The Quitman County Inmate Population
The Quitman County inmate population is not one single public list. Official research found a sheriff jail function in Marks and a separate Quitman County CWC in Lambert, but no county-hosted roster dashboard, jail population report, or current daily count. That matters because a new arrest normally belongs to the local sheriff jail process, while a sentenced person assigned to the CWC belongs to Mississippi Department of Corrections custody. Those two groups should not be added together unless an official source gives dated counts for both.
The county jail population is driven by arrests, bond decisions, court dates, warrants, short local sentences, and transfers. A person arrested by the Quitman County Sheriff's Office, Marks Police Department, Lambert Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol, or another local agency may pass through county booking unless released quickly or moved by another authority. The state work center population is different. MDOC assigns state offenders there through its own classification process, and the sheriff's jail roster is not the right lookup path for those state inmates.
Quitman County Inmate Population Statistics
No official Quitman County jail capacity, average daily population, annual booking count, or demographic split was located in county, sheriff, MDOC, or BJS county-level sources during research. That absence should be treated as a fact, not a blank to fill from jail-directory sites. The safest way to verify a current number is to ask the sheriff's office or submit a Mississippi Public Records Act request for jail docket or population records held by the county.
The available figures are broader context. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported 664,200 people in local jails nationally at midyear 2023 and a local jail incarceration rate of 198 per 100,000 U.S. residents. Those are national benchmarks, not Quitman County counts. The U.S. Census QuickFacts page for Quitman County gives county population context, and the Prison Policy Initiative Mississippi profile gives state-level incarceration context.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Quitman County Jail rated capacity | Not located in official sources | County, sheriff, and MDOC search, 2026 |
| Quitman County Jail current population | Not published online | No official county roster or dashboard found, 2026 |
| Quitman County Jail average daily population | Not located in official sources | No county annual report found, 2026 |
| Quitman County CWC capacity | Not published on facility page | MDOC facility page, 2026 |
| U.S. local jail population | 664,200 | BJS Jail Inmates in 2023 |
Quitman County Jail Data Gaps
Trend lines for the Quitman County inmate population are limited by the same publication gap. No official county trend table, jail annual report, or public dashboard was found for the years reviewed. A reader should not infer that the jail is empty, full, crowded, or declining from the lack of a roster. It means the current count is held locally and must be confirmed through the sheriff, county records, or a written request.
| Year | Quitman County Jail ADP / Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not published | No official online roster or dashboard located. |
| 2025 | Not published | No county annual jail report located. |
| 2024 | Not published | No county trend table located. |
| 2023 | Not published | BJS national jail data is available, but no county figure was found. |
The lack of local population data also affects claims about overcrowding. Research found no official Quitman County jail consent decree, new-jail construction plan, county-published reform announcement, or recent jail litigation item tied to a specific capacity number. Mississippi transparency sources, including federal death-in-custody reporting material, give statewide context but do not replace a local bed count.
Quitman County Jail Record Laws
Mississippi law supports access to many jail and court records, but it does not require Quitman County to publish a live roster on a website. The practical effect is simple: a person looking for the Quitman County inmate population may need a written request for the records the sheriff keeps, while sealed, juvenile, victim-identifying, and investigative material may be withheld or redacted.
Key Mississippi rules:
Mississippi Public Records Act, Title 25, Chapter 61 gives public access to records held by public bodies unless an exemption applies.
Mississippi Code section 25-61-11 protects investigative reports but makes law-enforcement incident reports public, with victim information protected.
Mississippi Code section 19-25-63 requires a sheriff jail docket showing commitment authority, prisoner name, cause, time held, and discharge authority.
Mississippi Code section 47-1-21 requires an alphabetical county-convict jail docket with identity, commitment, sentence, fine, fee, and discharge fields.
These rules point to the record holder. Booking and jail docket records start with the sheriff. Court filings move to the clerk or Mississippi Electronic Courts. State-prison records move to MDOC. A federal or immigration hold may appear locally as a detainer, but the full federal record is usually searched through a federal locator or court office.
Where Quitman County Inmates Are Held
The official facility map identifies two correctional settings in Quitman County. They sit in the same county but serve different custody systems. The jail in Marks is the local sheriff-operated custody point for arrest, booking, bond, court holds, and short local confinement. The CWC in Lambert is an MDOC community work center for state offenders.
| Facility | Operator | Who It Holds | Lookup Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman County Jail | Quitman County Sheriff's Office | Recent arrestees, pretrial detainees, local sentences, warrant holds, and transfer staging | Sheriff phone, in person, or public-record request |
| Quitman County CWC | Mississippi Department of Corrections | MDOC state offenders assigned to a community work center | MDOC inmate search by name or MDOC ID |
The MDOC facilities index lists Quitman County CWC under community work centers. No official source located a separate Marks municipal jail, Lambert municipal jail, ICE detention center, BOP prison, or U.S. Marshals contract detention center in Quitman County. Local police departments can arrest people, but the research did not show that they run separate public jail rosters.
Search Quitman County Jail Custody
Because no official Quitman County Jail online roster was located, current custody searches should begin with the sheriff's office. Use a full legal name, date of birth or age, arrest date, arresting agency, and any charge or warrant details. Ask whether the person is in the county jail, released, transferred to MDOC, moved to another county, taken to a hospital, or held on another agency's warrant.
- Call the Quitman County Sheriff's Office at 662-326-3131 for current custody status and bond routing.
- Ask whether the arresting agency was the sheriff, Marks Police Department, Lambert Police Department, Highway Patrol, or another office.
- Request the jail docket entry or booking sheet in writing if proof is needed.
- Search MDOC if the person has been sentenced or moved to the Quitman County CWC.
- Use BOP or ICE tools only when a federal case, U.S. Marshals hold, or immigration custody is involved.
For written proof, ask for nonexempt fields: name, arrest date, booking or commitment authority, charge or cause, bond if recorded, release status, and booking photograph if maintained and legally releasable. Investigative narratives, victim information, sealed cases, juvenile records, and protected personal details may not be released.
Quitman County Inmate Search Fields
A phone or written request works best when it gives staff enough detail to distinguish similar names. The county does not offer a public web form, so the field list is a preparation checklist rather than a browser screen.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official Quitman County jail roster | Not available | Not applicable | No official public roster found. |
| Name | Phone or written request | Practically required | Use full legal first and last name, plus middle name if known. |
| Date of birth or age | Phone or written request | Optional but useful | Helps separate people with similar names. |
| Arrest or booking date | Phone or written request | Optional | Useful for recent arrests and jail docket requests. |
| Arresting agency | Phone or written request | Optional | Sheriff, Marks Police, Lambert Police, Highway Patrol, or warrant agency. |
| Requested records | Written request | Yes for record copies | Jail docket, booking sheet, charge list, bond, release date, and mugshot if available. |
State and Federal Inmate Lookup
The Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search is the correct tool for sentenced state offenders and people assigned to Quitman County CWC. MDOC says users may search by first name, last name, or MDOC ID number. For release dates, jail credit, parole eligibility, or sentence-time questions, MDOC points users to its Records Department rather than the county sheriff.
Federal and immigration custody use separate systems. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 forward. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System searches adult ICE detainees by A-number and country of birth or by name, country of birth, and date of birth. A Quitman County jail record may note a hold, but county staff usually cannot provide the full federal or immigration case file.
| System | Use It For | Search Details |
|---|---|---|
| Quitman County Sheriff's Office | Recent local arrests and county jail booking records | Name, DOB or age, arrest date, arresting agency |
| MDOC | Sentenced Mississippi offenders and Quitman County CWC placements | First name, last name, or MDOC ID |
| BOP | Federal inmates | Name search or federal register number search |
| ICE ODLS | Immigration detention | A-number route or biographical search route |
Quitman County Custody Notifications
Mississippi VINE is available through VINELink and MDOC's MS SAVIN information page. MDOC says users may register online, call the Office of MS SAVIN at 601-359-5759 during business hours, or call 1-888-9-MSSAVIN for 24-hour representative help. TTY assistance is listed at 866-847-1298.
The value of VINE is notification, not full record access. It can help track custody status changes when agency booking systems support the feed. MDOC also notes a registration-link feature that can carry a registration from county custody to state custody after a felony conviction. That can matter in Quitman County because a person may begin in the sheriff jail and later move into MDOC custody.
The Mississippi VINELink portal is shown below as a statewide custody-notification channel, not as a replacement for the sheriff's office.
Use VINELink after checking the correct custody system so notifications are tied to the right person and agency record.
Quitman County Inmate Record Details
Since Quitman County does not publish a sample online inmate profile, record expectations should come from Mississippi jail docket law and the fields a requester asks the sheriff to produce. A jail docket is the custody log that shows why a person was received, who ordered or authorized custody, and how custody ended.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person booked or committed to jail. |
| Age / DOB | Identity confirmation; age appears in the county-convict docket law. |
| Arrest date | Date of arrest and commitment. |
| Commitment authority | Warrant, mittimus, court order, or other authority placing the person in custody. |
| Charge or cause | The alleged offense or reason for imprisonment. |
| Release / discharge | How long held, release method, discharge authority, or transfer receipt. |
- Detainer
- Another agency's request or hold that may block release after a local bond is paid.
- Mittimus
- A court order committing a person to jail or prison.
- Classification
- A jail or prison assignment based on custody risk, needs, and security level.
- Work center
- An MDOC community custody facility tied to work and state offender placement.
Quitman County Jail Location Context
The sheriff jail function is tied to the government block in Marks. The Mississippi DPS Crime Stoppers page places the Quitman County Sheriff's Office at 233 Chestnut Street, and the official county site lists the courthouse nearby at 220 Chestnut Street. County geography explains that Mississippi State Highways 6 and 3 intersect in Marks, the county seat.
Quitman County's history page also gives the courthouse and jail block unusual civil-rights context. The official history recounts the Marks Mule Train, the Poor People's Campaign, and a student and teacher march downtown to the jail behind the county courthouse after the arrest of SCLC organizer Willie Bolden. That history does not change modern custody procedures, but it helps explain why the downtown government block carries more local meaning than a routine address line.
The official Quitman County history page documents the Marks Mule Train and courthouse-area protest context.
For present-day custody questions, the operational source remains the sheriff's office, court clerk, or MDOC, depending on where the person is held.
Quitman County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Quitman County inmate population? No official current county jail count, rated capacity, or average daily population was located in official sources. Confirm a current count through the sheriff's office, county board records, or a written public-record request.
Can I search a Quitman County jail roster online? No official public Quitman County Jail online roster was found. Start with the sheriff's office, then use MDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINE only when the custody type fits those systems.
Is Quitman County CWC the same as the county jail? No. Quitman County CWC is an MDOC community work center in Lambert. The county jail in Marks is the local sheriff custody point for arrests and pretrial detention.
Where do court records start after an arrest? Booking starts with the jail, but formal court records move through justice court, circuit court, the clerk, MEC, and the Eleventh Circuit District Attorney as charges are filed or changed.