Stone County Regional Correctional Facility – Wiggins, MS

Stone County Regional Correctional Facility is in Stone County and is the jail for this county. Know somebody locked up in Stone County Regional Correctional Facility? This page gives you all about everything related to Stone County Regional Correctional Facility,like: How to locate an inmate at Stone County Regional Correctional Facility. How to view Stone County Regional Correctional Facility mugshots. The jail’s phone number and address. How to post bail. Stone County Regional Correctional Facility intake procedures. Court records. And everything else.

The chance of going to jail is a scary and daunting thought, not only for the person who goes to jail, but also their family, friends, and loved ones. This guide is designed to give you information and advice that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Do you have a family member or friend that is incarcerated and need to find out where they are?

Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To look up who’s in jail at Stone County Regional Correctional Facility you will have to visit their website and do an inmate search.

The Stone County Regional Correctional Facility Inmate Search is an online list of persons who are in jail, including status, bail amount (if applicable), and times you can visit. You can get information for anyone processed or discharged within the past 24-hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

If the inmate you are looking for might be locked up at a different jail you will want to look here: Mississippi Jails

A mugshot, also called a jail intake picture, is a photograph that the jail takes when you are processed at the jail intake. They take one frontal photo and a side picture. Your name and jail booking number will be in the mugshot, and they are on file.

Mugshots of inmates can be searched online, or you can see them in person at the Stone County Regional Correctional Facility. When viewing mugshots online you will need to input the inmate’s legal name, and the arrest date, if you have one.

Trying to figure out how to have your mugshot removed from the Stone County Regional Correctional Facility website? This is difficult, because the mugshot is a public record. To get your mugshot taken down you have to file a Petition to Expunge with the court. This means that your arrest record will be sealed, so no one will be able to access them. Depending on your situation, this may be a longshot.

For a more in-depth article about getting your mugshot removed, the many different websites with mugshots, and the websites that offer to remove your mugshot for you: How To Get Your Mugshot Removed

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Obviously, if you are in jail, your only thought is about getting out. After you’ve gone through the intake process, a bail amount will be determined either by bail schedule or magistrate. If no bail is set this can mean that you will either be released, or you are kept in jail until your court date.

If you are released you are required to agree to show up for court, and you must not go out of town.

In most cases, an inmate in the Stone County Regional Correctional Facility are given early release in exchange for good behavior if they respect the rules and conduct themselves properly while incarcerated.

If you do exhibit good behavior and the jail believes you can be trusted, you may be allowed to participate in a work release program. You will either have to stay the jail at the end of the day when you’re finished with work, or you could be allowed to move to a halfway house instead of the jail.

Bail is how much money that you have to pay to be released from jail pending trial. The amount you will be required to pay all depends on the crime you are charged with. Someone will have to post 10 percent of the total set so you can get out of jail. If you don’t show up for your court date, whoever paid your bail will lose all of the bail money.

To find out someone’s bail amount you need to call the Stone County Regional Correctional Facility or the County Courthouse. If know the person’s info, such as name, address and date of birth, they will tell you the bail amount. You can also see the bail amount on the Stone County Regional Correctional Facility website.

Having to bail a friend or family member out of jail is an unpleasant situation, but thankfully, it’s easy. To start with, you need to find out if their bail is a “Cash Bond Only”. If so, you won’t be able to get a bail bondsman. Take cash only to the jail – they will not accept a check. Once the cash bond has been paid, the person will be discharged. If they don’t violate the terms of their bail, the bail money you posted will be returned to you.

If bail is set too high, of if you can’t pay it, you will need to use a bail bondsman. Bondsmen generally charge you a fee of 10-15% of the total amount of bail set by the magistrate, and in most cases have a minimum fee of $100. The money you pay to the bail bondsman is non-refundable and has to be paid in cash. If bail is very large, the bondsman will usually require that they use assets as collateral for the bond in addition to whatever their charges are.

To find a bail bondsman click here: How to find a bail bondsman

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• Early Release For Good Behavior
• Work Release Programs
• Time Served
• Get Out on a Pre-Trial Release Program
• House Arrest
• Own Recognizance

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The jail intake procedure includes the following steps:

• You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.
• Firstly, you will answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person.
• Also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history.
• You will be given an inmate ID number.
• Your fingerprints will be taken.
• You will have a front and profile photo taken for your mugshot.
• Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.
• You will then be allowed to make a telephone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or bondsman to arrange bail.
• If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

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Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, you should expect to be released in the morning.

In the event there is a, or if you need to begin your sentence in jail, you should do the right thing and turn yourself in. If you have a warrant, report to the jail, in the reception area, and let them know that believe that there could be an outstanding arrest warrant out for you. They will check their system to see if there are any outstanding local, state or federal arrest warrants out for you, and if they verify that there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody. If it is for a jail sentence, report at the exact time and date that the sentence order requires you to. Make sure that you are not late to report. Be sure to only bring allowed items with you, for example your driver’s license or your ID, any prescription medication you might take, along with your doctor’s prescription, and the sentencing order.

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.
Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to double-check the jail site before you try to go to visitation.

All phone calls from jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account. Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 601-928-7042

All inmate mail is required to be sent using the actual US Postal Service, and not courier or delivery, or hand delivered. You shouldn’t use any other method of delivery. You must write the person’s name, inmate number, and the address of the jail on the letter. Do not send a box or package, envelope with padding or insulation, bag, or an envelope with any metal in it. All mail received by the jail will be opened and examined and read by staff, and will get returned if the jail decides it is inappropriate.

The mailing address for Stone County Regional Correctional Facility is:

Stone County Regional Correctional Facility
1420 Industrial Park Road
Wiggins, MS 39577

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Stone County Regional Correctional Facility
1420 Industrial Park Road
Wiggins, MS 39577

The inmate mail policy at Stone County Regional Correctional Facility changes, so it would be best to check the site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

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If you have been arrested, you should know you still have rights, and an important one is that you have the right to request an attorney. You won’t get many phone calls in jail, so you would be wise to have a friend or family member locate an attorney for you. You may be asking yourself ‘I don’t need a lawyer – I can just represent myself’ You can represent yourself if you really want to, but, a criminal lawyer can advise you of your rights, look after your best interests and show you the way through the criminal justice system that you are now faced with. The faster you hire an attorney to represent you and work on your case, the better your chances.

For more information on how to find a lawyer, read our guide: How to Find an Attorney

If you’ve been arrested and cannot afford an attorney, the courts will assign you a public defender, which is a free lawyer. The Public Defender’s Office is staffed by investigators, experts in forensics and social workers. All Public Defenders are bona-fide attorneys who are admitted to the Mississippi State Bar Association and are fully licensed to practice law as an agent of the court.

Have you or someone you know had to use a court appointed attorney or Public Defender? How did they do?

All court records are a matter of public record. Court records are comprised of a court case file with a docket sheet and all documents that have been filed in your case. You can access your court records using the online service, or by going to the Stone County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

The Clerk of Court is an officer of the court who maintains court records and controls access to them. The Clerk of Court also administer the oath during court cases and read the court verdict when the jury has finished deliberations. All court records related to your case are available at Clerk of Court’s office.

Court costs and court fees are the costs associated with your case, such as for example filing charges, motion and claim fees, and court appearance fees. If you cannot afford these fees and have court appointed legal counsel or a Public Defender, you may not have to pay the fees.

The Stone County magistrate is the person that rules on your court case. Magistrates are judges that do different tasks, such as determining how much your bail will be, writing arrest warrants, and presiding over first court appearances and detention proceedings.

Your pre-sentencing report is put together to include information about the arrestee’s background and details of the arrestee’s life and public history, which the magistrate judge will review and take into consideration when determining your sentence. Information and personal details will be solicited from the person on trial, their family, and in some cases the victim of the crime. Keep in mind you are allowed to request to receive your own copy of the pre-sentencing report before you are sentenced, so you can correct any mistakes that it contains.

If you get convicted of a crime, you will then get sentenced. The presiding judge in your case will weigh several options when determining your sentence, which include community service and probation, to prison or jail time. Depending on the severity of the crime, you may be taken into custody, right there in court, or you could receive a date that you are supposed to surrender and report to jail to serve out your sentence.

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Are you trying to find out if someone is locked up, or has been an inmate in the past?

To do this, you should visit the Stone County jail website and do an inmate search lookup, and do a search using:

• Name.
• Birth date.
• Their booking date.
• or jail ID.

If you’re not sure if your friend or family member is in jail, you can call the jail confirm whether they’ve been arrested or not.

If you believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

A Civil Process is when you get served with legal papers, like , subpoenas, and arrest warrants. You can find these by contacting the Sheriff’s office, by phone or online.

All registered sex offenders are required to be registered and listed on both a national and state sex offender database. The people listed on these databases have been convicted in a court of law of a sex or kidnapping crime. You are able to view these listings online, but remember that you can’t see the precise address, just the block of the address that they registered.

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a court docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include:

• DWI or DUI.
• Drug crimes like possession or trafficking.
• Kidnapping.
• Sexual offenses including rape, assault.
• Violent crimes including assault, battery and murder.
• Breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

During a criminal records search, in most cases will not discover if they had:

• Speeding or reckless driving.
• Drivers license revoked or suspended.
• Traffic accidents.
• Moving violations.
• Parking Tickets.

To get driving records, you must do a search for their driving record.

Have you ever needed to find criminal records? Was it a difficult process? Did you search online or did you have to make a phone call to the local courthouse? Did you get information that was correct? There are lots of reasons that people look up criminal records and backgrounds, and your comments might help other people.

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Most Wanted

On a Federal level, the FBI has a listing of the Ten Most Wanted Criminals. In Stone County, the Stone County Sheriff’s Department has a list of most wanted criminals, too.

FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List


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Life In Jail / What Its Like

Daily Life

Just the thought of serving a jail sentence in Stone County Regional Correctional Facility is something you wish you could avoid, in time you will get accustomed to the routine that is set for you in jail. You will get an alarm for wake-up every morning at six in the morning, and next you’ll have roll call. You will then eat breakfast. When you finish breakfast you will work in the program that has been assigned to you. This could be working in the kitchen, laundry, or some sort of manufacturing job. While this may seem tedious, it may help you when you leave jail, as you are gaining experience in a certain field of work. Other inmates go to school, while some take part in mandated treatment programs. After lunch, there will be another roll call, then back to work. Your evening will be spent either in your cell or a common room. During this time dinner is served and you will be expected to take a shower. After another roll call, it’s lights out. Even though you will be confined to your cell, there may be enough light to read or write letters. Then again, most inmates welcome lights out, and try to get as much sleep as they can.

Most people are frightened at the idea of jail because they don’t know what to expect. If you have spent any time in Stone County Regional Correctional Facility, your experiences would be welcomed, if it can help another person to deal with it.

Dress Code

When incarcerated, all inmates are expected to wear the Stone County Regional Correctional Facility uniform. This is normally a jumpsuit or scrubs. Of note to anyone visiting an inmate – you must be properly dressed. Any clothing considered inappropriate will not be permitted.

How To Send Money to an Inmate

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

The procedure to send funds to Stone County Regional Correctional Facility inmates is likely to change, so be sure to visit the the Stone County Regional Correctional Facility website before you send funds to an inmate.


Commissary

The commissary is the jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

Inmate Medications

If you are on any type of prescription medication, you will be allowed to continue taking it while in jail. When you are first processed, you will be asked what medication you take. You will then be referred to the jail nurse or doctor who will be in charge of monitoring your health and prescribing your medication.

Meals

You will get three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. As expected, they are very basic, but healthy. A typical breakfast might be cereal, toast, coffee and fruit. Lunch might be spaghetti, salad, bread and milk. Dinner could be chicken casserole, rice, vegetables, dessert and milk. Contrary to popular belief, prison food has greatly improved over the years, and you might find that it’s not much different from what you would eat at home.

Pods / The Yard

The jail is designed in a ‘pod’ layout, with self-contained housing arranged around an outdoor yard. Each pod has a central control station and a common room, and the inmates take turns in using the yard. The jail is designed this way to keep certain inmates together, and others away from the general population.

Gangs

As with life in general, gangs are a part of prison life. Obviously it is best to avoid becoming a part of this environment as it will only lead to trouble. When you first enter prison, you might find yourself being ‘primed’ to join a gang, or worse, you might get their attention in a negative way. The best thing to do is keep your head down and don’t get involved.


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Jobs

Types of Jobs at Stone County Regional Correctional Facility

The Deputy Sheriff is the second in command at the Stone County Regional Correctional Facility, overseeing the day to day operations and administration of the jail. An inmate is unlikely to have much interaction with the Deputy Sheriff, unless they have committed an infraction. Detention Officers are responsible for the custody and care of the inmates. They maintain order in the jail, and handle security. A Detention Officer is assigned to a certain pod, and therefore is responsible for the same inmates each day. They get to know the inmates on a certain level and are well equipped to handle any problems that may occur.

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Requirements:

• You have to be over the age of 21.
• You have to possess a High School Diploma or GED
• You have to be a US Citizen.
• You have to pass a Criminal, Credit and Driving History background check.
• You have to pass a drug test.
• You have to have a good level of fitness.
• You have to be in good health.
• You have to have a valid Driver’s License
• An applicant for Deputy Sheriff must possess a Law Enforcement Certification.


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Family Resources

There are resources for families of both the perpetrator of the crime and the victim. The social and emotional impact of crime is far reaching, affecting many. Families can receive professional counseling, court related assistance, social services assistance and help in navigating the criminal justice system.

If you are a family member, which resources did you find to be particularly helpful? Please let us know, as this will be helpful to other families in the same situation.

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Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• The right to protection from the accused.
• The right to notification.
• The right to attend proceedings.
• The right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• The right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• The right to restitution.
• The right to a speedy trial.
• The right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

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Sex Offender Information and Search

All people registered as sex offenders are registered on either a national or state sex offender database. The people on these databases have been convicted of a sex or kidnapping crime. You can access this information online, but bear in mind that you will not get the exact address, rather the block that they live on.

Domestic Violence

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, there are services to help you. Your county will have a Domestic Violence Services office. They provide free and confidential services, such as emergency shelter information, legal advocacy, support groups and domestic violence education. They will work to help you create a safe and violence-free life, and heal from the trauma of abuse.

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.


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Reviews

Reviews of this Jail

Have you ever been locked up at this jail? Do you know someone there? Have you ever been to visit someone there?

If so, then you should tell us about it. Write down what you experienced so other people can learn what to expect.

Things you might want to write in the review:

• Jail conditions.
• Jail and pod layout and facility
• Guards and staff
• Commissary and food
• Visitors
• Other Inmates.
• Inmate safety
• Jail gangs
• Inmate activities and programs


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Tell Your Story

Everyone’s who has been put in jail has a story about it. Why’d you get arrested? Were you fairly treated? How was life in jail? How did you get along with the other inmates? How has this experience impacted your life?

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