Tunica County Jail Roster Overview
The Tunica County Sheriff's Office runs the Tunica County Detention Center and publishes a free online roster of people in local custody. Sheriff K.C. Hamp leads the agency, and the detention center sits at 5126 Old Mhoon Landing Road in Tunica. The roster is the fastest way to confirm a recent arrest. It opens from a roster landing page that splits into two lists: a current inmate roster and a 48-hour release list. The current list shows people booked into the jail and still held. The release list shows people who left custody within the past two days.
Each roster entry carries a booking photo, the person's name, a booking number, the booking date and time, the listed charges, and a bond amount. A profile link opens a fuller record for that booking. The roster updates as bookings and releases are processed, so a brand new arrest may take time to appear and a release may lag behind the courtroom. Treat the page as a working snapshot, not a final court record.
The local roster covers people held by the Tunica County Sheriff. It does not track everyone connected to a Tunica case. People sentenced to state prison move into the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, and that system has its own search. People held on federal charges, immigration holds, or in another county's jail will not show on the Tunica list. For those situations, the statewide and federal tools described further down are the right starting point.
How to Use the Tunica County Inmate Roster
The roster works like a sortable list with a name search built in. You can open the Tunica County Detention Center roster landing page and choose between current inmates and recent releases, or go straight to the current inmate roster. The steps below walk through a name lookup from start to finish.
- Open the roster landing page and pick the list you need. Choose the current inmate roster for people in jail now, or the 48-hour release list for people who just left custody.
- Type a last name into the name search box. You can also browse the full list and sort it by name or by booking date if you are not sure of the spelling.
- Scan the results for a matching photo, name, and booking date. The list shows charges and bond next to each name so you can tell similar records apart.
- Click the profile link on the matching entry to open the full booking record, then call the detention center at 662-363-1411 if you need current bond, charges, or a case number.
Use the sort and pagination controls when a common last name returns many entries. The list can run newest to oldest or oldest to newest, and a Show All control clears your search and brings back the full roster. Note: the public roster is a courtesy listing, so always confirm bond and charge details with detention staff before relying on them.
Tunica County Roster Search Fields
The roster is not a multi-field form. It is a filtered list with one keyword search box, a set of tabs, and sorting links. Knowing what each control does helps you find a booking faster, especially when the spelling of a name is uncertain. The table below lists the controls on the Tunica County jail roster and how each one behaves.
| Field / Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Tab / filter | No | Lists inmates alphabetically by name. |
| Date | Tab / filter | No | Lists bookings by booking date. |
| Current | Tab / filter | No | Shows people currently in custody. |
| Released | Tab / filter | No | Shows people released within the past 48 hours. |
| Sort Newest to Oldest | Link / control | No | Orders the list by most recent booking first. |
| Sort Oldest to Newest | Link / control | No | Orders the list by earliest booking first. |
| Search By Name | Text search | No | Keyword search on a name. |
| Search | Button | No | Runs the name search. |
| Show All | Button / link | No | Clears the search and shows the full roster. |
| Pagination | Page links | No | First, previous, page numbers, next, and last controls. |
What a Tunica County Inmate Profile Shows
Click a name on the roster and the booking profile opens. A sample profile reviewed in June 2026 showed a booking number, the person's age, gender, and race, the arresting agency, booking and release dates, the listed charges, a bond amount, and a photo. The table below pairs each profile field with what it tells you. It also lists the details the sample profile did not show, so you know what to ask the detention center for instead.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Number | The unique number assigned to that jail intake, used to track the booking. |
| Photo | The booking photo taken at intake. |
| Age | The person's age at booking. |
| Gender | The gender recorded at intake. |
| Race | The race code recorded at intake. |
| Arresting Agency | The agency that made the arrest, such as the Tunica County Sheriff's Office. |
| Booking Date | The date and time the person was booked into the detention center. |
| Release Date | The date and time of release, when the person is no longer held. |
| Charges | The alleged charges listed at booking, which may change after court. |
| Bond | The bond amount listed for the booking at the time of posting. |
| Not shown on the sample | Height, weight, eye color, hair color, date of birth, pod or tank, magistrate, warrant number, court date, sentence, and medical or security flags. |
Important. The roster warns that charges and bond can change after a court appearance and may not be current. Bond agents and anyone planning to post bail should call detention staff at 662-363-1411 to confirm the correct bond amount, charges, and case numbers before acting.
Tunica County Detention Center Contact
The detention center handles bookings, custody, and inmate questions for the Tunica County Sheriff's Office. The administrative office keeps weekday hours, but the main line is staffed around the clock because the jail operates at all hours. Use the contact card below to confirm bond, ask about an inmate, or check a release.
Tunica County Detention Center
5126 Old Mhoon Landing Road
Tunica, MS 38676
662-363-1411 (24-hour)
Administrative office: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For an emergency, call 911. To pass along a tip, the Sheriff's Office also runs a Crime Tip Hotline at 662-910-0400. The detention center is on Old Mhoon Landing Road, away from the courthouse, so do not confuse it with the Circuit Clerk's office on School Street.
Booking and Bond in Tunica County
Booking is the intake process that follows an arrest. Staff record the person's identity, take a photo, log the arresting agency, and list the charges that brought the person in. The booking creates the record you later see on the roster. Mississippi jails also classify inmates by risk and needs, which decides housing and supervision inside the facility.
Bond is the money or set of conditions that lets a person leave custody while a case moves forward. The roster lists a bond figure next to each booking, but that figure is a snapshot. A judge can raise, lower, or change conditions, and a charge can be amended, reduced, or dropped after the first appearance. Because of that, the bond and charges you see online may not match what the court has ordered.
The booking charges are the arresting agency's allegations, not a conviction. The court file is the place where filed charges, pleas, and outcomes live. To follow what the prosecutor actually files after an arrest, see the Tunica County arrest records and court charges page, which explains how booking charges turn into formal court charges. If you need the most current bond amount or a case number, call detention staff rather than relying on the listing.
Detention Center Leadership and Operations
The Tunica County Detention Center is run by a corrections team under the Sheriff's Office. Knowing who oversees what helps when you need to escalate a question about custody, classification, or care. The leadership roles below come from the Sheriff's official corrections pages.
- Sheriff K.C. Hamp. Leads the Tunica County Sheriff's Office, which operates the detention center.
- Chief of Corrections and Courts Eugene Bridges. Oversees and is responsible for the management of the Tunica County Detention Center.
- Warden Reginald Boykin. Oversees daily operations, inmate classification, inmate healthcare service, and the detention staff.
- Assistant Jail Administrator Shontina Reed. Assists with housing, feeding, clothing, medical care, recreation, safety, education, and the jail's budget.
The detention center's stated mission is to maintain social order and provide professional detention services within ethical and constitutional limits. Inmate phone service runs through City Telecoin, the provider listed on the Sheriff's corrections page. Note: the corrections team handles housing and care, but charge, bond, and case questions are tied to the court, so confirm those through the clerk or the court that heard the case.
Visitation, Phone, and Mail at the Detention Center
The Sheriff's official pages confirm the inmate phone provider but do not publish a full visitation schedule, dress code, mail policy, or commissary vendor. The safest move is to call the detention center at 662-363-1411 before you visit or send anything. The table below lists the common visitation topics and what the reviewed sources confirmed, with a clear note where a detail was not published.
| Topic | What to Expect | Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Schedule not published in reviewed sources. | Call 662-363-1411 before visiting. |
| Visitor ID | Requirements not published. | Confirm with Detention Center. |
| Dress code | Policy not published. | Confirm with Detention Center. |
| Attorney visits | Usually handled separately from public visitation. | Confirm with Detention Center. |
| Phone calls | Inmate phone service through City Telecoin. | See citytelecoin.com or call the facility. |
| Commissary and funds | Vendor and deposit details not published. | Confirm with Detention Center. |
| Mail rules not published. | Confirm with Detention Center. |
Because these details change and were not posted in the sources reviewed, do not assume hours, vendors, or rules from another jail. A short call to the 24-hour line confirms whether a visit is allowed, what identification a visitor needs, and how to set up phone or commissary accounts. Plan around the answer you get rather than a published schedule.
Statewide Inmate Search Beyond the County Jail
The county roster only covers local custody. Once a person is sentenced to prison, custody shifts to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, and the local roster will not track them. The MDOC inmate search is the right tool for state prisoners. You can run it by name or by MDOC identification number. The lead-in below links to the official state search, which is useful when a Tunica case has moved past the jail stage.
The MDOC inmate search page accepts a first name, last name, or MDOC identification number, which makes it easy to confirm whether someone is in state custody.
That state search picks up where the Tunica jail roster stops, so a person no longer on the county list may still appear in the MDOC results. A second official interface offers the same statewide data through a slightly different search screen, which can help when the first tool does not return a clear match.
The MS.gov MDOC inmate search interface lets you search by name or identification number, with fields for last name, first name, and MDOC identification number.
Both screens reach the same state prison data, so use whichever one returns the clearest result for the name you have. Note: a person freshly booked into the Tunica jail will usually not appear in the MDOC system until a case results in a state sentence.
Custody Notifications Through VINE and MS SAVIN
Victims and concerned family members often want to know the moment an inmate's status changes. Mississippi runs a custody-notification service called MS SAVIN through the VINE network. You can register for alerts about a custody status change, then receive a notice when it happens. Registration is available online or by phone, which matters for people who would rather speak to a representative.
The Mississippi VINE lookup portal lets you check custody status and sign up for notifications about a specific person in custody.
If you prefer to register by phone, the Office of MS SAVIN answers at 601-359-5759 during business hours, and a 24-hour representative line is available at 1-888-9-MSSAVIN. A TTY line serves callers at 866-847-1298. These notifications work alongside the jail roster, not in place of it, so use the roster for a quick custody check and the notification service for ongoing alerts. People worried about an outstanding case may also want to review the Tunica County warrant search options.
Federal Custody Is a Separate System
Federal custody does not appear on the Tunica County jail roster or in the state prison search. People held on federal charges may be in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, or a local holdover arrangement. The county jail roster is not a complete federal custody source.
Tunica County sits in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Federal criminal matters, immigration holds, and related cases run through federal channels rather than the county. If a search of the local roster and the state systems turns up nothing, the matter may be federal, and a federal custody or court resource is the place to look next.