This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Those actions must go through the government office that holds the record or controls the custody decision.
Where to Start
For a Scott County jail record, the main local contact is the sheriff's office and jail complex in Forest. The research did not locate posted lobby hours, so call before visiting or mailing a time-sensitive request.
Scott County Sheriff's Office and Jail
531 Airport Road
Forest, MS 39074
Phone: 601-469-1511
Fax: 601-469-5224
Detention contacts: Chief Brad Carson, bcarson@scottcountyms.gov; Captain Landy Johnson, ljohnson@scottcountyms.gov.
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, use jail inmate records and then call the jail if the online route fails.
- For booking photos, use the process on jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For facility information, use the Scott County Jail page.
- For sentenced state prisoners, use the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or the ICE detainee locator.