Lowndes County Adult Detention Center is located in the city of Columbus, Mississippi which has a population of 23,640 (as of 2015) residents. This prison has a capacity of 288 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. Lowndes County Adult Detention Center began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 1997 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. 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 Captain Rick Jones and houses male and female offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center, 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.

Facts:

- The Detention Center houses individuals charged and awaiting trial, those arrested on warrants, those serving sentences for misdemeanor crimes, those placed on holds by Mississippi Department of Corrections, and Probation, those sentenced to and awaiting beds in Mississippi Department of Corrections or Restitution Centers, those sentenced by municipal courts in our county as well as others placed here on holds for other agencies.

Lowndes County Adult Detention Center Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

662-329-5827 662-328-6788

Fax Number for Lowndes County Adult Detention Center is:

662-245-4633

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

Lowndes County Adult Detention Center
527 South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive South
Columbus, MS 39701

To Send Mail to an Inmate at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center:

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

Lowndes County Adult Detention Center
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
527 South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive South
Columbus, MS 39701

Visitation Information for Lowndes County Adult Detention Center

Visitation Hours for Lowndes County Adult Detention Center:

1. Visiting time for female inmates in general population is from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M., Saturday or Sunday.  Male inmates in general population is from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M., Saturday or Sunday.  Protective custody and inmates housed in the booking area, visiting times are 9:00 to 10:00 A.M., Saturday or Sunday.  Visits may be cancelled or limited when necessary for safety, security and facility violations.  Visiting hours are subject to change without notice.