Newton County Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, pull an official booking record, provide a booking photo, or give legal advice. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Where To Ask
Newton County does not appear to publish an official online jail roster, jail-records request form, mugshot gallery, sheriff mobile app, or jail FAQ. The county forms page does not list a jail-records request form. For current jail custody, jail docket questions, booking sheets, or booking photos, start with the Newton County Sheriff's Department.
Newton County Sheriff's Department and Jail
300 Access Rd
Decatur, MS 39327
Phone: 601-635-4401
Fax: 601-635-5768
Sheriff Joedy Pennington is listed by the county as sheriff, county jailor, and keeper of the jail docket.
Use the record type to choose the right office or locator. Jail custody and booking details are different from court filings, sentenced state-prison records, federal inmate records, and immigration detention records.
- For someone held at the county jail or for jail docket details, use the jail inmate records page and contact the sheriff's office.
- For a current booking photo or booking-related image, see jail roster mugshots and ask the sheriff's office whether a public record is available.
- For indictments, motions, process, and Circuit Court docket records, contact the Newton County Circuit Clerk at 92 West Broad St, Decatur, MS 39327, P.O. Box 447, or 601-635-3368.
- For misdemeanors, traffic matters outside municipalities, bond hearings, preliminary felony hearings, or warrants, contact Newton County Justice Court, P.O. Box 69, Decatur, MS 39327, or 601-635-2367.
- For a sentenced Mississippi state prisoner, use the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search.
- For a federal inmate or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For custody notification options in Mississippi, check VINELink Mississippi.