The Perry County Jail is a 48 bed jail in the city of New Augusta, Perry 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: 601-964-8461
Physical Address:
P.O. Box 228
New Augusta, MS 39462
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's first and last name
Perry County Jail
P.O. Box 228
New Augusta, MS 39462
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Perry 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 601-964-8461 for the information you are looking for.
Perry County Jail Inmate Search
The Perry County Jail maintains an average of 48 offenders in custody on any given day. The Perry 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 Perry County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 1,560 offenders.
The following charts of Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry County and Mississippi state prisons, click the button below.
Perry County INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 47 | 75.81% |
| Black | 15 | 24.19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 0.00% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 62 | 100.0% |
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 14 | 22.58% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 17 | 27.42% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 0 | 0.00% |
| State Jail Felony | 0 | 0.00% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 15 | 24.19% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 16 | 25.81% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 55 | 88.71% |
| Female | 7 | 11.29% |
| Total | 62 | 100.0% |
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 1 | 1.61% |
| 18-20 | 4 | 6.45% |
| 21-24 | 7 | 11.29% |
| 25-30 | 13 | 20.97% |
| 31-35 | 13 | 20.97% |
| 36-40 | 7 | 11.29% |
| 41-45 | 6 | 9.68% |
| 46-50 | 5 | 8.06% |
| 51-55 | 4 | 6.45% |
| 56-60 | 2 | 3.23% |
| 61-65 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 66-75 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 76-85 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 62 | 100.0% |
How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Perry County Jail? What is the Schedule?
Inmate Visitation
IMPORTANT - All remote visitation at the Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry County Jail to set up a remote account for the inmate.
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Can I Use My Computer or Phone to Have a Remote Video Visit with an Inmate in the Perry County Jail?
IMPORTANT - All remote visitation at the Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry County Jail to set up a remote account for the inmate.
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How Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Perry County Jail?
There are three choices for putting money on an inmate's books:
Choice 1 - Dropping Money at the Jail
Bring money to the jail in person.
Jail personnel will process the Inmate Account payment.
Perry County Jail has a Tiger Kiosk in the Lobby that accepts cash, debit or credit cards.
If you can't get your questions answered online call the Perry County Jail at 601-964-8461.
Choice 2 - Deposit Inmate Money Online
Perry County Jail and others often use a private company to process all online deposits to an inmate's account. The company charges you a small fee for doing so, but the fee probably isn't as much as gas and parking would cost to take it to the jail in person.
Go to the online site for depositing funds. You will need to register an account, which is free to do and use a debit/credit card for the deposits.
Choice 3 - Mail the Inmate Deposit to the Jail
Mailing a deposit takes more time to process than the other methods but can be done if you live too far away to bring it in person and you don't have a debit/credit card for online deposits. Never send cash. Always send a Money Order from the US Post Office, a reputable bank or Western Union.
Make the Money Order out to the inmate's name and put their Inmate ID# in memo section of the Money Order.
Call Perry County Jail at 601-964-8461 to confirm the address to send the money order to and how they want it made out.
Failure to do this properly will delay your inmate getting his account credited and may require you to have to resubmit a second money order.
Call 601-964-8461 to ask facility personnel who to make the money order out to, and where to send it.
To purchase commissary for an inmate in Perry County follow these instructions:
For more detailed information on Ordering Commissary, Depositing Money, Setting up Phone & Visitation Accounts; costs, fees, restrictions, rules and more with Tiger Commissary Services, check out our Commissary Page.
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How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Perry County Jail?
To receive phone calls from an inmate in Perry County follow these instructions:
Perry County Jail uses the services of NCIC for inmate phone calling. It is called a ‘friends & family account”.
In order to receive phone calls from your inmate, you need to do the following:
NOTE:
1. You cannot receive any calls to your phone number from your inmate until both you and your phone number are registered.
2. When you do receive a call, the number you will view on your phone from the incoming call is: 800-943-2189.
3. When allowed by Perry County Jail, families can also leave secure voicemails for inmates to listen to.
Fees
NCIC Customer Service
Phone - 800-943-2189 or 903-247-0069
Email – [email protected]
Full list of participating jails.
For all the information regarding phone calls with Perry County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, fees, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
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Can I purchase Commissary Online for an Inmate in the Perry County Jail, and what can I purchase?
The Perry County Jail contracts with Tiger Commissary.
If you want to purchase Commissary for your inmate online click on the image below and follow the instructions.
To purchase commissary for an inmate in Perry County follow these instructions:
For more detailed information on Ordering Commissary, Depositing Money, Setting up Phone & Visitation Accounts; costs, fees, restrictions, rules and more with Tiger Commissary Services, check out our Commissary Page.
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How Can I Communicate with an Inmate in the Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Perry County?
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