Tishomingo County Jail Overview
Tishomingo County Jail is operated by the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Office as the county's detention facility in Iuka. The county government sheriff page identifies Sheriff Jamie Stuart, and the sheriff detention page identifies Jason Blakney as Jail Administrator and Ricky Barnett as Assistant Jail Administrator. Correction officers at Tishomingo County Jail book prisoners in and out, maintain inmate records, manage phone and commissary accounts, and handle security for the jail population.
The facility is the only detention facility physically identified in Tishomingo County by the research sources. No official source located a separate city jail, state prison, Bureau of Prisons facility, ICE detention center, or regional jail inside the county. That means most local arrests that require detention should route through Tishomingo County Jail, while sentenced state prisoners, federal inmates, and immigration detainees must be searched in separate systems.
The 86-person figure comes from the Prison Policy Initiative correctional-population table for Census 2020 source data. It is a dated population count for Tishomingo County Jail on December 31, 2013. It is not a current average daily population, rated bed capacity, or present-day roster count.
Tishomingo County Jail Inmate Lookup
No browser-accessible Tishomingo County Jail roster was found on the sheriff website. The official search path is therefore a fallback chain, not a single web roster. Start with the jail phone line for custody, bond, booking, phone, or commissary questions. Then use MobilePatrol for iPhone or MobilePatrol for Android, because the sheriff warrants page says the app provides real-time detention center information, active warrants, DHS Child Support Warrants, FTA listings, and FTP listings.
MS SAVIN and VINELink are status and notification tools, not a full local roster replacement. The sheriff links MS SAVIN through VINELink for state and county inmate release, transfer, and escape notification. If a Tishomingo County case has moved to prison, use the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search. If the person is in federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator for federal prisoners or the ICE detainee locator for immigration custody.
- Call Tishomingo County Jail for current custody, bond, booking, and release status when the arrest is local and recent.
- Open MobilePatrol and select the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Office or detention center agency if it is available in the app.
- Register with MS SAVIN/VINELink when release, transfer, or escape notification is the main need.
- Search MDOC only after sentencing or transfer to state prison custody.
- Use BOP, U.S. Marshals channels, or ICE only when the custody issue is federal or immigration related.
For a broader explanation of county custody records, see Tishomingo County jail inmate records.
Tishomingo County Jail Contact
The jail and sheriff's office share the official jail address and main number. The sheriff lists the phone as a 24-hour line, while administrative office hours are weekday business hours. Use the jail contact for current custody, booking status, bond questions, inmate phone issues, commissary account questions, mail questions, and visitation scheduling.
Tishomingo County Jail
1208 Betty Dale Dr.
Iuka, MS 38852
(662) 423-7000
Phone line: 24 hours
Administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Jail leadership listed by the sheriff includes Jason Blakney, Jail Administrator, and Ricky Barnett, Assistant Jail Administrator. The detention staff, not a third-party roster site, is the local operational point for Tishomingo County Jail inmate records when MobilePatrol, MS SAVIN, MDOC, or court records do not answer the custody question.
Tishomingo County Jail Visitation
In-house Tishomingo County Jail visits require scheduling by phone on Friday. The sheriff page says Saturday visits have strict time limits and visitors should arrive a few minutes early to sign in. The same official page still carries a March 12, 2020 notice that all visitations and clergy visits were suspended because of coronavirus and recommends video visitation. Because both statements remain on the facility page, confirm the current rule before travel.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| In-house scheduling call | Friday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. | Call the jail to request a Saturday visit slot. |
| In-house visit window | Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. | Strict time limits apply; arrive early enough to sign in. |
| Clergy visit | Status must be confirmed | The official page still shows a suspension notice effective March 12, 2020. |
| Video visit | Through City Tele Coin | The sheriff recommends video visitation and links the vendor's service. |
City Tele Coin is the video and communication vendor linked from the sheriff detention page. Its app services may include video calls, messages, pictures, and account history, subject to correctional facility rules and monitoring.
Note: Confirm visit status with Tishomingo County Jail before driving, because the official page contains both scheduling rules and a suspension notice.
Tishomingo County Jail Mail and Phone
Mail for an inmate must use the jail name, the inmate's name, and the Bettydale Drive mailing address. Incoming mail is opened and checked for contraband. A complete return name and return address are required. Attorney mail and court documents are opened in the inmate's presence, which is different from routine inspection of personal mail.
| Mail or Phone Item | Tishomingo County Jail Rule |
|---|---|
| Mail format | Tishomingo County Jail, Inmate's Name, 1208 Bettydale Drive, Iuka, MS 38852. |
| Return address | Full sender name and return address are required. |
| Attorney mail | Attorney mail and court documents are opened in the inmate's presence. |
| Prohibited material | Packages, obscene material, gang-related material, and escape material are not allowed. |
| Stamps and envelopes | Stamps or envelopes mailed to inmates are thrown away; commissary sells them. |
| Booking call | Each inmate is entitled to one free phone call at booking. |
| Day-room phones | Collect calls only; phones are off from 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. |
City Tele Coin services are separate from the collect-call phones in the jail day rooms. If a call, video visit, message, or picture fails because of a device, signal, or user connection issue, the sheriff page indicates the jail is not responsible for poor video signal caused outside the facility environment.
Tishomingo County Jail Commissary
Tishomingo County Jail uses Tiger Commissary for lobby deposits, online deposits, and commissary ordering. The sheriff detention page says a Reverse ATM is located in the facility lobby and that the vendor, not the county, sets the listed transaction fees. Tiger Commissary offers web deposits and commissary ordering for the facility.
| Method | Vendor or Location | Fee Note |
|---|---|---|
| Cash lobby deposit | Tiger Commissary Reverse ATM in the jail lobby | $2.50 cash fee. |
| Debit or credit lobby deposit | Tiger Commissary Reverse ATM | 10% debit or credit transaction charge. |
| Online deposit | Tiger Commissary website | 10% online surcharge. |
| Commissary order | Tiger Commissary | Vendor service offers commissary ordering for delivery to an inmate. |
The official Tiger Commissary service-selection screen is a useful checkpoint before sending money or ordering items.
Tiger Commissary's Tishomingo County service page shows the available online service choices for this jail.
The screenshot supports the commissary section because it is the successful manifest image tied to Tiger Commissary for Tishomingo County Jail deposits and orders.
Tishomingo County Jail Bond Records
The sheriff detention page says the jail keeps a list of currently approved bond agents in the detention intake area. A person eligible for bond may choose any approved bonding agent or bonding company. The sheriff's office does not endorse a particular agent and does not control the fees charged by a bonding agent.
For active warrants, the sheriff warrants page tells people to surrender at the sheriff's office on Bettydale Drive or at Tishomingo County Justice Court inside the courthouse on Battleground Drive. It also explains that the judge issuing the warrant normally sets the bond amount. Cash bond, surety bond, payment-plan options, and other holds can lead to different release outcomes, so bond status should be confirmed with the jail or court before money changes hands.
- Cash bond
- Money paid directly to secure release when the court allows it.
- Surety bond
- A bond posted through an approved bail agent.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency, court, parole office, federal authority, or immigration authority.
- PR bond
- Release on a promise to appear, if ordered by the court.
Tishomingo County Jail Records Access
Mississippi's Public Records Act is Title 25, Chapter 61. The Mississippi Ethics Commission Public Records Act page explains that public records are available for inspection unless an exemption applies, and the Ethics Commission public records overview describes complaint and enforcement authority. For Tishomingo County Jail records that are not available through MobilePatrol, MS SAVIN, MDOC, court records, or a public sheriff page, a written request should identify the person, date range, arresting agency if known, and requested record type.
Mississippi Code Section 47-1-21 requires an alphabetical jail docket, which supports the existence of local jail booking and custody records even where no web roster is posted. Jail officer standards are handled through the Mississippi DPS Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training. These laws and standards do not mean every jail record is instantly online. Juvenile records, sealed records, expunged cases, active investigations, medical details, security data, and third-party privacy limits can affect release.
For current local custody questions, the fastest route remains the jail phone line or MobilePatrol. For formal case filings after an arrest, court records may be the better path because booking charges and court-filed charges can change. The Tishomingo County inmate population hub separates current jail custody from state, federal, and court lookup paths.