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MS State Penitentiary is for State Prison offenders sentenced anywhere from one year to life by the State Court in the county where the charges were filed
All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for State - maximum facility.
The phone carrier is Global Tel Link (GTL) - ConnectNetwork, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.
If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders
Located at PO Box 1057 - Hwy 49 W in Parchman, MS, MS State Penitentiary carefully assigns inmates based on their custody level, considering factors like criminal history. MS State Penitentiary offers diverse educational and vocational programs aimed at equipping offenders for successful reintegration into society and reducing recidivism. Through these initiatives, inmates gain skills and confidence, fostering personal growth and resilience.
It is the mission of the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP) to provide public safety by maintaining the confinement of offenders within a safe, secure humane, and cost-effective environment while providing meaningful work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist them in becoming productive law-abiding citizens upon their release. MSP is the state’s oldest Institution, opening in 1901. It is located on approximately 18,000 acres at Parchman, MS in Sunflower County. MSP has a capacity of approximately 3,590 beds, which consist of fifty-eight (58) support buildings and seven (7) different housing units, ranging in size from fifty-six (56) beds at Unit 42 (Hospital) to 1,568 beds at Unit 29, (Unit 29 is MSP primary farming support unit).
This farming unit is responsible for providing food to three State prisons. The Penitentiary consists of 58 support buildings and seven housing units. Inmates can take vocational courses in agriculture, auto body repair, automotive/diesel mechanics, communications, HVAC, welding, carpentry, electrical, culinary arts and marine maintenance. In addition, inmates can earn a GED and adult basic education. Inmates who need to are encouraged to take substance abuse treatment programs, pre-release programs, and various faith-based programs.
MSP houses all adult male inmates who are classified as Protective Custody, Administrative Segregation, Administrative Long-Term Segregation, and Death Row. MSP custody levels consist of minimum, medium, and close.
All male Death Row offenders are housed at MSP, Unit 29, and all female offenders sentenced to death are housed at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County.
MSP offenders provide more than 100,000 hours of free offender labor each year to adjacent municipalities and counties, as well as assisting other state agencies. Programs offered at MSP include:
Therapeutic Recreation
Religious Programs
Independent Study and Tutorial Programs
Pre-Release
Faith-Based Program
Alcohol & Drug Program
ABE/GED Programs
Administrative Remedy Program (ARP)
PACT
Vocational Skills:
Mississippi Prison Industries operates a work program at the MSP and utilizes more than 296,400 offender’s man-hours in its textile and metal fabrication. On a monthly average, 190 offenders work in these shops.
All MDOC facilities and grounds including Mississippi State Penitentiary became tobacco-free. The use or possession of tobacco (cigarettes, loose tobacco, cigar, snuff, chewing tobacco and any preparation of tobacco, (tobacco substitutes), smoking paraphernalia (matches, lighter, cigarette papers), and packaging material (snuff or cigarette containers) is prohibited. These items are considered and will no longer be permitted by inmates, staff or visitors. Any possession of these items will result in appropriate administrative action.
MDOC no longer provides Family Visitation offered for married offenders and their immediate family members.
MDOC no longer provides Conjugal Visitation between legally married offenders and their spouses.
All offender executions are carried out at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Unit 17 by Lethal Injection.
MS State Penitentiary maintains a database of current inmates and their locations within the system. To locate an inmate, begin by using the DOC locator tool, which requires entering the first three letters of the inmate's first and last name, allowing for variations in spelling.
If unable to locate the desired information through free resources, users may opt to use the Arrest Record Search, which requires payment. While this option incurs a small fee, it provides access to the most up-to-date data available.
Medium & Minimum Custody Offenders – Saturday or Sunday, 0900 – 1400 hours. Each unit has its own assigned visitation days.
Protective Custody Offenders - *PC Minimum Custody - every Monday, (except 5th)
*PC Medium Custody – 2nd & 4th Monday; *PC Closed Custody –3rd Monday non-contact.
Closed Custody Offenders – Unit 29 – 2nd or 4th Tuesday; 2nd, 3rd or 4th Wednesday; 2nd Thursday.
Death Row Offenders – 1st & 3rd Tuesdays.
Long-Term Administrative Segregation Status – One (1) hour non-contact visit on the 1st Wednesday..
Visitors will not be permitted entrance to any unit in the institution without photographic identification. The Superintendent or designee will approve any exception. Identification required will be Federal or State-issued photograph identification.
Visitors with infants may have one (1) diaper bag with up to four (4) diapers, two (2) bottles, one (1) change of baby clothes a, one (1) pacifier and diaper wipes in a zip lock bag and any necessary medication for the infant.
Individuals who are convicted felons will be prohibited from visiting offenders except in those cases where immediate family relations can be established. In such cases, the superintendent will grant permission in writing. Visitors must show this written authorization each time they visit.
All visitors 14 years of age or older must have a picture ID and be on the offender's approved list. The ID must display their date of birth. All children under 14 years of age will bring a legible birth certificate.
Visiting privileges may be suspended temporarily or permanently for any of the following reasons:
