​Central Mississippi Correctional Facility

Visitation at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF) is a privilege, not a right. Break the rules, and your visits can be suspended or revoked. Policies vary, so confirm CMCF's visiting procedures before making the trip. To get approved, you or your loved one will complete the facility's visitation application or visitor information form while the facility runs required background checks. On visit day, plan to register in a processing area, show a valid photo ID, sign the visitor log, and pass through a search or scanner. Some facilities offer on-site kiosk visits and at-home video visits through third-party vendors—check whether CMCF uses those services. The facility also hosts an annual MDOC fallen officers memorial service on site.

Mail to Central Mississippi Correctional Facility has a few key limits—follow them upfront to save time and avoid returns. Photos are capped at seven per letter, can't exceed 5x7, and everyone pictured must be fully clothed. Greeting cards are allowed but must be signed in ink with no glitter or stickers. For reading materials, publications must be prepaid softcover paperbacks (limit three per month), and books, magazines, and color pencils must ship directly from the publisher. Every envelope needs the incarcerated person's complete address and your complete return address. Mail gets screened for contraband and formatting issues, so plain, correctly addressed mail moves through faster.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) Central Office is at 301 North Lamar Street, Jackson, MS 39201, phone 601-359-5600. For Central Mississippi Correctional Facility's current address and phone number, check the MDOC facilities map—it lists contact details for state, regional, private facilities, and community offices. For everyday questions, start with the facility or county page first since those often have the most current local phone numbers, emails, and office hours. Dealing with an emergency involving an inmate? Contact the inmate's unit chaplain so information can be verified and processed. For immediate crimes or threats to life, call 911.

Central Mississippi Correctional Facility takes contraband enforcement seriously. Inmates cannot possess or use cell phones—family and visitors should never send or bring phones, since introducing them can lead to prosecution. New arrivals go through a full intake program: orientation, an HIV/AIDS class, DNA testing, PREA training, and a copy of the MDOC Inmate Handbook. Education and vocational placement works through referral, interview, and TABE testing, with priority typically given to people with less than five years remaining before parole or release. Career Services enrollment focuses on inmates close to earned release, release consideration, or parole eligibility. The facility also holds an annual memorial service for fallen officers.