Union County Inmate Population
The Union County inmate population is centered on the Union County Detention Center, the county jail operated by the Union County Sheriff's Office in New Albany. Research located no state prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, regional correctional facility, community work center, or technical violation center physically inside Union County. That matters because a local jail report and a state prison search answer different questions. The jail population report covers people still in county custody, while Mississippi Department of Corrections search covers state-sentenced prisoners and some supervision contexts.
Union County records show a mixed jail population. The public jail reports include Sheriff's Office arrestees, New Albany Police Department arrests, Blue Springs Police Department arrests, Mississippi Highway Patrol arrests, Drug Court holds, Justice Court matters, Circuit Court matters, Municipal Court cases, MDOC holds, probation and parole holds, and other-agency detainers. A detainer means another agency has asked the jail to keep the person available for its case or custody review. A person can appear in the county jail count even when the main reason for release delay is a court order or state corrections hold.
Union County Inmate Population Statistics
The most specific public count located for the Union County inmate population is a Mississippi Jail Records PDF printed on 2023-06-05 at 3:27:57 PM. The search snippet for that report states 71 total inmates. The report was titled Current Inmate Population and was run for all billing agencies, male and female, with juveniles not shown. Official county and sheriff pages did not publish rated capacity, average daily population, annual bookings, or average length of stay, so those fields should not be guessed.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current snapshot count | 71 total inmates | Mississippi Jail Records Union County PDF, printed 2023-06-05 |
| 2023 report scope | All billing agencies, male and female, juveniles not shown | Same public jail population report |
| Rated capacity | Not located | County and sheriff official pages did not publish a capacity figure |
| Average daily population | Not located | No county annual jail report located in the research set |
Union County Inmate Population Trends
Trend evidence is available as dated snapshots, not a full annual series. Public Union County inmate population PDFs were located for 2019, 2021, and 2023. The 2021 and 2023 reports use the same general field set, but the report configuration changed on juvenile display. The 2021 report was printed with Show Juveniles set to Yes. The 2023 report was printed with Show Juveniles set to No. That setting can change who appears in a specific public PDF and should be read before comparing one roster to another.
| Date | Count or Evidence | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-04 | Historical population PDF located | Text extraction was limited, but the public report exists as a local snapshot. |
| 2021-08-23 | Multi-page roster snapshot | Report shows FileId, A/S/R, agency, book-in date, court, days, location, charges, and bond. |
| 2023-06-05 | 71 total inmates | Report shows all billing agencies, male and female, with juveniles not shown. |
Who Is in Union County Custody
Union County does not publish a clean demographic dashboard, but its jail reports reveal useful custody categories. A/S/R combines age, sex, and race into one compact field. The reports include male and female detainees, but the research does not decode each race code. Housing labels show pods, holding cells, and a Trustee Building. Court and agency labels show that the Union County inmate population includes new arrests, court holds, probation or parole matters, and people held for MDOC or another agency.
- Local arrests. UCSO, NAPD, BSPD, and MHP appear as arresting or holding agencies in Union County reports.
- Court detainees. UCCC, UCJC, Circuit Court, Justice Court, Drug Court, and New Albany Municipal Court labels appear in the custody data.
- Corrections holds. MDOC, probation and parole, and post-release supervision contexts can keep a person in jail even when local bond is unclear.
- Housing details. POD 1 through POD 6, Holding 1 through Holding 6, and Trustee Building locations appear in the public reports.
Union County Jail Data Laws
Mississippi's public-record framework is the main access rule for Union County jail population data. The Mississippi Ethics Commission explains that public records must be available unless an exemption applies. Jail records can still be limited by juvenile law, active investigation concerns, court orders, or redactions for protected information. A jail population PDF is a public snapshot, not a guarantee that every current detail is live or complete.
Key access rules:
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-1 states Mississippi's public-record policy: records are available for inspection unless a specific exemption applies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-3 defines public records broadly, including papers, photographs, recordings, and electronic records used by public bodies.
Mississippi DPS BJOST maintains jail officer training and certification standards under state authority.
The Mississippi DCRA plan says the federal death-in-custody reporting framework is important because Mississippi lacks a current state reporting mandate for law-enforcement agencies.
Union County State Prison Search
Sentenced felony prisoners from Union County do not remain in the county jail count once they transfer to MDOC custody. The state locator is the right channel after sentencing, prison transfer, parole, post-release supervision, or some MDOC holds. The MS.gov MDOC search interface offers name and ID-number search options. The statewide MDOC facilities page lists prisons, regional facilities, private facilities, community work centers, restitution centers, technical violation centers, and probation or parole offices, but the research did not identify an MDOC facility inside Union County.
The split is simple but easy to miss. A person awaiting court in New Albany is a county jail lookup. A person serving a state sentence is an MDOC lookup. A person with a Union County case and a federal sentence or immigration hold may require BOP, ICE, or a court contact instead.
Search Union County Inmate Population
No confirmed live Union County Sheriff's Office inmate roster was located on the county's official OCV page. The best public roster evidence is the Mississippi Jail Records PDF set, which is a printed population snapshot rather than an interactive search form. For a current custody question, the first local access channel is the Sheriff's Office and jail phone line. Older booking records, mugshots if retained, and arrest reports may require a public-records request to the office or arresting agency that holds the record.
- Call the Union County Sheriff's Office or jail with the person's full name, date of birth if known, and approximate booking date.
- Ask whether the person is in custody, which agency brought the person in, what court or hold appears, and whether bond is set.
- Use public Union County jail population PDFs as dated snapshots, not as proof of current custody.
- Search MDOC when the person has been sentenced to state prison, transferred, or held on an MDOC/probation/parole matter.
- Use Mississippi VINE for custody notifications, BOP for federal prisoners, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
Union County Roster Fields
Union County's public PDF reports do not have a live search form, but they do show the fields a custody record can contain. The 2023 PDF was titled Current Inmate Population and reported all billing agencies. The fields are useful when calling the jail because staff may ask for the same basics: name, booking date, arresting agency, court, and charge. The PDF data also helps explain why one person can have several bond rows or court labels.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inmate Name | Report column | Not applicable | Usually last name with first and middle names; OCR can distort spelling. |
| FileId | Report column | Not applicable | Local numeric booking or person identifier. |
| A/S/R | Report column | Not applicable | Compact age, sex, and race field. |
| Arresting Agency | Report column | Not applicable | Examples include UCSO, NAPD, BSPD, MHP, MDOC, Probation and Parole, and Drug Court. |
| Book In Date/Time | Report column | Not applicable | Shows the booking date and time at jail intake. |
| Court, Charges, Bond | Report columns | Not applicable | Shows court label, charge text, and per-charge or hold bond amount. |
Union County Custody Contacts
The official county site is useful for baseline local contact information and the county app link. The Union County OCV homepage shows the county administrative contact block and connects readers to the Union County app landing page.
Use that county page for the general county office, but use the sheriff and jail contact when the question is current custody at the detention center.
Union County Inmate Record Details
A Union County inmate record from the public PDF is a jail custody entry, not a final court judgment. It can show the charge entered at booking, a court label, a bond line, and housing information. It does not show date of birth, home address, Social Security number, victim details, or a booking photo in the inspected PDFs. The court record after a jail arrest is separate and may change as prosecutors file, amend, reduce, or dismiss charges.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and FileId | Identifies the person and local jail file number used in the report. |
| A/S/R | Lists age, sex, and race in a short code. |
| Book In Date/Time | Shows when the person entered jail custody. |
| Court | Shows a jail report court or hold label such as UCCC, UCJC, Circuit Court, Justice Court, Drug Court, or Municipal Court. |
| Location | Shows a pod, holding area, or Trustee Building rack/bed label. |
| Charges and Bond | Lists charge text and bond by charge or hold; $0.00 can mean a hold or no-bond status, not free release. |
Union County Jail vs Prison
The county jail and state prison systems serve different stages of a criminal case. Union County Detention Center holds people before trial, on local sentences, on court orders, or on holds. MDOC holds sentenced prisoners and handles state supervision records. The Mississippi VINE system adds custody and case notification, but it does not replace calling the jail for a same-day Union County custody check.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or local jail custody | Union County Sheriff's Office and jail reports | Current booking, bond, court label, housing, and release limits. |
| State prison or MDOC hold | MDOC inmate search | State-sentenced prisoners, transfers, MDOC ID, and supervision context. |
| Federal sentence | Federal BOP inmate locator | Federal prisoners from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | People currently in ICE custody or CBP custody longer than 48 hours. |
Union County Bond Holds
Bond information in Union County reports appears beside each charge or hold. The research found examples ranging from small cash figures to high dollar amounts, plus many $0.00 entries. A $0.00 bond line can reflect an MDOC detainer, probation or parole matter, Circuit Court hold, no-bond order, or another agency's hold. Families should ask whether every charge has bond and whether any alias capias, failure to appear, MDOC hold, or other-agency detainer blocks release.
- Cash bond
- Full payment posted as the court or jail directs.
- Surety bond
- A bail agent posts security after the family pays the agent's fee.
- PR bond
- Release on a written promise to return to court.
- No-bond hold
- Release is blocked until a judge or agency acts.
- Alias capias
- A court order often tied to failure to appear or another missed court duty.
Union County Detention Facility
The facility map resolves one local detention facility for the county. No other local, state, federal, or immigration detention facility was found physically inside Union County in the research set. The Union County Detention Center page gives the detailed facility view, including address, phone, lookup methods, public-record request paths, visitation limits, mail cautions, and Tiger Commissary information.
- Union County Detention Center - the county jail in New Albany for pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, court holds, MDOC/probation/parole holds, and other-agency holds.
Union County Inmate FAQ
How big is the Union County inmate population?
The clearest public number located is 71 total inmates in a Mississippi Jail Records PDF printed on 2023-06-05. That is a dated snapshot, not a live daily count. Official sources did not publish rated capacity, average daily population, annual bookings, or average length of stay.
Can a current Union County inmate be searched online?
No confirmed live sheriff roster was located on the official county site. Current custody checks should start with the Union County Sheriff's Office or jail phone line. The public PDFs can help with past snapshots, but they should not be treated as real-time custody data.
Where do sentenced Union County prisoners appear?
Once a person moves from local jail custody into a Mississippi state sentence, the MDOC inmate search is the better tool. Federal prisoners use the BOP locator, and immigration custody uses ICE ODLS.
Do Union County reports show mugshots?
The inspected Union County inmate population PDFs do not show booking photos. They list text fields such as name, FileId, A/S/R, agency, book-in date, court, location, charges, and bond.