The Forrest County Jail is a 350 bed jail in the city of Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi.
This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.
Phone: 601-544-9770
Physical Address:
P.O. Box 747
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's first and last name
Billy McGee Law Enforcement Complex
P.O. Box 747
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Forrest County Jail, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 601-544-9770 for the information you are looking for.
Forrest County Jail Inmate Search
The Forrest County Jail maintains an average of 350 offenders in custody on any given day. The Forrest County Jail has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Forrest County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 9,500 offenders.
The following charts of Forrest County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Forrest County Corrections Department, the state of Mississippi Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Forrest County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Forrest County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for Forrest County, neighboring counties and the state of Mississippi.
For a collection of over 20 additional graphs and charts of the demographic and criminal arrest information of the inmates in Forrest County and Mississippi state prisons, click the button below.
Forrest County INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 59 | 16.16% |
| Black | 264 | 72.33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 7.12% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 4 | 1.10% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.64% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 3 | 0.82% |
| Other | 3 | 0.82% |
| Total | 365 | 100.0% |
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 65 | 17.81% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 110 | 30.14% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 26 | 7.12% |
| State Jail Felony | 30 | 8.22% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 46 | 12.60% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 88 | 24.11% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 321 | 87.95% |
| Female | 44 | 12.05% |
| Total | 365 | 100.0% |
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 1 | 0.27% |
| 18-20 | 15 | 4.11% |
| 21-24 | 45 | 12.33% |
| 25-30 | 57 | 15.62% |
| 31-35 | 60 | 16.44% |
| 36-40 | 74 | 20.27% |
| 41-45 | 46 | 12.60% |
| 46-50 | 29 | 7.95% |
| 51-55 | 14 | 3.84% |
| 56-60 | 17 | 4.66% |
| 61-65 | 5 | 1.37% |
| 66-75 | 2 | 0.55% |
| 76-85 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 365 | 100.0% |
How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Forrest County Jail? What is the Schedule?
Inmate Visitation
IMPORTANT - All remote visitation at the Forrest County Jail is conducted by City Tele Coin video.
You can visit your inmate at the jail, or from your own device or computer at home.
The Forrest County Sheriff's Office provides a video kiosk in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office free of charge.
Visitation is limited to 10 minutes per visitor per day. Visitors must call ahead and follow ALL visitation guidelines.
If not coming to the Sheriff's Office, you may visit with an inmate using City Tele Coin fom home.
Video visitations are monitored and visitors MUST follow visitor guidelines. Visitors that are found to violate these guidelines, will have their visitation privileges suspended.
All Video Visitation services are provided by City Tele Coin.
To register for a direct pay account visit www.CityTeleCoin.com.
After your account has been created you can download the City Tele Coin app from iTunes or Google Play.
To video chat and send emails using the app or the City Tele Coin website, select Forrest County Jail to set up a remote account for the inmate.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show less
Can I Use My Computer or Phone to Have a Remote Video Visit with an Inmate in the Forrest County Jail?
IMPORTANT - All remote visitation at the Forrest County Jail is conducted by City Tele Coin video.
You can visit your inmate at the jail, or from your own device or computer at home.
The Forrest County Sheriff's Office provides a video kiosk in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office free of charge.
Visitation is limited to 10 minutes per visitor per day. Visitors must call ahead and follow ALL visitation guidelines.
If not coming to the Sheriff's Office, you may visit with an inmate using City Tele Coin fom home.
Video visitations are monitored and visitors MUST follow visitor guidelines. Visitors that are found to violate these guidelines, will have their visitation privileges suspended.
All Video Visitation services are provided by City Tele Coin.
To register for a direct pay account visit www.CityTeleCoin.com.
After your account has been created you can download the City Tele Coin app from iTunes or Google Play.
To video chat and send emails using the app or the City Tele Coin website, select Forrest County Jail to set up a remote account for the inmate.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show less
How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Forrest County Jail?
To register and sign up for a phone account with City Tele Coin to communicate with your Forrest County Jail inmate, follow the instructions below:
For all the information you need to know, including instructions, policies, tips and solutions to possible issues regarding making phone calls with an inmate in Forrest County, visit our full page guide.
NOTE: All phone conversations and messages are recorded and stored. Whatever you talk about, can and will be used against your inmate in court. Never discuss their pending criminal case!
Also, be warned that some phone providers are collecting voice prints for a database which law enforcement agencies are building.
How Can I Communicate with an Inmate in the Forrest County Jail using an Online Messaging Service?
City Telecoin also has a secure messaging service that allows you and your inmate to send and receive messages electronically (after being read by the jail).
To register and sign up for a remote visitation account with City Tele Coin to communicate with your Forrest County Jail inmate, follow the instructions below:
For all the information you need to know, including instructions, policies, tips and solutions to possible issues regarding visiting with an inmate (both at the jail and remotely) in Forrest County, visit our full page guide.
NOTE: All video visits are recorded and stored. Whatever you talk about, can and will be used against your inmate in court. Never discuss their pending criminal case!
Also, be warned that some video visits providers are collecting voice prints for a database which law enforcement agencies are building.
What are the other City and County Jails in Forrest County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Forrest County?
Do you have a list of Arrest Warrants, and the Most Wanted Criminals in Forrest County, the state of Mississippi and the United States?
View Most Wanted Fugitives
⇓ Learn more ⇓
Show less
This facility, known as "Forrest County Jail" is also known as Forrest County Sheriff, Billy McGee Law Enforcement Complex, Forrest County Jail, Mississippi, Forrest.
