Tate County Jail Roster Overview
The Tate County Sheriff's Office operates the jail and publishes the inmate roster. The roster is not a court system. It is a law enforcement custody list that tracks people booked into the county jail. The feed is built into the official sheriff website and the matching mobile app, so the same data appears in both places. The roster loads the newest bookings first and shows a set number of entries at a time. Each entry carries a name, a booking date, and one or more charges. Because the list sorts by date, recently booked people surface at the top. The feed has been current enough to show very recent bookings. That makes the Tate County Sheriff's Office roster the best online channel for checking who sits in the county jail right now.
The roster covers county custody only. It does not list federal detainees, state prison inmates, or people held in other counties. Sealed, expunged, and juvenile matters never appear, and a fresh arrest does not always reach the public feed right away.
Note: An empty roster result does not prove a person was never booked, since releases, transfers, and posting delays all remove or hold back entries.
How to Use the Tate County Inmate Roster
The Tate County inmate roster opens through the sheriff's website and the Tate County Sheriff MS app. Both pull from the same live inmate feed, so the results match. A search box and a sort control sit on the roster screen. Use them to narrow a long list or to jump straight to the latest bookings.
- Open the roster on the Tate County Sheriff's Office site or inside the Tate County Sheriff MS app.
- Type a last name or a full name in the search box to filter the list.
- Read the result rows, which lead with the newest booking date by default.
- Select a person to open the full booking entry with charges and bond details.
- If the name is missing, call the jail to confirm custody before traveling to the facility.
Tate County Roster Search Fields
The roster keeps its search simple. One text box filters the list, and a sort control orders it. The feed itself is set to return the most recent bookings first. The columns below show the search inputs the roster accepts and the result fields it returns for each Tate County inmate.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search | Text | Optional | Filters roster entries by name or text; placeholder not shown in the feed. |
| Sort | Control | Optional | Defaults to newest first, ordered by booking date descending. |
| Title / Name | Result | n/a | Shown in last, first, middle order. |
| Age | Result | n/a | Numeric age in years. |
| Race | Result | n/a | Single letter code such as B or W. |
| Sex | Result | n/a | May display as N/A in some records. |
| Booking Date | Result | n/a | Date with time, month/day/year format. |
| Charge Description | Result | n/a | Statute or code in parentheses with the charge text. |
| Bond Type | Result | n/a | No Bond, Surety, Cash, or N/A. |
| Bond Amount | Result | n/a | Dollar figure, $0.00, or N/A. |
| Image | Result | n/a | Booking photo, or a placeholder when none is posted. |
Tate County Jail and Sheriff Contacts
The jail and the Sheriff's Office share the same operation but use different phone lines. Call the jail directly for custody, bond, visitation, mail, property, or release questions. Call the Sheriff's Office for general matters, and use Dispatch for round-the-clock non-emergency help. The Sheriff's Office sits at 1 Justice Drive in Senatobia, away from the downtown courthouse. Office hours run Monday through Friday, and staff are the fastest source when the roster is unclear or a name has not posted yet.
Tate County Jail
Senatobia, MS 38668
662-562-5466
Fax 662-562-8515
Visitation hours not published; call to confirm
Tate County Sheriff's Office
1 Justice Drive
Senatobia, MS 38668
662-562-4434
Dispatch 662-560-5692
Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST
What a Tate County Inmate Profile Shows
Open a roster entry and a short profile appears. It is built for quick custody confirmation, not for a full case history. Each profile pulls the same handful of fields from the sheriff feed. The table pairs each field with what it actually tells you about a Tate County inmate.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person listed by last name, then first and middle. |
| Age | The person's age in years. |
| Race | A single letter code for race. |
| Sex | The person's sex, sometimes shown as N/A. |
| Booking Date | The date and time the jail logged the booking. |
| Charge Description | Each charge with its statute or code in parentheses. |
| Bond Type | How release may be secured, such as surety, cash, or no bond. |
| Bond Amount | The dollar figure set for release, or N/A. |
| Image | A booking photo, or a placeholder when none is on file. |
Several common jail details do not appear in the public feed. There is no booking number, date of birth, arresting agency, or housing location. The profile also leaves out court dates, projected release dates, medical or security flags, and attorney visit status. For those details, the jail phone line is the only reliable source.
Booking Process in Tate County
Booking begins when a person is brought into the jail after an arrest. Staff record the name, the arrest details, and the charges. They take a photo, log personal property, and start the custody record that feeds the roster. A new entry can take time to publish, so a recent arrest may not show up the moment it happens. Charges at this stage describe the arrest, not the outcome. The roster may show codes for a warrant, a writ to take custody, contempt, failure to appear, a probation violation, or a drug court sanction. Those labels point to the reason for the hold, not a finding of guilt.
After booking, the case moves toward an initial appearance. A judge reviews the charges, advises the person of their rights, and addresses bond. Some charges carry a preset bond, while others wait for a judge to set one, and serious matters can be held with no bond. The charges entered at booking are not the final court charges. Those are filed by prosecutors and tracked through the county criminal court records as the case develops.
Note: Charges shown at booking reflect the arrest, not a conviction, and a judge can change, add, or drop them as the case moves through court.
The Tate County Sheriff App
The sheriff site is powered by a mobile app, and the county actively promotes it. The Tate County Sheriff MS app is free on the Apple App Store and on Google Play. It bundles the inmate roster, a most wanted list, tip submission, a sex offender link, commissary, and inmate communication into one place. Several of these tools live in the app first, which is why the county treats it as a primary public channel.
The app carries an official most wanted feed, drawn from the same source shown in this sheriff most-wanted feed.
A most wanted listing is not the same as a custody record, and it is not a warrant lookup. To check whether a person has an unresolved case, an active warrant search through the courts and sheriff is the separate step.
The app also lets the public report information through a structured form, shown in this sheriff submit-a-tip form.
Tips are for ongoing investigations, not emergencies, and the form warns users to call 911 for a crime in progress. The same app section gathers feedback through this comments and complaints form.
That channel routes praise and concerns to the agency directly. A matching commend an employee form lets residents recognize a deputy or staff member by name.
None of these forms replace the jail phone line for custody questions, but together they show how much of the county's public safety contact now runs through the app.
Tate County Jail Visitation and Mail
The jail handles visitation and mail, but it does not publish a fixed schedule online. There is no posted calendar for family visits, video visits, attorney visits, or clergy visits. Holiday changes and lockdowns can shift everything without notice. Because the rules are not posted, do not assume a visit time or mail policy. Call the jail at 662-562-5466 to confirm hours, what identification a visitor needs, and how to send mail before you make the trip or post anything.
| Visit Type | Published Schedule | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| In-person family visits | Not published | Call jail to confirm |
| Video visits | Not published | Call jail to confirm |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Call jail to confirm |
| Clergy or religious visits | Not published | Call jail to confirm |
| Holiday or lockdown changes | Not published | Call jail to confirm |
How to Contact a Tate County Inmate
Phone and video contact with a Tate County inmate run through the provider the sheriff app links. Calls and messaging are handled by City Tele Coin, which families set up through its own portal. An account is funded ahead of time, and rates and rules sit with the vendor and the jail. The sheriff app points inmate communication users straight to the City Tele Coin portal.
Before funding an account, confirm the inmate name and facility so the money reaches the right person. Mail rules are not posted online either. They change often, so call the jail first to learn what mail is allowed and how it must be addressed.
Commissary and Inmate Funds
Inmates buy snacks, hygiene items, and other approved goods through a commissary account. The sheriff app routes deposits to a dedicated vendor rather than the court. To add money, families use the link the app provides. The sheriff app sends commissary users to the CommissaryDeposit portal.
Deposit limits, fees, and timing are not posted in the county's public data. Confirm the inmate name and facility, then check the current fee before sending funds. When anything is unclear, the jail at 662-562-5466 can verify how a deposit reaches an inmate's account.
County Jail Versus State Prison Custody
The county roster and the state prison system are two different records. The Tate County jail holds people who are awaiting court, serving short sentences, or waiting on transfer. Once a person is sentenced to state time, they move into the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. At that point they usually drop off the county roster. To follow a sentenced person, use the MDOC inmate search instead. Federal custody is separate again, tracked through the federal Bureau of Prisons. Checking the wrong system is the most common reason a search comes up empty.
Note: When a sentenced person leaves the county jail for state prison, the state corrections inmate search becomes the place to track that custody.
Victim Notification and Booking Records
Victims and concerned family members can ask to be alerted when custody status changes. The national VINELink service offers custody and court notifications by phone, email, or text where it is supported. Register through the VINELink portal and follow the prompts for the facility and person. Notification is a helpful backup, but it is not a full county roster, so the sheriff feed remains the primary place to confirm current custody.
For a formal copy of a booking record, the public feed alone is not enough. Law enforcement records that are not posted online can be requested directly from the Sheriff's Office. County public records that fall outside the sheriff's files run through the county Public Information Request process at the courthouse. Active investigations, sealed matters, and juvenile records may be withheld, so confirm what is releasable before you file a request or pay a fee.