Coahoma County Inmate Population Overview
The official facility map for Coahoma County is simple, but it still has several lookup paths. The adult local jail is the Coahoma County Detention Facility, operated by the Coahoma County Sheriff's Office. It is the central holding facility for people arrested by municipal police departments in the county and by sheriff's deputies. That makes the county jail the first place to check for recent arrests, pretrial custody, misdemeanor prisoners, and felony prisoners who have not yet moved into the state prison system.
The Coahoma County inmate population is not the same as the Mississippi prison population. A person booked in Clarksdale or elsewhere in the county may begin in county custody, appear in Justice Court or County Court, then later move to the Mississippi Department of Corrections after sentencing. No MDOC prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was found inside Coahoma County during research. Those systems still matter because a local arrest can lead to transfer, a state sentence, a federal hold, or immigration custody.
Coahoma County Inmate Population Statistics
The best hard local number is the county jail's maximum capacity. The sheriff's jail page says the present detention facility was built in 2020 and can house a maximum of 200 inmates. The public roster showed 0 current inmates and 0 released inmates during the June 2026 research pass. That roster count is a web display state, not a certified average daily population and not proof that the building was empty.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Coahoma County Detention Facility maximum capacity | 200 inmates | Coahoma County Sheriff's Office jail page, inspected June 2026 |
| Current public roster count | 0 current inmates | Official sheriff roster, inspected June 2026 |
| Released roster count | 0 released inmates | Official sheriff released roster, inspected June 2026 |
| Average daily population | Not located in official local sources | No county ADP report found in the research file |
| National local jail benchmark | 664,200 people at midyear 2023 | Bureau of Justice Statistics Jail Inmates in 2023 |
The county number should be read with care. A roster can be empty because no records are exposed at that moment, because the platform is between updates, or because profile links are outside the visible display period. It should not be used as a population report for staffing, policy, or jail crowding analysis.
Coahoma County Jail Population Trends
Coahoma County does not publish a local trend dashboard in the research material. The clearest trend marker is facility history: the current jail was constructed in 2020, and the sheriff's page lists the maximum capacity as 200. Older county history pages give broad population context for the county, but they do not provide a jail census, annual booking count, or average length of stay.
| Year or Period | Population Measure | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 200-inmate maximum capacity after construction | Facility capacity, not average daily population |
| 2024-2025 | No official local ADP found | Do not infer a trend without a county report |
| June 2026 inspection | 0 current and 0 released inmates shown online | Public roster state, not a certified jail census |
For a broader lens, the BJS Annual Survey of Jails collected jail population, legal status, holds, admissions, releases, staffing, and rated capacity data before the survey was discontinued after 2023. Those national measures show what a full population study would include, but they do not replace county-published Coahoma figures.
Who Is Held in Coahoma County Jail
The sheriff's jail page says the facility houses felony and misdemeanor prisoners. It also says people arrested by municipal police departments in Coahoma County and people arrested by the Sheriff's Department are housed there. That means a reader should not assume a Clarksdale Police arrest stays in a separate city jail for long-term custody. The county detention facility is the local jail route.
- Municipal police arrests: Local police departments in Coahoma County route prisoners to the county detention facility for jail housing.
- Sheriff arrests: People arrested by Coahoma County deputies are booked into the same local jail system.
- Felony prisoners: Felony cases may begin in local custody before court action or state transfer.
- Misdemeanor prisoners: Misdemeanor custody, traffic-related custody, and local court holds can also be housed there.
- State prisoners: MDOC prisoners are not searched through the county roster once they are in state custody.
Laws for Coahoma County Jail Records
Mississippi public access starts with the Mississippi Public Records Act, which makes public records available for inspection unless a specific law says otherwise. Jail rosters, booking records, and related records may still be limited by sealed cases, juvenile rules, active investigations, medical privacy, victim information, or security-sensitive details. A request for a jail record should go to the office that keeps the record, usually the sheriff for jail records and the clerk for court filings.
Key authorities:
Mississippi Public Records Act gives the public a path to inspect nonexempt records held by public bodies.
Coahoma County Circuit Clerk duties include receiving and filing indictments, motions, and criminal papers in Circuit and County courts.
Coahoma County Justice Court duties include criminal warrants, dockets, preliminary hearings, and certified copies of court records.
Mississippi jail officer standards address officer selection and training for health, safety, and welfare.
Mississippi's federal DCRA plan explains death-in-custody reporting context under federal law.
Search Coahoma County Inmate Records
The official county lookup is the Coahoma County Sheriff's Office inmate roster. It is free and did not require a login during research. The roster page has current and released views, an order-by-name option, pagination, and a script that refreshes the page every five minutes. A five-minute refresh is only a page behavior. It is not a promise that a new booking will appear within five minutes.
- Open the official sheriff roster and check whether it is showing current inmates or released inmates.
- Use the Current or Released link based on the person's likely custody status.
- If records are listed, use the Order By: Name control when name order is easier than booking-date order.
- Open a visible profile link if one appears. No Coahoma profile was available during research because the roster count was 0.
- If the person is not listed, call the 24-hour jail and sheriff number at (662) 624-3085.
| Roster Control | Type | Use | Research Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current / Released | Link toggle | Switches between custody views | Both views existed during inspection |
| Order By: Name | Link control | Sorts listed names | Default title referenced booking-date order |
| Pagination | Page controls | Moves through roster pages | Controls appeared even with no records |
| Search by name | Not visible in 0-count state | No field to use during inspection | Do not promise a search box |
Coahoma County Inmate Record Details
The visible sheriff roster confirmed controls and counts, but no live profile was available. For that reason, Coahoma County inmate record content should be described by what was observed, not by fields common to other counties. If a profile later appears, it may contain more detail, but the June 2026 research did not confirm charge, bond, housing, booking photo, or booking-number fields.
| Field or Control | What Was Confirmed |
|---|---|
| Roster count | The page showed Inmate Roster (0) for current and released views during inspection. |
| Current/Released toggle | The public can switch between current and released roster views. |
| Order By: Name | The roster has a name-order option when records are listed. |
| Booking photo | Not observed because no individual record was listed. |
| Charges, bond, booking date | Not observed from a Coahoma profile during research. |
Coahoma County Jail vs State Prison
Lookup mistakes often happen after sentencing or transfer. County jail records cover local booking and jail custody. MDOC search covers sentenced state prisoners. BOP covers federal sentenced custody. ICE ODLS covers current immigration detention and people in CBP custody for more than 48 hours. Mississippi VINE is useful for notifications, but it should be treated as a status supplement rather than the only official record source.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | Coahoma County Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| County jail or recent arrest | Sheriff roster or (662) 624-3085 | People held at the Coahoma County Detention Facility |
| Sentenced state prisoner | MDOC inmate search | Use after state sentencing or MDOC transfer |
| Federal sentenced prisoner | BOP inmate locator | No BOP prison was found in Coahoma County |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | No ICE facility was found in Coahoma County |
| Custody notifications | Mississippi VINE | Free custody and case notification service |
Coahoma County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map resolves one detention facility page for this site. MDOC lists a Coahoma Probation and Parole Office at 132 Sunflower Avenue in Clarksdale, but that office is not a jail or prison and does not get a detention-facility page. State, federal, and immigration custody are handled by their own locators.
- Coahoma County Detention Facility holds felony and misdemeanor prisoners arrested by municipal police departments in Coahoma County and by the Sheriff's Department.
The sheriff site also lists a contact form, crime-tip page, press releases, most-wanted link, and a Mississippi sex-offender registry link. Those tools may help with public-safety context, but they are not a substitute for the official jail roster or the 24-hour jail phone line.
Coahoma County Arrest to Court Records
A booking record and a court record are different. The jail record is created during intake. The court record begins when a complaint, warrant, information, indictment, motion, judgment, or other criminal paper is filed with the proper court. The Circuit Clerk handles Circuit and County Court filings, while Justice Court handles misdemeanor matters, warrants, and felony preliminary hearings. The Office of District Attorney Brenda F. Mitchell prosecutes felony matters in the Eleventh Circuit Court District.
The court records after jail arrest page separates booking charges from filed court charges. That distinction matters because a jail entry can change after a prosecutor reviews the case.
Official Coahoma County Sources
The Coahoma County government homepage shows the courthouse address, public-safety link, and county department navigation used for court and public office context.
The county homepage is useful because the courthouse and clerk offices are separate from the sheriff and jail complex on Justice Drive.
The MDOC sentenced-inmate search is the state-level path once a Coahoma County case has moved beyond local jail custody into Mississippi corrections.
That locator should not be used as a replacement for the county roster when the person is still in pretrial local custody.
Coahoma County Custody Terms
Short definitions help sort county jail records from court and prison records. These terms show up when a person moves from arrest to booking, then to court, bond, or transfer.
- Booking
- The jail intake record created after arrest, identity checks, property inventory, and initial custody paperwork.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that may delay release even when local bond is posted.
- Pretrial custody
- Jail custody before a final court outcome, often while bond, hearings, or charges are pending.
- MDOC
- The Mississippi Department of Corrections, which tracks sentenced state prisoners separately from the county roster.
- VINE
- A notification service for custody status and criminal-case information.
Coahoma County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Coahoma County inmate population? The official local capacity number is 200 inmates at the Coahoma County Detention Facility. The research file did not locate a certified local average daily population.
Why did the roster show 0 inmates? The sheriff roster showed 0 current and 0 released inmates during inspection. That is a public web roster state, not an audited jail census.
Where do sentenced prisoners go? Sentenced Mississippi prisoners from Coahoma County are searched through MDOC, not the county roster, after state transfer.
Is there a sheriff app? No official Coahoma County Sheriff or Clarksdale Police custody app was located. Use the sheriff roster, phone line, contact form, and Mississippi VINE.