This is a private reference site, not a Forrest County office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, or obtain official booking records for you. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Official Offices to Call
Forrest County jail and court questions usually depend on the stage of the case. Current jail custody starts with the Sheriff's Office or Adult Detention Center. Filed charges and court dates may require the clerk or prosecutor.
Forrest County Sheriff's Office / Adult Detention Center55 Arena Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Sheriff main line: (601) 544-7800
Adult Correctional Facility / booking: (601) 545-6148
Juvenile Detention Center: (601) 545-6183 or (601) 545-6184
Evaluation Center: (601) 264-9143
Other Forrest County offices identified in the research include Circuit Clerk Gwen Wilks at (601) 582-3213, Justice Court Clerk Chris Selman at (601) 544-3136, and District Attorney Lin Carter at (601) 545-1551.
- For a person currently held in the county jail, start with jail inmate records or call the Adult Correctional Facility / booking line.
- For booking photos and roster-image limits, use jail roster mugshots before assuming a photo is available.
- For filed charges, hearings, and court movement after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For facility-specific visitation, bond, mail, or custody context, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate locator rather than the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP inmate locator, ICE Online Detainee Locator System, or VINELink as the situation requires.