Rankin County Detention Center Inmate Lookup

Rankin County Detention Center Overview

The Rankin County Detention Center is operated by the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. County materials also refer to it as the Rankin County Jail or Adult Detention Center. The jail serves the county jail population in Brandon and receives people arrested or held by the Sheriff's Office, Brandon Police Department, Pearl Police Department, Flowood Police Department, Richland Police Department, Florence Police Department, Reservoir Patrol, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi Department of Corrections, and occasional outside agencies shown on the roster.

The Sheriff's Office identifies Bryan Bailey as Sheriff and describes the department as the chief law enforcement agency in Rankin County. For jail lookup purposes, that means the detention center is the local custody point, while the charging agency or court may still control case details, first appearances, bond confirmation, or later prosecution. The jail is not the same system as Central Mississippi Correctional Facility or the Flowood MDOC facilities, which are searched through the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

The official county jail page says the detention center is directly behind the Rankin County Justice Center on U.S. Highway 80. Visitors are directed to the Sheriff's Office entrance and the Jail Information Officer. That location matters because the jail, Sheriff's Office, Circuit Clerk, Justice Court, and District Attorney offices are all in the Brandon government and court complex area, but they answer different questions.

Rankin County Detention Center Capacity and Population

Official county sources reviewed for this project did not publish a rated bed capacity for the Rankin County Detention Center. The public roster did publish a current count. On the roster inspected June 19, 2026, the page showed Last Updated: June 18, 2026, 7:32 p.m., and Total Inmates: 397. That figure should be treated as a roster count at the listed update time, not as an occupancy percentage.

Because the roster covers current inmates only, a released person may disappear from the online list even though a booking report or incident record may still be requestable through the sheriff's public-records process. Historical local correctional population data listed 360 for Rankin County Jail as of December 31, 2013, but that is not a current capacity number.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Rankin County Detention Center

Use the official Rankin County current-inmates roster for people believed to be in the county jail. The old search page says inmate search is now integrated into the roster page. The roster is free, loads current inmates in a table, and allows filtering by name, severity, time period, and whether a visible bond appears. It also warns that bond amounts are estimates and that booking information should be confirmed with charging agencies.

1. Open the Adult Detention Center portal or go directly to the current-inmates roster.
2. Use the Name filter for a first or last name, then narrow with severity, time period, or Has Bond when useful.
3. Click the inmate's name to open the detail modal rather than relying only on the table row.
4. Review the arresting agency, booking date, first charge, offenses, estimated bond, court date if populated, and front or side mugshot if available.

If a person is not listed, use the fallback chain before assuming they are not in custody. Call jail information at 601-825-1479, contact the charging agency listed on paperwork, ask the Jail Information Officer in person at the Sheriff's Office entrance, or submit a sheriff public-records request for a booking report. Sentenced state prisoners belong in the MDOC inmate search, and federal or immigration custody requires BOP, court, U.S. Marshals, ICE, or VINELink channels.

The official roster screenshot is useful because it shows the current-inmates table, filters, last-updated time, and total count. Source: Rankin County current-inmates roster.

The table view does not replace confirmation from the jail or charging agency. A person can have a visible bond amount and still have another court order, courtesy hold, failure-to-appear matter, MDOC administrative probation violation, or outside-agency hold that affects release.

Rankin County Detention Center Address and Contact

For current custody questions, the jail information line is the direct county contact. The Sheriff's Department operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while administrative offices are listed as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except state holidays. After-hours nonemergency assistance can be routed through the sheriff main number, but custody lookup should start with the jail information number.

Visiting Someone at Rankin County Detention Center

Rankin County materials route video calls through ConnectNetwork and GettingOut, and the prisoner-items page gives 855-706-2445 for arranging video visitation. Jail staff may answer questions, but the county notes that staff cannot complete third-party sign-up or application steps for users. Before scheduling or traveling, confirm that the person is still in county custody and that visitation has not changed for classification, discipline, court movement, medical status, or a temporary jail rule.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Rankin County Detention Center

Rankin County's prisoner-items rules are unusually specific. Personal items must be mailed to Rankin County Jail at 221 North Timber Street, Brandon, MS 39042, and all packages are processed and searched for contraband. New inmates may receive one mailed-in package of allowed items within the first seven days of booking. After that period, an inmate may receive one package every three months. Property and vehicle releases are handled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with government-issued identification.

The county says inmates may receive postcards only. Letters and posts that arrive inside an envelope are marked Return to Sender and rejected. Allowed personal items include limited white or off-white clothing without buttons, zippers, or pockets; underwear; short-sleeve T-shirts; socks; thermal underwear; sports bras without underwire for females; notebook paper; postcards; photos no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches; and elastic hair ties. Bibles are not accepted by mail because the jail chaplain issues Bibles on inmate request.

The county money page documents the postal money order and Keefe mailing instructions. Source: Rankin County Money for Prisoners.

Booking and Intake at Rankin County Detention Center

Rankin County does not publish a full county booking manual, but the roster and public-records policy show what intake produces. A person arrested in Rankin County is transported to the detention center or held for the charging agency, identified in the jail system, assigned jail and booking numbers, photographed, and listed with age, intake or booking time, arresting agency, and first charge. The profile modal can add personal descriptors, front and side mugshots when available, arrest date, arrest location, first court date, scheduled release if populated, offenses, and bond fields.

For records that are not online, the sheriff's Public Information Request Form includes a Booking Report checkbox. The request policy requires mail or hand delivery, a $10 check, a copy of the requester's valid government-issued photo identification, and a self-addressed stamped envelope if the response is mailed. Faxed or emailed requests are not accepted. Rankin applies the Mississippi Public Records Act response framework, including a seven-working-day response rule and written explanation when more time is needed, subject to exemptions and redactions.

About Rankin County Detention Center

The detention center is part of a larger sheriff operation that includes detention, patrol, dispatch, criminal investigations, court services, training, and related county law enforcement functions. For inmate families, the most important distinction is between jail custody and case authority. The jail can confirm whether a person is housed there and explain jail rules, while the arresting agency, court, prosecutor, or clerk may control charge confirmation, court dates, warrants, and final release conditions.

Rankin County also publishes information about its Trusty Inmate Program. The sheriff describes it as a program for non-violent offenders who voluntarily plead guilty and enter an agreement with the defense attorney, prosecutor, and judge before sentencing. Program details include classes such as GED, financial management, life skills counseling, Celebrate Recovery, Narcotics Anonymous, anger management, and physical training. Trusty work can include the jail kitchen, sanitation, maintenance, gardens, wood shop, road crews, Animal Shelter, and other county assignments. Those program details are local to Rankin County and should not be confused with MDOC's state-prison work release or Flowood community corrections facilities.