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Tyree D. Jones
Sheriff
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Inmate Mail - Important Update
In an effort to keep contraband out of the Hinds County Detention Center, the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a new system for sending documents, photos and mail to inmates.
If you wish to send documents, photos and mail to inmates, we now have a quicker and more efficient method using our new Inmate Messaging system. Friends and families of inmates can visit www.NCIC.com and set up an account. You can then easily send messages to an inmate for instant delivery. You can also take a picture of any documents and attach to those messages. Messages are only $0.25 per message and Picture Messages / Documents are only $0.35 each. This is much cheaper than postage, envelopes and the time it takes to mail a letter and the inmate will receive the message and/or picture instantly. There will be no limits on how many messages and photos that can be sent.
All inmate mail must be mailed to the following address utilizing existing Hinds County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center mail rules:
Inmate Name
Inmate Number
Hinds County Detention Center
PO BOX 591
Longview, Texas 75606
Click the link for more information on the Inmate Mail Process.
Administration
| Sheriff's Office | (601) 974-2900 | Fax: (601) 968-6705 |
| Undersheriff | (601) 974-2900 | |
| Human Resources | (601) 974-2943 | Fax: (601) 968-5428 |
| Recruiting | (601) 974-2967 | |
| Training Division | (601) 857-4872 | Fax: (601) 857-4940 |
| Fiscal | (601) 974-2910 | |
| Records | (601) 974-2930 | Fax: (601) 969-0378 |
| Legal Department | (601) 974-2900 | Fax: (601) 968-6705 |
Enforcement Division
| Criminal Investigations | (601) 974-2914 | Fax: (601) 968-6715 |
| Internal Affairs | (601) 974-2909 | |
| Sex Offender Registry | (601) 974-2919 | |
| Patrol Division | (601) 857-8781 | Fax: (601) 857-5417 |
| Fugitive Unit | (601) 857-4803 | Fax: (601) 857-4951 |
| Narcotics Unit | (601) 346-0588 | |
| Evidence and Property | (601) 974-2907 | |
| Victim Assistance | (601) 974-2933 | |
| Victim Advocate | (601) 974-2932 | |
| Civil Process | (601) 974-2925 | |
| Communications | (601) 352-1521 |
Detention
| Jackson Detention Center | (601) 974-2945 | |
| Raymond Detention Center | (601) 857-4800 | |
| Joint County and State Work Facility | (601) 857-8058 | Fax: (601) 857-8371 |
DUTIES:
The Sheriff's office works to prevent crime and build community safety through education, investigation and enforcement. The sheriff's duties generally fall into two broad categories:
Law enforcement duties:
- These duties are specifically to keep the peace within the county, by causing all offenders to enter into bonds, with sureties, for keeping the peace and for appearing at the next circuit court, and by committing such offenders in case of refusal.
Administrative duties:
- Serve as the county's jailor-The sheriff is required to keep separate rooms for the sexes, not permitting communication between male and female prisoners, unless they are married; provide fire and lights when necessary and proper; sufficient and clean bedding; and daily wholesome and adequate food and drink.
- Have charge of the courthouse and jail of his county, of the premises belonging thereto, and of the prisoners in said jail. This includes the protection of the court and prisoners from violence, injuries or attacks, and from trespasses and intruders.
- Submit a budget of his office's estimated expenses for the next fiscal year including payment of premiums on the bonds and insurance necessary to protect the interest of the county. (i.e. bonds for liability insurance, insurance against false arrest charges, insurance against false imprisonment charges, theft, fire, and other hazards insurance, and hospitalization insurance).
- Keep books of every kind maps, charts, and other things that may be donated to the county.
- Keep the Mississippi Department Reports, census reports, statutes of the state, the Mississippi Reports, digests, and legislative journals assigned to his county in the courtroom of the courthouse.
- Keep a jail docket noting the details of each warrant of any person placed in the county detention facility.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Hinds County Sheriff's office is to provide the community with the highest quality of law enforcement services. We strive to improve the public's perception of community safety by reducing the incidents and fear of crime, while working with the diverse communities throughout Hinds County, to improve their quality of life. The Sheriff's Office will accomplish this task by working within the Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving model and developing partnerships with the community. Providing this service to the public will be conducted in an efficient and effective manner.
VISION STATEMENT
Personnel will protect the community and support the tax base by proactively preventing crime and safety detaining those arrested. Personnel will conduct themselves with honor, integrity and the highest ethical standards to maintain public confidence. Quality of life improved through innovation, education, and community partnerships.
CORE VALUES
- Establish and support professional and community relationships
- Excel by providing, quality service with every community contact
- Think outside conventional boundaries, introduce new ideas, and strive to find innovative solutions to reduce crime and increase efficiency
- Develop partnerships between the citizens and business community to make Hinds County safe for all to work and live
- Treat people with respect and dignity, regardless of age, race, gender, appearance, individual beliefs of life style
- Being dedicated to quality and excellence in our service to the community