Issaquena County Correctional Facility is located in Mayersville Mississippi. This prison was opened in 1997 and earned its last American Correctional Association Accreditation in 2011. This facility houses both long term commitment state inmates, and inmates who are awaiting trial.
Holmes-Humphreys County Correctional Facility is located in Lexington Mississippi. It is a mixed custody facility that houses state inmates, and offenders who are awaiting trial within the county.
George-Greene County Regional Correctional Facility is located in Lucedale Mississippi. It is responsible for housing 280 adult male state inmates and 168 male and female pre-trial detainees. State inmates at this prison can participate in programs that allow the inmates to earn a GED.
East Mississippi Correctional Facility is a prison located in Meridian Mississippi. It is a privately run facility under contract with the Mississippi Department of Correction that has been under great scrutiny in recent years.
Chickasaw County Regional Correctional Facility is located in Houston Mississippi. It houses pretrial male and female inmates who are awaiting arraignment and trial.
Central Mississippi Correctional Facility is located in Rankin County Mississippi. Inmates are initially received and classified at this facility. The process involves the inmates going under a battery of tests that screen for STD's, HIV in addition to full medical, educational, and psychiatric evaluation.
Carroll-Montgomery County Regional Correctional Facility is located in Vaiden Mississippi. It is a medium security facility that offers inmates the chance to earn a GED and adult basic education.
Bolivar County Correctional Facility is located in Cleveland Mississippi. It is a medium security facility that houses over 369 state and county inmates. This facility offers a variety of programs for long term commitments. Offenders can earn a GED, take literacy courses and obtain an adult basic education.
Maintaining the relationship between inmates and their friends and family is an essential part of the inmates rehabilitation. Multiple studies have shown that inmates who have close community and family ties supported through visitation have a lower recidivism rate. One of the challenges faced by the Mississippi department of correction is the stigma attached to visiting an inmate.
Inmates serving time in Mississippi prisons are allowed to receive letters, photos, books from an approved vendor, and cards, but there are certain rules/restrictions for each. All mail is opened and inspected with the exception of legal mail. Letters must not be written in code, describe the manufacturing of weapons, drugs, or alcohol, or have plans of criminal activities in them. With the exception of photos, no other items should be mailed with your letter.