This private reference service is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, arrange release, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Please contact the responsible public office directly for those matters.
Official Record Contacts
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office operates the Lincoln County Jail and is the proper starting point for a jail booking record or a releasable booking photograph. State the full name, approximate booking date, and booking number when known. The Sheriff's Office does not publish a separate records-unit line, so explain that the request concerns a booking record or photo.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and Jail
Address:
215 Justice Street
Brookhaven, MS 39601
Main phone: 601-833-7182
Non-emergency: 601-833-5231
Jail information: 601-833-5251
Administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Use the office best matched to the record and custody stage.
- For a roster result, booking number, or public-record request, begin with the Sheriff or jail; the records hub explains the official roster path.
- For a possible warrant, contact the Sheriff or court with jurisdiction; see Wanted Fugitives for the distinction.
- For a Brookhaven police incident or arrest report, contact Brookhaven Police Department at 601-833-2424.
- For Circuit Court records, use the Circuit Clerk at 301 S. First Street, Room 205, Brookhaven, 601-835-3435.
- For Justice Court information, call 601-835-3474. Municipal matters route through Brookhaven Municipal Court.
- For a state-sentenced person, use MDOC records at 601-933-2889 or MDOCRecordsDepartment@mdoc.state.ms.us.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the relevant BOP or ICE official locator and its contact route.