Leflore County Jail Overview
Leflore County Jail is a county jail operated by the Leflore County Sheriff's Office. The county sheriff page lists Sheriff James Payne Sr. as the elected sheriff and gives the public sheriff contact line. The jail is the local facility for adult arrestees, pretrial detainees, people serving short local sentences, warrant cases, and holds that remain in the county system. It is not the same as Delta Correctional Facility, even though both correctional addresses are on the Baldwin Road and County Road 540 corridor in Greenwood.
The strongest local distinction is custody type. Leflore County Jail is for local jail custody tied to arrest, booking, bond, Justice Court, Circuit Court, and transfer decisions. Delta Correctional Facility is an MDOC state prison for adult female state prisoners. When a person has just been arrested in Leflore County, the county jail and sheriff are the first custody path. When a person has been sentenced to state custody, the Mississippi Department of Corrections locator becomes the better search tool.
The official sheriff page captured for this build is shown on the Leflore County sheriff contact page.
The screenshot supports the key local route for Leflore County Jail records: sheriff contact first, then court and public-records channels if custody details need formal documentation.
Leflore County Jail Population
Current rated capacity and current daily population for Leflore County Jail were not published on the official county pages in the research set. The only sourced facility count is historical. Prisoners of the Census and BJS correctional-facility data list Leflore County Jail as a local facility with 110 people on December 31, 2013. That figure is useful context for older jail-population research, but it should not be read as today's bed count or present operating population.
Because no county dashboard, jail annual report, or active roster count was located, requests for current population should go through the sheriff or through a written Mississippi Public Records Act request. A careful request can ask for the current jail count, the jail docket for a named person, booking and release dates, or any public aggregate count the office maintains. The county may charge actual costs for search, review, duplication, redaction, and mailing when records are produced.
| Measure | What the Research Supports |
|---|---|
| Facility type | County jail and local detention facility |
| Operator | Leflore County Sheriff's Office |
| Population held | Local arrestees, pretrial detainees, short local sentences, warrants, and holds |
| Current roster count | No official county roster count located |
| Historical count | 110 in the 2013 BJS/Census correctional-facility data |
Look Up Leflore Jail Inmates
No official live Leflore County Jail roster was located on the county website. That means a Leflore County Jail custody search should start with the jail and sheriff phone line, not with an assumed online name search. The sheriff can confirm whether a person is currently held, recently released, awaiting bond processing, held for another agency, or no longer in county custody. For a wider custody safety net, use Mississippi VINE for notifications and the MDOC Inmate Search only when a person has moved into sentenced state custody.
Have the person's full legal name ready. A date of birth, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, booking date, court case number, or warrant number can help staff distinguish people with similar names. Ask whether booking is complete before relying on a negative answer. Intake can take time after a recent arrest, and court or agency holds can change release timing even after bond is set.
- Call Leflore County Jail or the sheriff's office and ask for current custody confirmation by full name and date of birth if known.
- Ask whether the person is still in booking, has been released, has a hold, or has been transferred to MDOC or another agency.
- For filed charges and court dates, use Justice Court, Circuit Clerk, or Mississippi Electronic Courts instead of treating the booking charge as final.
- For formal copies, submit a written public-records request for the booking sheet, jail docket entry, mugshot, release date, or transfer record.
- Register with Mississippi VINE when custody notification is available for the person or facility.
Note: A missing online roster result does not prove that a person was never booked into Leflore County Jail.
Leflore County Jail Contact
The jail address confirmed in the research is 3600 Baldwin Road, Greenwood, MS 38930. The sheriff's office mailing contact is P.O. Box 905, Greenwood MS 38935-1953. The official sheriff page lists the main phone as 662-453-5141 and fax as 662-453-2221. Use the phone line before traveling, sending mail, posting bond, or trying to drop off property because the county did not publish lobby hours, parking rules, visitor-entry instructions, or an allowed-items list.
Written records requests should identify the specific record sought rather than asking broad questions. Useful terms include booking sheet, jail docket entry, arrest report, incident report, booking photograph, bond information, release date, transfer record, and hold information. Include the person's full name, date of birth if known, arresting agency, approximate arrest or booking date, and any case or warrant number. Mississippi law allows actual-cost fees, and the sheriff may require payment before copies are produced.
Leflore County Jail
3600 Baldwin Road
Greenwood, MS 38930
662-453-5141
Call before travel for custody, visits, mail, money, bond, and entry rules.
Leflore County Sheriff's Office
P.O. Box 905
Greenwood, MS 38935-1953
Fax: 662-453-2221
Use for written jail records and public-records routing.
Leflore County Jail Visits
Leflore County did not publish an official jail visitation schedule, video-visit vendor, visitor approval form, dress code, minor-visitor rule, lobby hours, or attorney-visit procedure in the sources located. The safe approach is to call the jail before traveling. Ask whether visits are in person, video, contact, non-contact, suspended, or appointment only. Also ask what identification is required and whether visitors may bring phones, keys, bags, medication, or paperwork into the lobby.
Visitors should also confirm the entrance and parking arrangement because the jail and Delta Correctional Facility are near each other. A person going to the wrong facility may not be able to receive help at the door. Confirm the inmate's current custody location first, then confirm the visit rule for that exact facility.
| Visit Topic | Published Detail | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visits | Not published | Current days, hours, appointment rules, and ID requirements |
| Video visits | Not published | Whether video visits exist and which vendor is used |
| Dress code | Not published | Clothing limits and child-visitor rules |
| Allowed items | Not published | Phones, bags, keys, medicine, papers, and property-drop rules |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Professional access process and required credentials |
Leflore County Jail Mail
Mail, phone, commissary, and money-deposit details for Leflore County Jail were not published in the official county sources reviewed. Do not assume a vendor, fee, kiosk, online deposit site, phone account provider, tablet system, or money-order rule. Call the jail before sending funds or mail. Ask for the exact name format, whether a booking number is required, what address to use, and whether photos, books, greeting cards, envelopes, stamps, or packages are allowed.
Money rules matter because a deposit sent through the wrong channel may be delayed or rejected. If the jail accepts deposits, ask whether funds can be added in the lobby, by phone, online, by money order, or through a kiosk. Also ask whether fees apply and whether unused funds are refunded at release. For calls, ask if the inmate can place collect calls, whether prepaid accounts are required, and how attorney calls are handled.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Call 662-453-5141 for the current inmate mail format before sending items. |
| Phone / Video | No official vendor or schedule was located in the research. |
| Money Deposit | No commissary vendor, kiosk rule, fee table, or online deposit link was located. |
| Property | Confirm allowed property and drop-off limits before going to the jail. |
Leflore County Jail Booking
Booking at Leflore County Jail starts after an arrest, warrant service, court commitment, or agency hold. Law enforcement may include the sheriff, Greenwood Police, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Mississippi Valley State University Police for relevant local matters, or another agency with authority in the county. Intake normally includes identity checks, warrant checks, property inventory, search and safety screening, medical questions, fingerprints, booking photo, charge or hold entry, and classification. Classification means staff decide where a person will be housed based on security, gender, medical needs, separation issues, and safety concerns.
After booking, the court path depends on the charge. Justice Court handles misdemeanor criminal charges, traffic matters listed in the research, and preliminary felony matters. Circuit Court handles felony cases after indictment or other circuit-court filing. The Fourth Circuit District Attorney explains that felony defendants have a first appearance where charges and counsel are addressed, and that felony indictment authority belongs to the grand jury. That is why a jail booking charge can differ from the charge later shown in court records.
- Booking
- Administrative intake after arrest, including identity, charge, photo, and custody entry.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that can delay release.
- Classification
- Housing and safety placement inside the jail after intake screening.
- Mittimus
- A court order committing a person to jail or prison.
About Leflore County Jail
A 2024 Mississippi procurement notice identified the Leflore County Jail site for security improvements and listed an onsite walkthrough at the Baldwin Road jail. That source is important because the official sheriff page gives a mailing address but does not publish a detailed jail operations page. The procurement reference supports the physical jail location and shows that the county had an active jail-security improvement item in 2024.
For court follow-up after a Leflore County Jail booking, use the court office that matches the case stage. Justice Court handles misdemeanor and preliminary felony matters. The Circuit Clerk supports county and circuit court records, including criminal case files. Mississippi Electronic Courts may be used for filed circuit and county cases where public access is available. If a person has been sentenced and moved into MDOC custody, use the state locator and MDOC records contacts instead of the county jail.
Note: Confirm custody, entrance, parking, visit status, and allowed items with Leflore County Jail before traveling.