Harrison County Inmate Work Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Harrison County has a First Judicial District at Gulfport and a Second at Biloxi, and each has a Circuit Clerk office: Gulfport 228-865-4051, Biloxi 228-435-8233. The jail is in Gulfport either way.

Call the clerk's office with the full name and birth date to learn which district holds the file.

Yes. A $25 processing fee is added to each bond starting July 1, 2025. That fee is the Sheriff's charge, not a bondsman's fee and not part of the bail amount. Ask 228-896-3000 for the all-in total before you pay.

The Sheriff's inmate search page links to AllPaid Bond Payments, and bonds are payable through it. The $25 processing fee applies to each bond. For other bond questions, the jail is at 228-896-3000 and the non-emergency office is at 228-865-7060.

The Sheriff also runs an Inmate Work Center at 10046 Lorraine Road, Gulfport, 228-896-0890. The Sheriff's Biloxi process office, 228-435-4220, handles paperwork rather than housing prisoners.

For a new arrest, start with the Larkin Smith Drive jail and the county inmate search.

Mississippi Rule 8.2 sets guideline ranges that a judge may go above or below. Drug distribution and trafficking run from $5,000 to $1,000,000. Misdemeanor DUI runs from $500 to $2,000.

The real number is the one on the Harrison County Inmate Search, so trust that over any chart.

A judge must see a person arrested without a warrant no later than 48 hours after arrest. For an indictment capias, the person is taken before a judge without unnecessary delay, with no 48-hour clock.

The warrants desk, 228-896-0610, can speak to an outstanding warrant.

Section 99-5-37 allows no bail until the person appears before a judge, and the appearance may be by telephone. The judge may then impose a holding period of up to 24 hours. No mandatory cooling-off period exists.

Licensed bail agents post bonds for county arrests. State law caps their fee at 10 percent of the bond or $100, whichever is greater, plus a $50 processing fee, and the Mississippi Insurance Department issues the license.

Check a license before handing anyone cash.

A judge may allow a cash deposit bond of 10 percent of the bond or $250, whichever is greater, supported by a notarized affidavit. It differs from the agent's fee. Ask the Circuit Clerk, Gulfport 228-865-4051 or Biloxi 228-435-8233.

A property owner who is not an agent signs an affidavit about Mississippi property worth the bond after exempt property and other liabilities. Rule 8.1(f) names the state and not the county.

Call a Circuit Clerk, Gulfport 228-865-4051 or Biloxi 228-435-8233, for the filing steps.

On a capital offense, a judge may deny bail. A felony arrest while out on a felony bond, with a new charge punishable by more than five years, ends the old bond once probable cause is found (Rule 8.6).

Ask for a lawyer at the first appearance. Under Rule 5.2 the judge appoints counsel for an indigent person who wants one. The Circuit Clerks, Gulfport 228-865-4051 and Biloxi 228-435-8233, can name who holds the appointment.

Harrison has a Youth Court. Licensing rules for juvenile detention centers sit in Sections 43-21-901 to 43-21-915 of the state code.

Ask a Circuit Clerk, Gulfport 228-865-4051 or Biloxi 228-435-8233, about a child's court date.

Ask the lawyer for a motion to change the conditions of release. Rule 8.5(b) allows it for good cause, and Rule 8.4 offers alternatives to money, such as supervision by a designated person, treatment, and electronic monitoring. Bring proof of income and a stable home.

Forfeiture of the bond follows under Section 99-5-25, and a bondsman may surrender the person under Section 99-5-27. A forfeited bond is refunded within 18 months, less extradition costs and attorney fees, if he is surrendered, appears, or is held elsewhere on a hold order. Phone the clerk the same day.