This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, change a court date, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official office below for the record or action you need.
Where to Start for Lauderdale County Records
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office: 2500 Courthouse Blvd, Meridian, MS 39301. Main phone: 601-482-9806. Administrative office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Emergency: 911. Crime Tip Hotline: 855-485-8477.
Lauderdale County Detention Facility: 2001 5th Street, Meridian, MS 39301. Jail and inmate information line: 601-482-9801. County detention center listing: 601-482-9800. Jail Administrator Major Melissa McCarter: 601-482-9896, mmccarter@lauderdalecounty.org.
Records and report questions: the sheriff FAQ routes wreck-report pickup to the Sheriff's Administration Offices at 606 22nd Avenue South, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The same research notes a $10 fee for reports, fingerprints, and local background checks, payable by cash, check, debit, or credit. Local background checks cover Lauderdale County arrests only.
Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk: Renee Covert, 2600 Courthouse Blvd, Meridian, MS 39301. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1005, Meridian, MS 39302-1005. Phone: 601-482-9731. Fax: 601-482-9734. Email: circuitclerk@lauderdalecounty.org.
Use these routes based on the type of record involved:
- For a person currently booked into the county jail, start with jail inmate records and confirm urgent bond or release details with 601-482-9801.
- For booking photos on the current or 48-hour release roster, use jail roster mugshots before making any older-record request.
- For filed charges, case numbers, felony matters, or docket information after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Circuit Clerk or MEC channels.
- For facility-specific phone, custody, and visitation details, use the Lauderdale County Detention Facility and East Mississippi Correctional Facility pages in the footer.
- For a sentenced Mississippi state prisoner, search the Mississippi Department of Corrections locator rather than the sheriff roster.
- For a federal inmate or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator, as applicable.