Webster County Inmate Population Overview
The Webster County inmate population centers on Webster County Jail, the sheriff-operated jail in Eupora. The Webster County Sheriff's Office lists Sheriff David Gore as the county sheriff and gives the official sheriff contact point for jail and records questions. Research did not locate a current official Webster County online jail roster, jail dashboard, daily population page, or rated capacity page. That limits what can be stated as a live count. It also means a custody check for a new arrest must start with the sheriff rather than a searchable public list.
The known inmate population record is narrow but useful. The Prison Policy Initiative correctional-population locator lists Webster Co. Jail as a local facility with a count of 10 people on December 31, 2013. That is a historical facility count, not current capacity and not an average daily population. The county's resident population was about 9,972 in the 2024 Census-derived FRED estimate, so the jail serves a rural county where a small number of bookings can change the daily count. Current custody, release, and transfer status should be verified through the sheriff before any travel, bond, or court action.
Webster County Inmate Population Statistics
Published Webster County jail statistics are sparse. No official current average daily population, booking total, capacity statement, sex or race custody breakdown, or overcrowding report was located on the county site. The data that can be used is therefore a mix of local government contacts, a historical jail count, Census resident-population estimates, and statewide jail or prison context. The difference matters. A county resident count describes the community served by the jail. A historical correctional count describes one point in time. Neither is a live jail roster.
| Measure | Figure | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Webster County population | 9,972 | FRED Census-derived 5-year estimate, 2024 |
| Webster County 2020 population | 9,926 | U.S. Census decennial count |
| Webster Co. Jail correctional count | 10 | Prison Policy Initiative locator, 12/31/2013 |
| Current jail population | Not published | No official county roster or dashboard located |
| Rated jail capacity | Not published | No official current county source located |
| National local-jail population | 664,200 | BJS Jail Inmates in 2023, midyear 2023 |
| Mississippi incarceration rate | 1,020 per 100,000 | Prison Policy Initiative Mississippi profile |
The safest use of these figures is practical, not dramatic. They show that Webster County does not publish the sort of jail-data feed that larger counties often provide. A person looking for a current detainee should treat the sheriff's office as the live source and use statewide or federal locators only after a transfer, sentence, or hold is likely.
Webster County Inmate Population Trends
Local jail trend data was not found for 2020 through 2026. That is an important research finding. Without a current Webster County jail dashboard, annual sheriff report, or state jail-capacity table for this facility, the public record does not support a claim that the local inmate population is rising, falling, crowded, or below capacity. The available trend table can show county resident estimates and the single historical jail count, but it cannot stand in for a jail population trend series.
| Year | Webster County resident estimate | Jail population note |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Not used here | PPI lists Webster Co. Jail with 10 people on 12/31/2013 |
| 2020 | 9,926 Census count | No official local jail count located |
| 2021 | 9,938 FRED estimate | No official local jail count located |
| 2022 | 9,942 FRED estimate | No official local jail count located |
| 2023 | 9,942 FRED estimate | No official local jail count located |
| 2024 | 9,972 FRED estimate | No official local jail count located |
Statewide jail and prison reports can help set context, but they do not replace a Webster County jail count. The Bureau of Justice Statistics jail tables report national jail totals and rates. The Prison Policy Initiative Mississippi profile reports statewide incarceration context. Local custody still has to be confirmed locally.
Webster County Jail Capacity Records
No official current rated capacity was located for Webster County Jail. The Mississippi Attorney General's February 24, 2022 opinion to Sheriff David Gore states that the current Webster County jail was built in Eupora in 1965, but that opinion does not publish a current bed count or population report. The MDOC facilities map lists a Webster Probation and Parole Office in Eupora and no state prison in Webster County. A probation and parole office is not a detention facility, so it should not be counted as part of the county jail population.
Key access rules: Mississippi's Public Records Act makes public records available for inspection unless an exemption applies. The Ethics Commission order discussing jail dockets cites Mississippi Code Section 19-25-63, which requires a sheriff jail docket showing who was received into jail, why, when, under what authority, and how the person was released or transferred. The Mississippi Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training provides state jail-officer standards, but it does not publish Webster County's live count.
For a current count, ask the Webster County Sheriff's Office whether a daily count, jail docket entry, or booking record can be inspected or requested. A written request should be specific. Name the person, date, arresting agency, and the exact record sought, such as a jail docket entry, booking record, release entry, transfer receipt, or bond status.
Who Is in Webster County Custody
The Webster County inmate population can include people arrested by the sheriff's office, Eupora Police, Maben Police, Mathiston Police, Mississippi Highway Patrol, or another agency with local court authority. Some people are pretrial detainees, meaning the case is still pending. Some may be serving a short local sentence. Others may be held for a warrant, detainer, probation matter, or transfer. A detainer is a request or hold from another agency that can affect release even after a bond is posted in the local case.
Sentenced state prisoners should not be counted as current Webster County Jail detainees once they enter MDOC custody. They move into the state prison system and are searched through the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search. Federal sentenced prisoners are searched through the BOP inmate locator. Immigration custody, when it applies, is searched through ICE ODLS. VINELink may help with custody notifications, but it is a notification tool and not a full local roster.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before the criminal case is resolved.
- Sentenced inmate
- A person serving a jail or prison sentence after conviction or plea.
- Jail docket
- The sheriff record required by Mississippi law for jail custody entries.
- Mittimus
- A court commitment order directing that a person be held.
Search Webster County Inmate Population
Because no official public Webster County roster was located, the first step is not a web form. Start with the sheriff's office. The official county page lists Sheriff David Gore, address 87 Govt. St, Eupora, MS 39744, phone (662) 258-7701, and email dgore@webstercountyms.org. Use a full legal name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, and the arresting agency. Ask whether the person is in Webster County Jail, has bonded out, was released, was transferred to MDOC, or is held for another agency.
- Call the Webster County Sheriff's Office and ask for current custody confirmation.
- If the arrest is recent, ask whether booking has been completed and whether a jail docket entry exists.
- If the person was sentenced, search MDOC by name or MDOC ID instead of treating the county jail as the current source.
- For victim notification or release alerts, use VINELink and confirm urgent information with the sheriff.
- If phone confirmation is not enough, submit a public-records request for the jail docket or booking record.
The sheriff page does not list a separate jail information line, booking desk, records portal, or detention division email. It also does not list an official sheriff mobile app. That makes the phone and written request path the most defensible public route for local custody.
Webster County Locator Fields
The county jail has no public search form in the research record. The state locator does. The MDOC inmate search page says to enter a name or ID number and click search. That locator is for sentenced state inmates, not Webster County pretrial detainees.
The screenshot below comes from the official MDOC inmate search page listed in the image manifest.
Use the MDOC form only after a Webster County case has moved into state corrections or when a state sentence is already known.
| System | Fields | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Webster County Jail | No public form located | Call sheriff or request jail docket |
| MDOC inmate search | First name, last name, or MDOC ID | Sentenced Mississippi state inmates |
| BOP inmate locator | Number search or name with filters | Sentenced federal inmates |
| ICE ODLS | A-number or biographical data | Immigration detainees |
Webster County Inmate Record Details
When no public profile page exists, the jail docket becomes the key public-record concept. Mississippi Code Section 19-25-63 requires the sheriff to keep a jail docket showing the paper or authority by which a person was received into jail, the person's name, date of arrest and commitment, cause or crime, authority for imprisonment, length of imprisonment, and how the person was released, discharged, or transferred to the penitentiary. These are custody facts. They are not the same as a court judgment or full criminal history.
| Jail docket field | What it can show |
|---|---|
| Warrant or mittimus | The legal paper used to place the person in jail. |
| Issuing authority | The court or officer tied to the custody authority. |
| Prisoner name | The name recorded for the person held. |
| Date of arrest and commitment | When custody began. |
| Crime or cause | The stated reason for confinement. |
| Release, discharge, or transfer | How the person left county custody. |
Formal court charges may differ from the jail entry. For that reason, use the court records after jail arrest page when the question is about filed charges, indictments, arraignment, or disposition.
Webster County Court Records
Webster County custody records and court records are connected but not identical. The jail record starts with booking and custody authority. The court record starts when a complaint, information, indictment, warrant, or other filing reaches the right court. The official Circuit Office page lists Circuit Clerk Wanda B. Robinson and describes criminal-case duties such as receiving indicted criminal cases, issuing capias, issuing trial subpoenas, preparing grand jury materials, setting dockets and arraignments, and keeping criminal and indictment books.
The official Justice Court page lists Justice Court Clerk Peggy Pepper, Judges Cody Carden and Adam Cummings, and the Justice Court contact point for lower-level or preliminary matters. The Fifth Circuit MEC CourtInfo page lists Webster County Circuit Court, its Walthall address, a MEC go-live date of 4/19/2021, and case-status flags such as arraignment pending, capias pending, bench warrant issued, nolle pros pending, expunged, and sealed.
The official Fifth Circuit MEC page is captured in the image manifest.
That court page helps identify where Webster County Circuit Court records fit after an arrest has moved from jail custody into a filed criminal case.
Webster County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolves to one detention facility for this county. No state prison, federal BOP prison, or ICE detention facility was located inside Webster County. MDOC lists a probation and parole office in Eupora, but that office is supervision-related and is not a jail or prison.
- Webster County Jail - sheriff-operated county jail for local pretrial detainees, local arrests, and locally sentenced misdemeanor detainees unless released, transferred, or held elsewhere.
Note: Do not use Webster County Detention Center pages from Kentucky for Mississippi custody rules.
Webster County Inmate Population FAQ
Is there a Webster County online jail roster?
No official Mississippi Webster County online roster was located in the research. The county sheriff page gives phone and email contact information, but no public inmate search form. Call the sheriff for current custody and use a written public-records request when a jail docket or booking record is needed.
How large is the Webster County inmate population?
A current official count was not located. The only facility-specific count found was the PPI historical line listing Webster Co. Jail with 10 people on December 31, 2013. Treat that as historical context, not today's jail count.
Where are sentenced Webster County inmates searched?
Once a person enters Mississippi state prison custody, search MDOC by name or MDOC ID. Federal sentenced prisoners use BOP, and immigration detainees use ICE ODLS. These systems do not replace the sheriff for a new local arrest.
Can VINELink replace the sheriff's office?
VINELink is useful for custody notification and release alerts when available. It is not a complete substitute for the sheriff's jail records, especially when the arrest is new or the person may have been transferred.