This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official record. Contact the office that owns the record.
Hancock Jail and Sheriff
For a Hancock County jail release transaction, booking sheet, photograph, or transfer destination, contact the Hancock County Sheriff's Office and Public Safety Complex. Ask for the exact record and date. Published information was verified July 26, 2026, but should be checked on the live HCSO contact page.
Hancock County Sheriff's Office / Public Safety Complex8450 U.S. Highway 90
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Phone: 228-466-6900
Fax: 228-255-8246
Email: so2@co.hancock.ms.us
General office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Nonemergency dispatch: 228-255-9191
Courts and Release Orders
The court record explains bond, dismissal, sentence, probation, revocation, or other legal authority. Justice Court handles many sheriff misdemeanor and preliminary matters. Municipal cases begin with the city court. Circuit Court holds felony indictments and judgments.
Hancock Justice Court8450 Highway 90
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Phone: 228-467-5573
Fax: 228-255-5851
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.Hancock County Circuit Clerk
152 Main Street, Suite B
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Phone: 228-467-5265
Fax: 228-467-2779
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
State Records and Supervision
MDOC Records is the source for a state discharge or time-computation record. The Waveland field office handles the local public route for parole and probation status. Parole decisions belong to the separate Mississippi State Parole Board.
MDOC Records DepartmentP.O. Box 24388
Jackson, MS 39225
Phone: 601-933-2889
Email: MDOCRecordsDepartment@mdoc.state.ms.usHancock Probation & Parole Office
308 Highway 90, Suite D
Waveland, MS 39576
Phone: 228-467-2312
Fax: 228-467-0657Mississippi State Parole Board
239 North Lamar Street, Suite 501
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: 601-576-3520
Email: MSStateParoleBoard@mdoc.state.ms.us
Choose the Correct Route
Use the source that controls the needed event. These routes separate current jail custody, a completed county release, state supervision, and federal or immigration custody.
- For a released person or a county release report, begin with the full Hancock release search and HCSO request steps.
- For state supervision, use Probation & Parole and the Waveland office.
- For same-day events, see Jail Releases: 24 Hours; Hancock does not publish a verified rolling feed.
- For a state sentence date, check MDOC and Projected Release.
- For an alert, use VINELink Inmate Search and confirm any event with its source agency.
- For federal prison or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE rather than the Hancock roster.