This is a private reference site, not a sheriff's office, jail, records desk, court, or bond office. It cannot confirm custody status, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a jail visit, or pull an official booking record. For those tasks, use the government contact that maintains the record.
Official Lee County Custody Contacts
For adult jail custody, start with the Lee County Sheriff's Office and the Lee County Adult Detention Center in Tupelo.
- Lee County Sheriff's Office: 510 N. Commerce Street, Tupelo, MS 38804; main phone (662) 432-2600; dispatch (662) 432-2622; fax (662) 841-9044.
- Adult Jail/Corrections: Lee County Adult Detention Center, 510 N. Commerce Street, Tupelo, MS 38804; jail information line (662) 432-2632.
- Jail administration: Captain Partlow, jail administrator, (662) 841-9739.
- Visitor scheduling: call (662) 432-2600 Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; appointments must be made 24 hours ahead.
- Work Center: Lee County Inmate Work Center, 301 North Front Street, Tupelo, MS 38804; Lt. Herbert, Work Center Director, (662) 680-6064.
- Juvenile Detention: Lee County-Tupelo Juvenile Detention Center, 510 N. Commerce Street, Tupelo, MS 38804; Lt. Steven Griggs, (662) 432-2685; juvenile visitation appointments also use (662) 432-2613.
Records Fees and Hours
The sheriff records page says payments for many records services must be made by money order unless otherwise noted, and that personal checks and cash are not accepted for those services. Local records details include:
- Background or records checks are $5 and require a valid state-issued ID.
- Arrest/release forms are $5 for the first copy and $1 for each additional copy.
- Accident reports are free for an involved driver; extra copies, attorney requests, and insurance requests are $5 each.
- Fingerprints are $5, require a valid state ID, and are by appointment at (662) 432-2600 on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00-10:45 a.m. and Thursday from 9:00-10:45 a.m. and 2:00-3:45 p.m.
- Process service is $45 per person or entity; additional papers at the same address are $5 each. The listed contact is Felicitee Foster at (662) 432-2615.
Where to Look First
The correct contact depends on what kind of record or custody status you need.
- For someone in the Lee County Adult Detention Center, use jail inmate records and the sheriff's Tiger/TCSI roster before calling the jail.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and then ask the sheriff records function if the image or arrest/release form is not available online.
- For charges after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and then the proper Lee County court or Circuit Clerk.
- For a specific facility, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Mississippi state prisoner, use the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search rather than the Lee County roster.
- For federal sentenced custody or immigration detention, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.