The Stone County Inmate Population
The Stone County inmate population is centered on one Wiggins facility: Stone County Regional Correctional Facility. County sources use that full name. MDOC uses the shorter name Stone County Correctional Facility and classifies the same site as a regional facility. That dual role is the key local fact. Some people are local jail detainees visible on the public Tiger/TCSI roster. Others may be state or regional offenders whose custody is better checked through the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
The local public roster count should not be treated as the full facility population. At inspection, the active roster showed 15 active inmates, but the MDOC capacity figure for Stone County was 280 beds. Those two figures measure different things. The roster is a public county-jail lookup tool. The capacity figure describes the regional facility's bed count from MDOC reporting. Arrests, bond decisions, holds, releases, state sentencing, and transfers can all change the visible count without changing the rated capacity.
Stone County Inmate Population Statistics
The most reliable Stone County-specific hard number found in the research is the MDOC-reported capacity of 280 beds from a November 2024 daily inmate population source. The active public roster count was 15 in June 2026, and the recently booked and recently released tabs both showed zero at that inspection. Average daily population, annual bookings, average length of stay, and a local incarceration rate were not located in reviewed official Stone County sources.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Stone County Regional Correctional Facility capacity | 280 | MDOC daily inmate population reporting, November 2024 snippet. |
| Older correctional count or capacity context | 276 | BJS/Census-derived correctional population table, Census 2020 context. |
| Active public county roster | 15 active inmates | Tiger/TCSI active roster inspection, June 2026. |
| Recently released tab | 0 inmates | Tiger/TCSI Released Last 72hrs tab, June 2026 inspection. |
| Recently booked tab | 0 inmates | Tiger/TCSI Booked Last 72hrs tab, June 2026 inspection. |
| Average daily population | Not published in reviewed sources | Sheriff, county, MDOC, BJS, Vera, and related sources checked. |
Stone County Inmate Population Trends
Stone County trend data is thin, so the safest trend is the documented gap between older capacity context, current MDOC capacity reporting, and the public roster snapshot. No current Stone County jail overcrowding order, consent decree, active jail-death litigation, new jail construction plan, closure announcement, or sheriff transition was found in the official sources reviewed. Sheriff Todd Stewart remains listed on the official sheriff page, and MDOC lists John Moran as warden for the Stone County facility.
| Year or Date | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Census 2020 context | 276 | Older correctional population table for Stone County Correctional Facility. |
| November 2024 | 280 capacity | MDOC daily population reporting snippet lists Stone County capacity. |
| June 2026 | 15 active roster inmates | County public roster count only, not total regional facility population. |
| June 2026 | 0 booked and 0 released on recent tabs | Booked Last 72hrs and Released Last 72hrs tabs were empty at inspection. |
Who Makes Up Stone County Inmates
Published Stone County demographic data is limited. The active roster row view displays gender and age, and visible rows included male and female inmates. The inspected profile showed age, sex, height, weight, race, hair, eyes, and glasses. It also showed charge type at the charge level, including misdemeanor and felony examples. It did not provide a complete countywide breakdown by race, age bands, pretrial status, sentenced status, or held-for-other-agency categories.
- Local jail detainees: searched first through the Stone County active roster and recent roster tabs.
- State or regional offenders: checked through MDOC when the person has state custody status.
- Federal custody: checked through BOP for sentenced inmates or USMS and court channels for pretrial detention.
- Immigration custody: checked through ICE ODLS when immigration detention is involved.
- Holds and detainers: read charge and bond lines carefully because a hold can prevent release.
Laws Governing Stone County Inmates
Mississippi law shapes both public access and jail duties. The Mississippi Public Records Act makes public records available unless a law or exemption applies. The same law defines public records broadly, allows reasonable fees tied to actual search and duplication costs, and exempts many investigative records while keeping incident reports public. Sheriff jail duties come from county-officer statutes that require a jail docket and place the sheriff in charge of the jail and prisoners.
Key statutes:
Miss. Code section 25-61-5 gives access to inspect or copy public records under reasonable written procedures.
Miss. Code section 19-25-63 requires the sheriff to keep a jail docket with prisoner and commitment details.
Miss. Code section 19-25-69 places the jail and prisoners in the sheriff's charge.
Mississippi DPS DCRA reporting covers deaths of people detained, under arrest, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated.
Search the Stone County Active Roster
The official inmate search starts on the Stone County sheriff page under inmate information, then opens the Tiger/TCSI active roster. The roster includes active inmates, a Released Last 72hrs tab, and a Booked Last 72hrs tab. Each active row has a Select Inmate link. The profile view can show a mugshot, booking number, booking date and time, arresting agency, scheduled release date, physical descriptors, charge type, bond amount, and fine amount.
- Open the active roster from the sheriff page or direct Tiger/TCSI roster link.
- Read the roster disclaimer because the data is public-service information, not a certified court record.
- Choose the active, recently booked, or recently released tab.
- Use Last Name when helpful, then open Select Inmate for the detailed profile.
- Call 601-928-7042 ext. 0 if the person should be in custody but does not appear.
The Stone County Detention Center active roster shows the last-name field, roster tabs, active count, and rows used for current county jail lookup.
The roster image shows why the profile link matters: the row view is brief, while the profile holds the booking details.
Stone County Roster Search Fields
Stone County's roster is not an advanced multi-field database. It is a tabbed public roster with a last-name filter. That simplicity makes it easy to browse, but it also means spelling, recent updates, release, transfer, or state custody can make a person hard to find online. The jail information line, sheriff's office, Stone County public-records request form, and state or federal locators are part of the normal fallback chain.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| View Active Roster | Tab/link | No | Shows current active public roster entries. |
| Recently Released | Tab/link | No | Released Last 72hrs tab. |
| Recently Booked | Tab/link | No | Booked Last 72hrs tab. |
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Filters roster rows by last name. |
| Select Inmate | Row link | Needed for profile | Opens booking photo, charges, bond, and profile fields. |
| Refresh Results | Button/link | No | Reloads the selected tab. |
What Stone County Records Show
A Stone County inmate record is not the same as a court file. The roster profile documents custody and booking information. Court records document charges filed, amended, indicted, dismissed, or disposed. The inspected jail profile showed no public housing unit, court date, warrant number, judge, full date of birth, or street address. It did show enough fields to confirm identity and understand the charge and bond lines.
| Roster Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking number | Local booking identifier as displayed by Tiger/TCSI. |
| Booking date | Date and time of intake, with seconds on the inspected profile. |
| Arresting agency | Agency tied to the booking, such as Wiggins Police Department in the sample. |
| Booking photo | Public inmate picture when available on the profile. |
| Demographics | Age, sex, race, height, weight, hair, eyes, and glasses fields. |
| Charge table | Description, charge type, bond amount, and fine amount. |
County State and Federal Search
Stone County custody can shift across systems. A local arrest appears first through the county jail and court path. If the person is sentenced to state custody, MDOC becomes the main search system. If the case is federal, USMS may control pretrial detention and BOP controls sentenced federal lookup. ICE detention is separate from both. VINELink adds notification and custody-status support for Mississippi.
| System | Covers | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Stone County roster | Local active jail custody and 72-hour recent tabs. | Current booking and county jail profile fields. |
| MDOC inmate search | Sentenced state offenders and MDOC custody. | Name or MDOC ID search after state transfer or sentence. |
| BOP inmate locator | Sentenced federal inmates from 1982-present. | Federal sentence location and release data. |
| ICE ODLS | Immigration detention. | A-number or biographical search for ICE custody. |
| Mississippi VINELink | Custody status and notification. | Alerts when custody changes. |
Stone County Detention Facility
Official sources did not identify a separate city jail, work-release annex, ICE facility, BOP prison, or independent state prison in Stone County. Wiggins is the county seat and the only incorporated city. The Stone County jail, sheriff's office, and MDOC regional facility reference point all resolve to the Industrial Park Road site. The facility's name varies by source, so both names are useful in searches.
- Stone County Regional Correctional Facility - the primary county detention and MDOC regional facility at the Wiggins site, also listed by MDOC as Stone County Correctional Facility.
Stone County Custody Terms
Custody records use short labels that can be easy to misread. These terms are useful when comparing a Stone County roster record to an MDOC, MEC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink result.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, when the person is entered into the facility record system.
- Hold or detainer
- A request from another agency that can keep someone in custody even if another charge has bond.
- Regional correctional facility
- A county or regional site that may also hold MDOC offenders under state correctional arrangements.
- Indictment
- A formal felony charge returned by a grand jury, often needed before a Stone Circuit file exists.
- VINELink
- A custody-status and notification service, not a substitute for a court or jail record.
Stone County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Stone County inmate population?
The best sourced facility capacity figure found is 280 beds from MDOC daily inmate population reporting in November 2024. The public active roster showed 15 active inmates when inspected in June 2026, but that is only the public county roster count.
Where do I search the Stone County inmate population?
Start with the Stone County sheriff page and the Tiger/TCSI active roster. If the person is sentenced to state custody, use MDOC. For federal sentenced inmates use BOP, and for immigration custody use ICE ODLS.
Can I see released or recent Stone County inmates?
The roster has Released Last 72hrs and Booked Last 72hrs tabs. Both showed zero inmates at inspection, so use those tabs as public tools but not as a guaranteed archive.
Does the roster show mugshots?
The inspected inmate profile showed a booking photo image. The photo appears on the profile reached from Select Inmate, not necessarily in the row view.
Why is there no Circuit Court case yet?
The Circuit Clerk states that a felony defendant does not have a Circuit Court file until indictment. Early felony and misdemeanor steps may be in Justice Court or Municipal Court first.