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The Jail System

Mississippi has 81 jails in 82 counties. The jail population in 2022 was 13,438.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Mississippi correctional authorities was 19,802 located in 21 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a budget of $154,401,559.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, Mississippi community corrections population was 30,380 under probation and 9,270 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.  

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.  

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.    

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
661
Violent Crime Rate
245
Property Crime Rate
1,746
Probationers
1,295
Parolees
411

Populations

Prison Population
19,802
Jail Population
13,438
Parole Population
9,270
Probation Population
30,380

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
21 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
81

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 23,825
Employee Positions
527
Prison Budget
$154,401,559