Who to Contact at Lafayette County Detention Center: Phone Numbers and Emails
Need to reach someone at Lafayette County Detention Center? Start with the Sheriff's Department's main non-emergency number, then use the staff emails below for specific questions.
For most non-emergency questions about Lafayette County Detention Center, call the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department at (662) 234-6421. This is also the right number when you need law enforcement but it's not an emergency - use this line instead of 911.
Need to email the Sheriff's Office? Chief Deputy Scott Mills can be reached at smills@lafayettecoms.com.
For administrative questions, contact Administrative Assistant Alicia Watts at aliciawatts@lafayettecoms.com.
For jail-specific administration, the Lafayette County site lists Johnny McDonald as Jail Administrator at jmcdonald@lafayettecoms.com.
Quick heads-up: public pages don't agree on who's currently listed as Jail Administrator. The current Lafayette County site shows Johnny McDonald (jmcdonald@lafayettecoms.com), but a legacy sheriff website lists Ben Barnes in that role. If reaching the right person matters for your situation, confirm by phone first.
Tip: Before you email about a time-sensitive issue, call the Sheriff’s Department non-emergency line at (662) 234-6421 to confirm who the current Jail Administrator contact is.
How to Use Contacts
- ✓ Call (662) 234-6421 if you’re not sure who to start with, or if you need law enforcement for a non-emergency.
- ✓ Email Chief Deputy Scott Mills (smills@lafayettecoms.com) when your question needs Sheriff’s Office leadership attention.
- ✓ Email Administrative Assistant Alicia Watts (aliciawatts@lafayettecoms.com) for general administrative help and routing your request to the right place.
- ✓ Email the listed Jail Administrator contact (jmcdonald@lafayettecoms.com) for jail administration questions - confirm the correct name first if it’s time-sensitive.
Hit a dead end? Getting bounced between inboxes? Go back to the main non-emergency line: (662) 234-6421. It's your most reliable starting point for non-emergency needs and for confirming which staff member handles what.
The phone number and staff emails above come from public Lafayette County and sheriff department web pages. Since those listings can change - and one shows a different Jail Administrator name - verify by calling the main number when you need the most current contact.
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