Lowndes County Inmate Population
Lowndes County's local detention map is concentrated in one sheriff-operated jail: the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center. Official OCV and sheriff contact sources place the facility at 527 Dr. M.L.K. Drive South in Columbus and tie the current roster to the holding facility code MSLOWNDESDC. People counted in the local jail population may include pretrial detainees, people booked by local agencies, county-sentenced inmates, and visible holds in the county feed.
The Lowndes County inmate population should not be confused with the Mississippi state prison population. No MDOC prison, federal BOP prison, or ICE detention facility was located in official maps as physically in Lowndes County. Once a felony sentence moves a person to state custody, the MDOC locator becomes the right search tool. Federal custody and immigration detention are separate systems.
Lowndes County Inmate Population Statistics
The best current public figure in the research is the live official OCV/VINE roster count inspected June 18-19, 2026. It showed 92 current records, all under MSLOWNDESDC. The strongest historical correctional-population figure located was Prisoners of the Census, which listed Lowndes County Jail with a local count of 249 on 12/31/2013. Current rated bed capacity, annual bookings, average daily population, and average length of stay were not published in official county sources located.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current public roster count | 92 records | Official OCV/VINE inmate feed, June 18-19, 2026 |
| Visible gender split | 81 M, 11 F | Official OCV/VINE feed, June 18-19, 2026 |
| Visible race-code split | 60 B, 30 W, 2 U | Official OCV/VINE feed, June 18-19, 2026 |
| Historical local jail count | 249 | Prisoners of the Census, 12/31/2013 |
| Current rated bed capacity | Not published | Official county sources reviewed June 2026 |
Lowndes County Jail Trends
The 2026 live roster count and the 2013 correctional-population count are not the same kind of measure. One is a current roster snapshot. The other is a historical population count for a facility. They show that public Lowndes County inmate population data exists, but they do not support a precise year-over-year trend. The research found no official annual ADP, annual booking, or average length-of-stay table for Lowndes County.
| Date | Count | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2013 | 249 | Prisoners of the Census local jail population count. |
| June 18-19, 2026 | 92 | Current official OCV/VINE roster entries. |
| 2024-2026 | Not published | No official annual ADP or bookings trend located. |
Who Is in Lowndes County Custody
The current feed identifies live jail records, not a full demographic report. It showed 92 records, 81 male and 11 female by visible gender field, and race codes 60 B, 30 W, and 2 U. All records shared the same holding-facility value. The feed also included age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, and address fields, but individual roster fields should not be turned into broad demographic claims.
- Local jail custody: current detainees and inmates booked into Lowndes County custody.
- State prison: sentenced felony prisoners move to MDOC custody and are searched in the statewide locator.
- Federal custody: federal pretrial cases may involve U.S. Marshals channels, while sentenced federal prisoners use BOP.
- Immigration custody: ICE ODLS is the separate detainee-location route.
Laws Governing Lowndes Inmate Records
Mississippi law supports public access to many jail and booking records while allowing exemptions where another law applies. Mississippi Code Section 47-1-21 requires the sheriff to keep a jail docket. Section 25-61-3 defines public records broadly, including photographs and other materials retained by a public body. Section 25-61-5 covers access timing and written explanations. Section 47-5-151 connects to prisoner death notification and investigation rules.
Key point: A public jail docket supports access to custody records, but sealed, juvenile, confidential, expunged, or active-investigation materials can still be restricted.
Search Lowndes County Inmates
The official Lowndes County inmate search route is the Sheriff's Office Inmate Roster. The public data source is the OCV/VINE feed. The roster is free and focused on current local custody. It can show name, inmate ID, booked date, custody status, holding facility, reporting agency, physical descriptors, and booking photo fields.
- Open the official sheriff roster.
- Search or sort by name and booking timing.
- Open the record and confirm the holding facility.
- Call (662) 328-6788 if the booking is new or missing.
- Use MDOC, BOP, ICE, or court records when the person is outside county jail custody.
The sheriff homepage screenshot comes from the official Lowndes County Sheriff's Office site.
Lowndes County Roster Lookup Fields
The OCV roster is not a court docket. It is a current custody list. Use the search-field and profile fields to identify the right person, then confirm charges and court status through the court system.
| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Search | Text | OCV roster list search is enabled. |
| Sort | Control | Default sort is date descending in the manifest. |
| Inmate ID | Profile field | Local or VINE ID, not MDOC ID. |
| Booked date | Profile field | Booking timestamp in Central time. |
| Custody status | Profile field | Observed current value was IN. |
| Holding facility | Profile field | Observed value was MSLOWNDESDC. |
State Federal Inmate Search
Lowndes County has no official MDOC prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility in the county maps reviewed. The MDOC facilities map does list the Lowndes Probation & Parole Office, but it is a supervision office, not a prison. Use the MDOC inmate locator for sentenced state prisoners, the BOP locator for federal sentenced prisoners from 1982 forward, and ICE ODLS for immigration detainees.
| System | Covers | Does Not Cover |
|---|---|---|
| Lowndes sheriff roster | Current county jail custody. | State prison after transfer. |
| MDOC locator | Sentenced Mississippi prisoners. | Fresh county bookings. |
| BOP locator | Federal inmates from 1982 forward. | County jail mugshots or state prisoners. |
| ICE ODLS | Immigration detainee location. | County criminal court status. |
Lowndes County Detention Facility
The local facility page is Lowndes County Adult Detention Center. It is the county jail for current Lowndes custody and the only detention facility in the Facility Map. The page covers address, phone, lookup path, visitation routing, canteen information, mail limits, population caveats, and directions.
- Lowndes County Adult Detention Center - sheriff-operated county jail for current local detainees, county inmates, and visible holds.
Booking Photos Court Path
Current booking photos appear through the same current roster and VINE image infrastructure described in the jail mugshot research. When the person is no longer listed, a records request to the sheriff is the better path than relying on commercial mugshot pages. Court records after a jail arrest are separate. They show filed charges, hearings, bond orders, warrants, and dispositions through the Delta portal, court clerk, or prosecutor records route.
Lowndes County Inmate Population FAQ
How many people are in the Lowndes County inmate population? The current public feed inspected June 18-19, 2026 showed 92 records. A historical Prisoners of the Census table listed 249 local jail population on 12/31/2013. Those are different measures.
Where is the Lowndes County jail? The Lowndes County Adult Detention Center is at 527 Dr. M.L.K. Drive South, Columbus, MS 39701, phone (662) 328-6788.
Does Lowndes County have a state prison? No official MDOC prison was located in Lowndes County. MDOC lists a probation and parole office in Columbus, which is not a detention facility.
Where do booking photos appear? Current inspected roster entries had VINE image URLs. The county did not publish a photo retention timeline after release.
What if the roster is missing someone? Call the jail, check VINELink for notification, and use MDOC, BOP, ICE, or court records based on custody type.
Lowndes County Records Requests
A current roster search is only one access channel. If a person has been released, if a booking photo is no longer visible, or if the online record does not show the needed field, the next step is a records request or direct call to the Sheriff's Office. Mississippi public-record law can cover jail documentary material and photographs, but the response can be limited by exemptions, redactions, sealed records, juvenile confidentiality, active investigations, or expunction orders.
No dedicated sheriff booking-record request form was located in the official Lowndes public pages or OCV manifest. Use the Adult Detention Center phone number, identify the person and approximate booking date, and ask for the records custodian or administrative operations. For prosecutor records, use the 16th Circuit District Attorney public-records request route. For court case files, use Delta, Mississippi Electronic Courts information, the clerk, or in-person court access if online access is subscription gated.
Lowndes Sheriff App VINELink
The Lowndes County Sheriff (MS) app is an official OCV app listed in both major app stores. The app and web manifest expose Inmate Search, Most Wanted, Sex Offenders, Submit A Tip, Contact Us, news, jail information, canteen, visitation, and app alerts. The research did not prove that the inmate roster is app-only, so the app should be described as another official access route rather than the sole way to search.
VINELink matters because the county feed uses VINE fields and VINE image infrastructure. VINELink is useful for custody notification, especially when a person may be released, transferred, or moved from local jail custody. It should not be treated as a full court docket or a booking-photo archive. Use it next to the sheriff roster, not instead of court or jail records.
Lowndes County Custody Context
Lowndes County's county seat is Columbus, and the jail sits near the local government and court environment. That location matters because a custody record can turn into several different public-record paths. A jail booking may be followed by a Justice Court preliminary matter, a Circuit Court felony case, a County Court appeal, a District Attorney screening decision, or a municipal-court process when a city matter is involved.
The official county pages describe Justice Court authority over felony preliminaries, misdemeanor matters outside municipalities, and warrant functions. Circuit Court handles felony criminal cases. The District Attorney for the 16th Circuit prosecutes felonies in Lowndes County. Those court and prosecutor facts explain why a person can be in the Lowndes County inmate population today while the final charge record is still forming somewhere else in the court system.
Lowndes County Jail Conditions
Official local jail program details were limited in the sources reviewed. The Sheriff's site emphasizes public communication, crime prevention, reports, resources, and career opportunities. It did not publish detailed jail pages for GED programs, substance-abuse treatment, religious services, medical requests, grievance forms, or release planning. Families should ask the Adult Detention Center directly about current programs and care request procedures.
Recent public reporting gives context but should not be overstated as official program data. Research noted reports about inmate deaths at the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center and a reported jail-to-jobs effort. The official sources reviewed did not locate a DOJ consent decree, active federal class action, or official new-jail construction project specific to Lowndes County. Use these items as reasons to verify current conditions with official offices, not as broad claims about the whole Lowndes County inmate population.
The same care applies to capacity claims. Official county sources reviewed did not publish a current rated bed count, so the Lowndes County inmate population discussion uses the verified roster snapshot and the historical census count rather than third-party capacity figures.
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