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Clarke County Jail

County jailOvercrowded (291%)ModerateHigh
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Clarke County Jail is a county jail located in Clarke County, Mississippi. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

142

Current population

413

Occupancy

291%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Mississippi

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

444 West Donald Street, Quitman 39355

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

30/100
Moderate concern30/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 291% of capacity

This facility scores 30. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 28 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 291% · peers avg: 93% (+214%)
Capacity (beds)this: 142 · peers avg: 547 (74%)

Data completeness

66%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-clarke-county-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Clarke County Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/clarke-county-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}