This is a private reference site, not a government counter. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official offices below for custody, bond, visitation, and records questions.
Where to Check for an Inmate or Record
Hancock County Sheriff's Office / Hancock County Public Safety Complex
8450 U.S. Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Main phone: 228-466-6900
Jail/direct roster report phone observed in source material: 228-466-6922
Fax shown in sheriff materials: 228-255-8246
Email: so2@co.hancock.ms.us
Office hours listed by the sheriff FAQ: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For urgent police response or non-emergency dispatch, the sheriff FAQ lists central dispatch at 228-255-9191. For court-counter questions tied to a case after booking, Hancock County court staff are also located at the Public Safety Complex and list 228-467-5573 during weekday business hours.
Choose the contact path that matches the record or custody type:
- For someone booked at the county jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the sheriff or jail if the roster does not answer the question.
- For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots page and the county public-records request process when the image is not visible online.
- For charges or case filings after booking, follow court records after a jail arrest and contact the correct Hancock County court office.
- For a specific detention location, use the facility page linked in the footer before visiting or sending money.
- For a sentenced Mississippi prisoner, search the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate locator rather than the county roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.