Choctaw County sheriff web form, fee table, public-records email address, or online request portal. If a public body has not adopted written procedures, the statute supplies the default timing rules, with production or denial deadlines subject to the statute's working-day limits.
Good request wording is direct: ask for the booking sheet, jail log entry, arrest report if releasable, bond information, releasable booking photo if one exists, and release or transfer date for the named person. Some law-enforcement records may be redacted or withheld under Mississippi law, especially where release would affect an active investigation, safety, privacy, or another protected interest.
Choctaw County Sheriff MS App
The Choctaw County Sheriff MS app was located in the Apple App Store and Google Play. The store listings describe communication with Choctaw County residents, tips, crime reporting, public-safety news, information, and community resources. The Apple listing says the app is not intended for emergency reporting.
No store listing verified an app-only inmate roster, warrant search, mugshot feed, or records-request portal. Treat the app as a communication, news, and tip channel unless the installed app itself later verifies a custody-search feature.
The Google Play listing confirms the app's public-safety communication purpose, but it does not prove that the app contains a verified jail roster.
Choctaw County Inmate Records Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Booking | Jail intake after arrest. |
| Intake | Identification, search, property, photo, fingerprinting, and initial screening. |
| First appearance | Early court event where rights, charges, and bond may be addressed. |
| Bond | Money or security used to secure release while a case continues. |
| Surety bond | Bond posted through a licensed bondsman or surety. |
| No-bond hold | Detention without release bond until court action. |
| Detainer | Notice or hold from another agency. |
| Hold | Release block for a warrant, probation or parole issue, ICE matter, or another jurisdiction. |
| Classification | Jail or corrections assessment for housing and supervision. |
| MDOC | Mississippi Department of Corrections. |
| Regional facility | A county or regional prison facility that may house MDOC and county inmates. |
| VINELink | Custody-notification service; not a complete public-records source. |
| Expunction | Court process for removing eligible records from public access. |