Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility Overview
Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility is listed by the Mississippi Department of Corrections as a regional facility. The current MDOC facility page names Warden Brandon M. Smith and gives the address as 33714 MS Hwy 35, Vaiden, MS 39176, with phone 662-464-5440. The facility is outside Montgomery County, but the research includes it because the Carroll/Montgomery regional correctional name appears in historical correctional-population material and because Montgomery County arrestees can move into state or regional custody after local court action.
The practical distinction is central. Montgomery County Jail and Winona Police Department answer local arrest, booking, and transfer questions. Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility is a state/regional correctional context, so it should be searched through MDOC rather than through a county jail roster. If a family member is trying to find someone who disappeared from local custody after sentencing or transfer, MDOC is the correct next system.
The facility image is available from the MDOC Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility page.
The captured MDOC source supports the facility-specific facts used here: the regional type, Vaiden address, phone number, and current warden. It does not publish a current capacity, live population, visitation schedule, mail format, or commissary vendor.
Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility Capacity and Population
The current MDOC facility page reviewed in the research does not publish a current capacity, current population, security-level detail, housing-unit count, or daily census for Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility. Historical Prison Policy Initiative / Census 2020 correctional population rows list Carroll/Montgomery Regional Correctional Facility snapshots of 279 and 334. Those figures are historical counts, not a current rated capacity and not proof of today's population.
For current statewide correctional population context, MDOC public resources include daily inmate population reports, monthly fact sheets, annual reports, PREA audit reports, and other correctional records. MDOC public-records guidance says requests to examine, copy, or obtain public records must be made in writing and are not accepted by telephone. Use the facility phone for immediate facility-specific questions, but use MDOC written records channels for state records not visible in the locator.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility
Use the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search for people in state or regional custody. The Montgomery County sheriff phone is useful for a fresh county arrest, but it is not the right statewide locator for a sentenced person housed at a regional correctional facility. MDOC's search page accepts first name, last name, or MDOC ID number. The MS.gov interface also presents search criteria by name or ID number.
- Open the official MDOC inmate search and choose name or MDOC ID number when available.
- Search by last name and first name, or use the MDOC ID number for the narrowest result.
- Review the result for current facility and status, and confirm that the listed facility is Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility if that detail appears.
- Call 662-464-5440 for facility-specific visiting, mail, or custody questions not answered by the public locator.
The MDOC locator is not a county fresh-arrest roster. It becomes relevant after sentencing, classification, transfer, or state supervision. For Montgomery County arrests that have not reached state custody, start with the arresting agency, sheriff, Justice Court, Circuit Clerk, or court records instead.
The MDOC search interface is shown in the official MDOC inmate-search capture.
The image is included because the statewide locator, not a Montgomery County roster, is the correct search channel for this regional correctional facility.
Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility Address and Contact
The MDOC facility page provides the official facility contact card. The facility is in Vaiden, not Winona, so callers should be clear that they are asking about Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility rather than Montgomery County Jail or the Carroll/Montgomery Probation & Parole Office in Winona. The probation and parole office is a supervision office, not the regional correctional facility.
Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility
33714 MS Hwy 35
Vaiden, MS 39176
662-464-5440
Warden Brandon M. Smith
Visiting Someone at Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility
The current MDOC facility page did not publish a facility-specific visitation calendar for Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility. State MDOC visitation rules still matter for regional correctional visits. Visitors can be searched, vehicles can be searched, visitors must park in designated areas, and visitors must present photo identification and sign the visitor log. Weapons, ammunition, alcohol, drugs, and contraband are forbidden. Visitors may be frisk searched or electronically scanned, and visits may end for emergencies, overcrowding, improper dress, refusal to search, lack of ID, contraband, disruptive conduct, or rule violations.
| Rule Area | MDOC Detail | Before Visiting |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule | Facility-specific schedule not published in the reviewed MDOC page | Call 662-464-5440 |
| Identification | Photo identification is required under MDOC visitation rules | Bring acceptable government or approved visitor ID |
| Searches | Person, vehicle, property, and carried items may be searched | Leave prohibited items away from prison grounds |
| Personal items | Cell phones, wallets, purses, handbags, change purses, and excess clothing must be locked in vehicles | Travel with only what rules allow |
| Children | Children must be supervised | Confirm visitor-list and minor-visitor rules before arrival |
The statewide MDOC visitation rules are shown in the MDOC family and friends visitation capture.
The statewide rules are useful because the facility page does not publish a local schedule, but they do not replace a direct call to confirm current visiting days and approval requirements.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility
The current MDOC facility page did not publish a Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility mail format, phone vendor, video vendor, commissary provider, deposit system, fee schedule, or approved package rules in the researched source set. State and regional correctional facilities can have rules that differ from county jails, so use MDOC or the facility before sending anything. A person moved from Montgomery County Jail to state custody should follow MDOC instructions, not county jail assumptions.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Specific inmate mail format not published on the current facility page. Call the facility or use MDOC instructions before mailing. |
| Phone / Video | No facility-specific vendor was published in the researched MDOC page. Confirm account setup and rules with MDOC or the facility. |
| Money Deposit | No commissary or deposit vendor was published in the researched facility page. Do not send money until MDOC confirms the accepted process. |
Booking and Admission at Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility
Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility should not be described as the first booking point for a new Montgomery County street arrest. A local arrest begins with the arresting agency, local jail or police processing, initial court handling, bond or release decisions, and court filings. If the person is later sentenced or transferred into state or regional correctional custody, MDOC records and facility assignment become the correct reference points.
Admission into a regional correctional facility is a correctional transfer and classification context rather than a public county booking report. The public search question changes from "Was this person booked into the county jail today?" to "Is this person currently in MDOC or regional custody, and which facility is listed?" That is why MDOC ID number, facility name, custody status, and sentence information matter more than a county booking number for this facility.
About Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility
The current MDOC listing names the facility, type, warden, Vaiden address, and phone number. It does not publish the operational details that families often look for first, including current population, current capacity, detailed visitation schedule, mailroom rules, commissary vendor, phone vendor, or program list. MDOC public resources can supplement that gap with written public-records requests, daily population reports, annual reports, monthly fact sheets, PREA audit reports, and criminal justice reform reports.
For Montgomery County-specific confusion, the most useful distinction is between three separate systems. Montgomery County Jail is local sheriff custody. Winona Police Department is city police processing. Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility is a regional correctional facility under the MDOC source set. The Carroll/Montgomery Probation & Parole Office in Winona is another MDOC community corrections location, but probation and parole supervision is not the same as being housed at the Vaiden facility.
Note: Confirm MDOC custody, visitation approval, and mail or deposit rules before traveling or sending anything to the facility.