Mississippi Criminal Records: What Can You Find?

Three documents trigger Mississippi criminal records. The first is the bill issued by the court when the prisoner is indicted. The second is the sentencing order signed by the judge. And the third document is the court disposition given by the county clerk.

Mississippi criminal records are best sourced through the State Department of Corrections website (www.mdoc.state.ms.us). For as long as an individual is sentenced and placed under the MS Department of Corrections' supervision, his name will appear in the database of Mississippi criminal records.

Components of MS Criminal Records

Any offender who is convicted of one or more crimes or felonies will have a master file at the MS Department of Corrections website.

The master file is a permanent compilation of the entire history of any offender who has been under the custody of the Department of Corrections' Community Services Division.

The master file is composed of the following documents:

1. Indictment – also called the Bill of Information.
2. Sentencing Order – signed by the county circuit court judge under which jurisdiction the felony was committed.
3. Court Disposition – issued by the corresponding county circuit clerk after the judge certifies the order.

As soon as an offender's case generates these three documents, a master file will be opened, and a computer file will be placed in the MS Department of Corrections database.

Even records belonging to offenders who are placed under house arrest can be found in the database. If an offender is released on parole, he or she will still have master/computer files.

Records will still be generated whether the person was sentenced to a year or less or to life imprisonment. Habitual offenders and sex offenders of varying degrees also generate records.

More than the general public, it is law enforcement agencies that find the online database useful, especially when offenders apply for a reduction on their sentence (as allowed by law).

Offenders can apply for an early release date through ERS (earned-release supervision) or MET (meritorious earned-time). Using the database, the board or agency evaluating the offender's application can check if the mandatory sentence was served and if the offender's case is compounded by other convictions, such as drug trafficking or theft.

People searching for current inmates can check out the MS Department of Corrections Parole Search page in the link below. Mississippi criminal records can be searched by simply using three parameters or search fields: last name, city, and county.

Useful Mississippi Criminal Records Links:

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The MS Department of Corrections on North President Street, Jackson, MS, can be contacted through (601) 359-5600

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