Adams County Correctional Center
Phone: 601-304-2500
Physical Address:
Adams County Correctional Center
20 Hobo Fork Road
Natchez, MS 39120
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Adams County Correctional Center
PO Box 1600
Washington, MS 39190
Other Jails and Prisons
The actual prison that an inmate is assigned to depends on factors such as security classification, remaining time of their sentence, gang affiliation, and location of their residence.
The Mississippi State Prison System began in 1843, when the first state prison in Mississippi opened in Jackson in a penitentiary in four city squares.
Today the state of Mississippi Prison System maintains 35 state correctional facilities, including two private and multiple work centers.
With a staff of 4,000 correctional workers, as of the end of 2023 they oversee approximately 18,000 inmates, with another 98,000 on parole or supervised release.
The following will explain the instructions, tricks and hacks you can use to find any inmate in custody with the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections provides a limited amount of information you may want to know about any inmate in their system, however they do list every inmate. Inmates in custody have their crimes listed, as well as previous convictions. They also list all inmates who have been discharged.
To look up an inmate, you need the full last name.
Step 1 - Application Process
Each inmate is allowed to fill out a visitation list with ten (10) visitors, and can be updated once a year.
Immediate family members remain on the list permanently unless removed by the inmate.
If you are NOT an immediate family member, after one year your name must be renewed or it is removed automatically.
If you are NOT on the list, you can't visit.
All visitors must have filled out a Visitation Application and have been approved. The application is mailed to everyone on the inmate's list of visitors. It is the only way to get one.
Step 2 - Once Approved You Can Visit
Once approved, study and understand the rules, guidelines and dress code for visits. Failure to follow them may result in suspension of the visit.
It is up to the inmate to notify you of the VISITATION SCHEDULE for Adams County Correctional Center
Visitors will be allowed to visit one (1) inmate only, unless they are related (immediate family) to another inmate.
Visitors who claim they are immediate family have to provide proof.
Visitors who claim to be the spouse of an inmate must provide a copy of their marriage license, as well as the location where the marriage took place (state, county, city); name of the church, courthouse, etc., where they got married.
If you are on probation or parole, you can only visit if you are immediate family, and the warden must approve it.
No more than five (5) persons (including babies/children) will be permitted to visit an inmate at one time.
All visitors age of eighteen (18) and above must have valid picture identification with them, such as a driver’s license, state ID, or passport.
Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
All visitors 16 years of age or older must have a picture ID and be on the inmate's approved list each visit. The teen's ID must have a date of birth on it.
All children under 15 must have a birth certificate proving their age.
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.
To get started you must first open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
Postcards
The Adams County Correctional Center allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature. It is best to only use blue or black ink. Always include your name and return address.
Envelopes
The Adams County Correctional Center also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink. All letters and envelopes are photocopied before given to the inmate.
Limit of 7 photos per envelope, and must come from
Postcards and envelopes MUST HAVE the sender's full name and return address on the envelope.
ALL INCOMING MAIL MUST BE ADDRESSED AS:
Inmate Name & MDOC Number
Current Housing Unit
Institution/Facility Name
Institution/Facility Address
City, State, ZIP
and must include a return address with the following information:
Senders Name
Current Address
City, State, ZIP
Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Confirm Mailing Address here.
Legal Mail
ALL INCOMING MAIL MUST BE ADDRESSED AS:
Inmate Name & MDOC Number
Current Housing Unit
Institution/Facility Name
Institution/Facility Address
City, State, ZIP
and must include a return address with the following information:
Senders Name
Current Address
City, State, ZIP
Send all Legal Mail to this Address:
Confirm Mailing Address here.
Newspapers
Newspapers may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher.
Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.
Books
The Adams County Correctional Center allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address noted. There is a limit of three books per order.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Adams County Correctional Center standards will be disposed of.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.
ALL INCOMING MAIL MUST BE ADDRESSED AS:
Inmate Name & MDOC Number
Current Housing Unit
Institution/Facility Name
Institution/Facility Address
City, State, ZIP
and must include a return address with the following information:
Senders Name
Current Address
City, State, ZIP
All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Confirm Mailing Address here.
State Inmate
Most states have Department of Corrections websites that allow you to type in a felon's first and last name and pull up inmates in that state.
If you need to find a sentenced inmate serving time in a state other than Mississippi, go here. To find an inmate in Mississippi, just scroll to the top of the page and click on the Inmate Search button.
Once you locate them click next to the inmate's name or on the link provided and it will show you which prison the inmate is housed in. If the inmate is no longer incarcerated, but is on parole/probation or discharged, it will tell you that as well. In addition, many state prison inmate pages show recent mug shots.
Federal Inmate
The federal prison system has its own inmate locator called the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator.
Type in the inmate's name and it will tell you where he or she is incarcerated and their projected release date. It also lists released federal prison inmates and the date they were released.
Federal inmates who are moved from one prison to another will show as "No longer in federal custody" on the system until they reach their next federal prison destination. This movement can take a few days to several months to complete, so keep checking back to find out where the inmate was taken.
ICE Inmates
The ICE Detainee Lookup allows friends, family members and interested parties to locate illegal and/or undocumented immigrants that are in the United States without permission.
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