DeSoto County Jail is located in the city of Hernando, Mississippi which has a population of 15,000 (as of 2013) residents. This prison has a capacity of 395 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. DeSoto County Jail began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 2012 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. There is an average of 418 inmates currently serving time at this facility. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Director Chad Wicker and houses male and female offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at DeSoto County Jail, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

DeSoto County Jail Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

662-469-8568

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

DeSoto County Jail
3425 Industrial Dr W
Hernando, MS 38632, USA

To Send Mail to an Inmate at DeSoto County Jail:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

DeSoto County Jail
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
3425 Industrial Dr W
Hernando, MS 38632, USA

Send Money to an Inmate at DeSoto County Jail

Locate an Inmate at DeSoto County Jail

Visitation Information for DeSoto County Jail

Visitation Hours for DeSoto County Jail:

Visitation is done via video.  You can either have the video visitation by going down to the prison or arranging it online.  Visitation hours are Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00 am-10:30 am, 1:00 pm- 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm- 9:00pm.  You must setup an account on Securus before you will be eligible for video visitation.