Walthall County Inmate Population
Walthall County has two correctional settings that matter for inmate-population research. The Walthall County Jail in Tylertown is the local booking jail run by the Walthall County Sheriff's Office. It is the first place to check for people arrested by county deputies, Tylertown police, or other local agencies that book through the county jail. The sheriff's current roster and released roster are public, and the roster cards show booking numbers, booking dates, charges, bond entries, profile links, and mugshots when an image is posted.
The second setting is the Marion/Walthall County Correctional Facility in Columbia. MDOC lists it as a regional facility, so it belongs in the Walthall County inmate population picture even though it is not the same as the Tylertown jail roster. A person may start on the county roster after arrest, then move into a state or regional correctional channel after sentencing. Federal and immigration custody are separate again, with different locators and no county-style jail roster.
Walthall County Inmate Population Statistics
The official Walthall County roster is live data, so a count taken from it is a dated snapshot rather than a fixed census. Research captured the current roster at 24 people on June 19, 2026, and the released roster at 1 person in the recent-release channel. The Prison Policy Initiative phone-rate appendix listed Walthall County Sheriff Jail with an average daily population of 27 in 2022. No official county source located during research published a rated jail capacity or annual booking total.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Current Walthall County roster count | 24 | Sheriff roster snapshot, June 19, 2026 |
| Released roster count | 1 | Sheriff released roster snapshot, June 19, 2026 |
| Average daily population | 27 | Prison Policy Initiative, 2022 |
| Rated jail capacity | Not published in the reviewed official county source | Sheriff jail page checked in research |
| Annual bookings | Not located in official county source | Sheriff public pages checked in research |
Walthall County Jail Population Trends
The available Walthall County trend line is narrow but useful. The PPI figure gives a 2022 average daily population proxy for the Walthall County Sheriff Jail. The sheriff roster then gives a live June 19, 2026 count. Those two figures are close enough to show a small local jail population, but they do not prove a rise or fall because one is an annual average and the other is a live roster count. The research found no official county jail demographic dashboard, monthly population report, or current overcrowding order.
| Year / Date | Population or Proxy | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27 ADP | PPI phone-rate appendix listed Walthall County Sheriff Jail and City Tele Coin. |
| June 19, 2026 | 24 current entries | Official roster count during research; live count can change. |
| June 19, 2026 | 1 released entry | Released roster channel was labeled as a recent-release list. |
Statewide context can help explain why people move between systems. The Vera Institute Mississippi trends page tracks state-level jail and prison patterns, while the Bureau of Justice Statistics jail tables give national context. Those sources do not replace Walthall County figures. They are best used to understand Mississippi jail trends when the county has not published a deeper local breakdown.
Who Counts in Walthall County Custody
The Walthall County inmate population is not one list. County jail detainees and recent releases appear through the sheriff's roster. Sentenced state prisoners and regional correctional inmates use Mississippi Department of Corrections search channels. Federal prisoners use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, and current immigration detention is searched through ICE Online Detainee Locator System. These systems answer different questions.
- Local jail detainees: people booked into the Walthall County Jail before trial, on local charges, on warrants, or while waiting for bond or court.
- Recent releases: people who left local jail and still appear in the released roster channel.
- Regional and state custody: people held through MDOC or a regional facility such as Marion/Walthall County Correctional Facility.
- Federal or immigration custody: people held under BOP, U.S. Marshals, or ICE authority, which may not show on the county roster.
Walthall County Jail Capacity
The official sheriff jail page does not publish a rated bed capacity, housing-unit list, or jail-population dashboard. That gap matters because a roster count alone cannot show whether the jail is crowded. A count of 24 current entries on the roster snapshot says how many records were visible at that time. It does not show bed design, classification limits, medical separation, work-release space, or whether some beds are offline. The correct wording is that rated capacity was not located in the official county source.
No official recent jail consent decree, two-year reform notice, or current overcrowding order was located in the reviewed sheriff or MDOC sources. The jail page does state that the Walthall County Jail operates within budgetary and other limits, recognizes statutory, judicial, and constitutional rights, and uses video surveillance equipment to support safety and tracking. Those are operating statements, not population-capacity numbers.
Note: Do not compare the roster snapshot to capacity unless Walthall County publishes a current rated-capacity figure.
Walthall County Jail Record Laws
Mississippi public-record law supplies the access frame for jail records, booking records, and roster-related requests in Walthall County. The fastest source is still the sheriff's public roster, but older records, corrected charge data, or copies no longer posted online may require a public-records request to the office that keeps the record. Some records can be withheld or redacted when another law applies, especially for juveniles, sealed files, or active law-enforcement matters.
Key Rules:
Mississippi Public Records Act, Title 25, Chapter 61 means public records are open for inspection unless a law says otherwise.
Mississippi Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training is the state body tied to detention-officer standards and certification policy.
31 Miss. Code R. 101-5.2 describes selection and training policy for jail officers after they begin detention work.
Death in Custody Reporting Act information from Mississippi DPS explains the federal custody-death reporting channel.
Search Walthall County Inmates
The Walthall County current inmate roster is the main public lookup for local custody. It lets a searcher move between current and released records, sort by name or date, and search by first or last name. A result card can show a mugshot, name, booking number, booking date, charges, bond, and a profile link. The profile can add age, gender, race, and arresting agency. The roster warning says charges and bail can change after court appearances, so bond companies and people posting bail should call detention staff before relying on the web entry.
- Open the sheriff's inmate roster from the Walthall County Sheriff's Office site.
- Choose Current for active custody or Released for the recent-release channel.
- Search by first or last name, or use the name and date sort controls when spelling is uncertain.
- Open the profile to read the booking number, booking date, charges, bond, and arresting agency.
- Call the jail if the arrest is recent, the person is not listed, or the bond and case number must be confirmed.
Walthall County Roster Search Fields
The roster interface is simple but more flexible than a plain name list. It has search, sort, current, released, and pagination controls. The released roster is helpful when a person has left jail, but the landing page's 48-hour wording should not be treated as a full archival rule because the released page did not publish a precise retention period.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Link/filter | Optional | Alphabetical name view with A-Z links. |
| Date | Link/filter | Optional | Booking-date order. |
| Current | Link/filter | Optional | Shows active jail roster entries. |
| Released | Link/filter | Optional | Shows the recent released-inmate channel. |
| Search by either first or last name | Text input | Unspecified | Visible prompt says Search By Name. |
| Search / Show All | Buttons | Not applicable | Submit a name search or clear the filter. |
Walthall County Inmate Record Fields
A Walthall County inmate record is a booking record, not a final court judgment. The profile reviewed in the research displayed the data fields the public can expect from a typical roster entry. It did not show a date of birth, home address, case number, housing unit, warrant number, court date, projected release date, medical data, or cell assignment. Those omissions are normal for public roster pages and are one reason to verify case details with the jail or court.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Booking photo on roster cards and profile pages when posted. |
| Booking # | Numeric booking identifier used in the profile URL. |
| Booking Date | Date and time of jail intake. |
| Age / Gender / Race | Basic profile-level demographics, using short codes for some fields. |
| Arresting Agency | Agency abbreviation, with the inspected sample showing TPD. |
| Charges | Booking charge text, which can differ from later court-filed charges. |
| Bond | Dollar amount or status such as denied bond. |
State and Federal Inmate Search
After sentencing or transfer, the Walthall County jail roster may no longer be the right source. MDOC's search page says a user can search by name or ID number, and the MS.gov version provides a choice between name and ID search. The MS.gov MDOC search interface is useful when a person may be in state or regional custody. It is also the better path for Marion/Walthall County Correctional Facility because that facility appears in MDOC's regional facility list.
The federal path is different. The BOP locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present, but federal pretrial detainees may be in U.S. Marshals custody before BOP commitment. Walthall County is in the Southern District of Mississippi for federal purposes, and the U.S. Marshals district office is in Jackson. ICE ODLS can search current ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours by A-number or biographical data. None of those tools is a Walthall County jail roster or mugshot gallery.
The MDOC MS SAVIN/VINE page and Mississippi VINELink portal support custody notifications. MS SAVIN lists business-hours phone help at 601-359-5759, toll-free 24-hour assistance at 1-888-9-MSSAVIN, and TTY help at 866-847-1298.
The MDOC search page is shown in the official screenshot captured from Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search.
That statewide locator is for state custody and regional correctional channels, not for a new Walthall County jail booking.
Walthall County Jail or MDOC
Choosing the right system prevents many false no-result searches. A person arrested in Walthall County may appear first on the sheriff's roster. If the case ends in a state sentence, that person may later appear in MDOC search tools or a regional facility record. A federal case, immigration hold, parole violation, or detainer can change where the person is held and which agency can confirm custody.
| Custody Question | Best Starting Point | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Current local jail booking | Walthall County Sheriff roster | Shows local current inmates, profiles, charges, bond, and mugshots. |
| Recent local release | Walthall released roster | Shows release date and booking details while still posted. |
| Sentenced state custody | MDOC inmate search | Searches state and regional correctional custody by name or ID. |
| Federal prisoner | BOP inmate locator | Covers federal inmates after BOP commitment. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Searches current ICE custody or qualifying CBP custody. |
Walthall County Detention Facilities
Two facilities serve the Walthall County inmate population research map. The local jail comes first because it is the public booking roster for current and recent local detainees. The regional correctional facility comes second because it is tied to MDOC and regional custody, not the sheriff's current-inmate roster.
- Walthall County Jail - local county jail in Tylertown for current detainees, recent releases, local bookings, and roster profiles.
- Marion/Walthall County Correctional Facility - MDOC regional facility in Columbia for regional and state correctional custody.
Walthall County Jail Context
The sheriff's homepage describes Walthall County and Tylertown as a rural southwest Mississippi community between Jackson and New Orleans. It notes that Highway 98 connects the area toward Hattiesburg, I-59, McComb, and I-55. That local geography matters for jail visits and records errands because the jail and sheriff's office share the Magnolia Avenue address in Tylertown. The same site identifies Sheriff Kyle Breland as the public-facing sheriff and Warden Cherie Bailey for jail and corrections questions.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, including a booking number, booking date, photo, charges, and bond entry when available.
- Bond
- Court-set release security. The roster can show a dollar amount or a denied-bond status.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency that may stop release even when a local bond appears.
- MDOC
- Mississippi Department of Corrections, the state system used after sentencing or regional correctional placement.
Walthall County Inmate Population FAQ
How is the Walthall County inmate population counted?
The most direct county count is the live sheriff roster. Research captured 24 current entries on June 19, 2026, but the roster changes as people are booked, released, bonded out, or transferred. PPI listed a 2022 average daily population of 27 for Walthall County Sheriff Jail.
Where should a Walthall County inmate search begin?
Start with the Walthall County Sheriff's current roster for local jail custody. If the person was recently released, check the released roster. If the person has been sentenced or transferred, use MDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink as the custody type requires.
Does the roster show mugshots?
Yes. The Walthall County roster and profile pages display booking photos when posted, and the released roster also showed mugshots in the research. Historical photo access should be requested through the sheriff's office under Mississippi public-record rules.
What if the roster charge and court charge differ?
The jail roster shows booking charges and a bond entry from the jail system. Prosecutors and courts can amend, reduce, dismiss, or add charges later. Court records after a jail arrest should be verified with the court clerk or MEC/PAMEC channels.