This website is a private reference source, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, or retrieve official booking records. Use the offices below for official Clay County custody, court, state, federal, immigration, and notification questions.
Where to Route a Clay County Record Question
For a current Clay County jail question, start with the Clay County Detention Center or Sheriff's Office. Official sources list two address lines: the county government page lists 348 W Broad St, West Point, MS 39773, while the sheriff site footer lists 330 West Broad Street, P.O. Box 142, West Point, MS 39773. Confirm the right counter or mailing address before visiting or mailing a request.
Clay County Detention Center
Jail phone: 662-494-2712
Used for current custody, jail roster follow-up, and detention questions.
Clay County Sheriff's Office
Main phone: 662-494-2896
Fax: 662-494-4034
Administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
- For someone currently in the county jail, use the official roster route explained on jail inmate records, then call 662-494-2712 or 662-494-2896 if the online detail needs confirmation.
- For a booking photo, start with the current roster or 48-hour release list described on jail roster mugshots. If the photo is no longer online, ask the sheriff's office about a Mississippi Public Records Act request.
- For filed charges after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and route by case stage: Justice Court for many misdemeanors and initial matters, Circuit Clerk for felony or circuit filings, and MEC where access is authorized.
- For the local detention facility address and jail-specific notes, use the Clay County Detention Center page.
- For sentenced Mississippi prisoners, use the MDOC inmate search. MDOC records questions about jail credit, eligibility dates, and offender time can be routed to MDOC Records, P.O. Box 24388, Jackson, MS 39225, 601-933-2889, MDOCRecordsDepartment@mdoc.state.ms.us.
- For federal sentenced prisoners, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. For custody and release notifications where available, use VINELink.
Court and Prosecutor Contacts
Clay County Justice Court
P.O. Box 674, West Point, MS 39773
Phone: 662-494-6140
Fax: 662-494-6141
Justice Court is the routing point for many misdemeanor, traffic, DUI, domestic-violence, and preliminary matters after a local arrest.
Clay County Circuit Clerk
The Circuit Clerk files criminal and civil circuit cases, appeals, indictments, motions, bonds, subpoenas, fines, and court orders. Use this office for Clay County Circuit Court case records and felony/circuit filings.
District Attorney, Sixteenth Circuit, Clay County Office
205 Court St., West Point, MS 39773
Phone: 662-494-3389
The DA public-records page lists request and procedure forms for prosecutor records. District Attorney Scott Colom's office handles felony prosecution through the Sixteenth Circuit.