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Overview of Mississippi's Correctional System Mississippi

The Jail System

Mississippi has 82 counties with 94 jail facilities. The rated capacity of the jails is 10,173. The MS Dept. of Public Safety inspects jails, standards compliance is voluntary.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Corrections managed 22,431 inmates at the end of 2007. The DOC has 3,621 employees and operates 3 prisons, 11 regional facilities, and contracts with 6 private prisons. The agency's budget for FY 2008 was $348.1 million.

The Community Corrections System

The DOC's Community Corrections Division has 500 employees. The Division supervised 21,623 probationers and 2,015 parolees at yearend 2007.
2007 Crime Rate for Mississippi
The crime rate in Mississippi is about 6% lower than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 91.7% of the crime rate in Mississippi which is 2% lower than the national rate. The remaining 7.8% are violent crimes and are about 38% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Mississippi compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Mississippi National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 3,492 3,731
Violent Crimes 291 467
Property Crimes 3,201 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Mississippi has 56,208 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 12% lower than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Mississippi National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 2,264 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Mississippi has a rate 39% higher than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Mississippi National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 734 447
2007 Probationers
Mississippi has a rate 46% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Mississippi National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 1,001 1,863
2007 Parolees
Mississippi has a rate 71% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Mississippi National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 93 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 4% lower than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Mississippi National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 6.4% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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