Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility Inmates

Winston-Choctaw Facility Overview

Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility, often shortened in local sources to WCCRCF, is a regional correctional facility in Louisville. It is outside Choctaw County, but it matters for Choctaw County inmate population research because MDOC and Winston County identify it as a Winston/Choctaw regional facility. The MDOC facility listing for Winston-Choctaw places it in the state facilities directory and lists the main telephone number.

The Winston County WCCRCF page gives the most detailed local facility information located in the research. It states that the facility houses state and county inmates, has a maximum capacity of 380 inmates, and opened March 18, 1999. It also names facility leadership, lists programs, and gives the accreditation history. Those details make it different from Choctaw County Jail, where no official capacity, program list, or online roster was located.

For a person just arrested in Choctaw County, start with the Choctaw County Jail. For a person sentenced or transferred into state custody, the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search becomes the main lookup tool. If MDOC shows Winston-Choctaw as the current facility, then this regional facility is the right place for visit, mail, and facility-contact questions.

The MDOC facility listing is captured in the image manifest and matches this page's subject.

Use MDOC for state custody location, then use the facility contact channel for local visit and mail questions.

Winston-Choctaw Inmate Capacity

Winston County publishes a maximum capacity for Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility. The research file lists that capacity as 380 inmates, sourced to the Winston County WCCRCF page. A current daily population count was not located, so the capacity number should not be treated as today's head count. It is a rated maximum, not proof that every bed is occupied.

The facility's role is best described as regional rather than purely local. It can house state and county inmates, which means one search may need both the state locator and a direct facility inquiry. Do not use the capacity figure as a Choctaw County Jail number, because the Ackerman jail has no sourced official capacity in the research.

Winston-Choctaw Inmate Lookup

For sentenced or state-supervised people, search the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search. The MDOC system allows name or MDOC ID searching. The MS.gov interface documented in the research uses a choice of Name or ID Number, with fields for last name, first name, and MDOC ID Number. That system is for MDOC-supervised custody, not a fresh Choctaw County booking that has not moved out of local jail control.

1. Open the MDOC inmate search for a sentenced or transferred person.
2. Search by MDOC ID if known, or use first and last name if the number is not known.
3. Review the result for current facility, custody status, and state sentence information.
4. If Winston-Choctaw is listed, call the facility for current visit, mail, and facility-specific rules.
5. If MDOC does not show the person, check the Choctaw County Jail or the relevant county jail for local custody.

County inmates at a regional facility can require direct facility or county contact. The research specifically says county inmates should be handled through the relevant county or facility contact. If the person was just arrested in Choctaw County and no sentencing or transfer has occurred, the first inquiry still belongs with Choctaw County Jail in Ackerman.

Winston-Choctaw Facility Contact

The MDOC and Winston County sources agree on the facility's Louisville address and main phone. The Winston County page also lists a fax number and names a warden, deputy warden, and MDOC compliance monitor. Use the main facility number for visit status, mail format, local rules, and county-inmate questions. Use MDOC Records for state sentence timing, jail credit, and eligibility-date questions rather than asking a local visitor desk to calculate a sentence.

MDOC's central office is in Jackson, and the MDOC Records Department handles records questions such as time, jail credit, eligibility dates, and state sentence details. The research lists MDOC Records at PO Box 24388, Jackson, MS 39225, phone 601-933-2889, and email MDOCRecordsDepartment@mdoc.state.ms.us. Use those channels when the question is about the state sentence rather than the daily facility routine.

Winston-Choctaw Facility Visits

MDOC family-and-friends rules are relevant to regional facilities such as Winston-Choctaw. 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 entering the visitation center, and submit to frisk search or electronic scanner search. Items allowed into the prison are also subject to search.

The research did not locate a Winston-Choctaw day-by-day visit schedule, online appointment portal, video-visit vendor, or local dress-code table. Do not infer those details from another prison or county jail. Call the facility before travel and confirm whether the person is eligible for visits, whether an approved visitor list applies, and what items can enter the visitation area.

The MDOC visitation source is also captured in the screenshot manifest.

Those statewide entry rules help set expectations, but the facility should still confirm the local schedule.

Winston-Choctaw Facility Mail

The research file did not locate a facility-specific commissary vendor, deposit fee table, phone vendor, video vendor, or mail-scanning policy for Winston-Choctaw. That means the page should not invent a vendor name or quote a fee. The correct advice is to call the facility for current instructions and to use MDOC Records for state sentence records rather than deposit questions.

When writing mail, use the person's committed name and MDOC ID if known. Staff can confirm whether county inmates use a different number or mail format. Mail rules can change for security reasons, so verify any package, book, photo, card, or money order before sending it.

Winston-Choctaw Facility Programs

Winston County publishes a stronger program record for this facility than was located for the Choctaw County Jail. The WCCRCF page lists GED, Adult Basic Education, Pre-Release, Alcohol and Drug, Discipleship Training Levels I-VIII, and Religious Services. Those programs should be tied to Winston-Choctaw only. They should not be copied onto the Ackerman jail page or used as county jail services unless the local jail later confirms them.

• GED and Adult Basic Education for education needs.
• Pre-Release programming for people nearing release.
• Alcohol and Drug programming.
• Discipleship Training Levels I-VIII.
• Religious Services.

Program eligibility is not the same as program availability. Classification, custody level, sentence status, discipline history, staffing, and wait lists can affect whether a specific inmate can enroll. Family members should ask the facility how the person can request a program from inside the unit.

The Winston County facility page is captured in the image manifest and supports the program and accreditation details.

This source is the basis for the capacity, opening date, programs, and accreditation history used here.

Winston-Choctaw Facility History

The Winston County source states that the facility opened March 18, 1999. It also lists American Correctional Association accreditation in June 2000 and reaccreditations in July 2004, August 2007, September 2010, and January 2014. Accreditation is a facility-history fact, not a current population count or a promise about a specific inmate's classification, medical care, or program placement.

The leadership names in the research file are Warden Terrance Watt, Deputy Warden Bryan Cistrunk, and MDOC Compliance Monitor Trendia Hudson. Leadership can change, so use the facility page or main phone to confirm current staff before sending formal correspondence to a named person.

Winston-Choctaw Facility Custody

The most common search error is treating every facility as if it used the same roster. Choctaw County Jail is a county jail contact point for new local arrests. Winston-Choctaw is a regional facility with state and county custody ties. MDOC is the statewide corrections system for sentenced people. Federal and immigration detention use BOP, U.S. Marshals, or ICE instead.

The Choctaw County jail inmate records page focuses on the local jail and public-records fallback. Use that local page when the question is a recent arrest, bond, release, or booking record. Use this Winston-Choctaw page when MDOC or the facility confirms regional custody.

About Winston-Choctaw Facility

Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility is a key regional custody reference for Choctaw County because a local case can move from jail booking to state or regional correctional custody after sentencing. It is also a good example of why inmate lookup should be system-specific. A local jail phone inquiry, an MDOC locator search, and a federal locator search answer different questions.

For travel from Choctaw County, confirm the person's location before driving to Louisville. A name in MDOC custody, a pending transfer note, or an old facility reference may not prove the person is currently available for visits. Call the facility for visit eligibility and the active schedule, and use MDOC Records for state sentence questions that facility lobby staff cannot resolve.

Regional facility

A county or regional correctional facility that may house state and county inmates.

MDOC ID

The state corrections number used to search and identify sentenced inmates.

Classification

The custody review that affects housing, security level, and program access.

County inmate

A person held for a county matter rather than only a state sentence.