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Wilkinson County Correctional Facility
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Wilkinson County Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Rated capacity: 900. Reported population: 904. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
900
Current population
904
Occupancy
100%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Mississippi
Security level
Close
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
The U.S. Department of Justice initiated an investigation into conditions at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility, focusing on whether the Mississippi Department of Corrections adequately protects prisoners from physical harm. The investigation also examines whether conditions at the facility violate the Constitution.
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Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 5/30
- Oversight reports
- 1/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 100% of design capacity
- · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
This facility scores 11. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 9 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 75% of peer facilities in United States.
Reports
- propublica21 Apr 2022
iple buildings,” the report said. DOJ officials say their investigation of conditions at South Mississippi Correctional Institution, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility is continuing. The DOJ is encouraging those with relevant information to contact it by phone at 833-591-0288 or by email at [email protected] . More in Criminal Justice
- propublica6 Feb 2020
ssippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl and the privately operated Wilkinson County Correctional Facility, run by Management & Training Corp. “The investigation will focus on whether the Mississippi Department of Corrections adequately protects prisoners from physical harm at the hands
Data completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/wilkinson-county-correctional-facility
"Wilkinson County Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/wilkinson-county-correctional-facility.
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