Work Center Overview
The Harrison County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division describes the Harrison County Inmate Work Center as a facility on Lorraine Road that houses sentenced state prisoners through cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Sheriff Matt Haley's administration page places corrections within the sheriff's broader county law-enforcement agency. The sheriff's facility map places the Work Center alongside the Adult Detention Center and County Work Farm, but its population is different. The Work Center is built around sentenced inmates assigned to job sites throughout Harrison County and local municipalities. It is therefore closer to a county-operated work program for state prisoners than a booking jail for recent arrests.
That distinction controls the lookup path. The Harrison County Adult Detention Center is the public JailTracker roster facility for pretrial and county-jail detainees. The Work Center population has a sentenced-state-prisoner character. A family member may still call the county number for facility contact, but state custody status, MDOC number searches, prison transfer status, and release/parole information belong in the MDOC inmate search or MDOC records process.
The Work Center appears within the official Corrections Division page, which is also the manifest source for the screenshot below.
The official corrections source links the Work Center to county labor, sentenced state prisoners, and the broader Harrison County correctional system.
Work Center Population
The sheriff's Corrections Division says the Harrison County Inmate Work Center houses between 140 and 160 sentenced state prisoners. Those prisoners work at job sites throughout the county and municipalities, creating a labor force the sheriff page says saves taxpayers several million dollars annually. The research file did not locate a separate public daily roster, separate bed-by-bed dashboard, or separate Work Center visitation schedule. The best sourced population figure is therefore the sheriff's 140 to 160 sentenced state-prisoner range.
| Facility Fact | Research Finding |
|---|---|
| Operator | Harrison County Sheriff's Office with Mississippi Department of Corrections cooperation. |
| Population type | Sentenced state prisoners assigned to work sites. |
| Public roster fit | Not a normal pretrial jail roster population. |
| Official separate schedule | No facility-specific public visitation schedule was located. |
Work Center Custody Search
Start by deciding what status needs confirmation. For a new Harrison County arrest, search the sheriff jail roster first because the person may still be at the Adult Detention Center. For a sentenced person believed to be assigned to the Harrison County Inmate Work Center, use MDOC status tools and the Work Center phone number. The MDOC inmate search accepts First Name, Last Name, and MDOC ID Number. The research file states that this search is for sentenced MDOC custody, not normal pretrial county jail custody.
- Search the sheriff inmate-search page if the case began with a recent Harrison County arrest.
- Search MDOC by name or MDOC ID number when the person is sentenced or believed to be in state custody.
- Compare the result to the facility or status shown by MDOC, because a sentenced person can move between facilities.
- Call the Work Center at 228-896-0890 for local facility questions that the state locator does not answer.
- Use written MDOC public-records channels for state inmate-record requests that cannot be resolved by the locator.
The manifest image below comes from the Mississippi Department of Corrections inmate search, which is the correct state custody locator for sentenced prisoners.
Using the MDOC screen for sentenced status keeps Work Center searches separate from the county roster used for new bookings and pretrial detention.
Work Center Contact
The Work Center has its own listed phone and address on the sheriff contact material. Use it for local facility questions such as whether a person can receive a visit, what contact rules are currently in effect, and whether the person is housed there today. Use MDOC for state custody identifiers, prison status, and state release or parole information. Those two channels should not be treated as duplicates.
Harrison County Inmate Work Center
10046 Lorraine Road
Gulfport, MS 39503
228-896-0890
Call before visiting, sending money, or relying on a custody assumption.
MDOC Inmate Search
Mississippi Department of Corrections
State sentenced custody lookup
Search by name or MDOC ID
Use for sentenced-prisoner status and facility placement.
The sheriff contact table is the county source for the Work Center address and phone.
Work Center Visits
A separate Work Center visitation schedule was not located in the official research. The safest official rule set comes from the Harrison County inmate handbook and corrections facility rules: visits at HCADC are video visits unless in-person access is approved by the Warden, adult visitors need government-issued picture ID, minors must be with a parent, and people on corrections facility grounds are subject to search. Because Work Center prisoners are sentenced state prisoners in a county/MDOC arrangement, call the Work Center before making plans.
| Access Point | What Was Found | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Work Center public schedule | No separate official schedule located. | Call 228-896-0890 before travel. |
| County handbook rules | Video visits unless in-person approval is granted. | Confirm whether those rules apply to the Work Center visit. |
| MDOC status | Sentenced custody may affect movement and eligibility. | Check MDOC and call the county facility. |
Note: Do not assume a jail visit rule applies until the Work Center confirms current practice.
Work Center Mail
The research did not locate a Work Center-only mail rule separate from Harrison County corrections rules. The HCADC handbook gives the county scanned-mail process for inmate personal mail, including the Bossier City scan-mail address and the need to include booked name, docket number, and housing details. Because Work Center prisoners are sentenced state prisoners and may be linked to MDOC status, confirm the exact mailing format with the Work Center before sending personal mail, legal mail, photos, or approved documents.
| Service | Use This Detail Carefully |
|---|---|
| Personal mail | County handbook uses scanned mail; verify Work Center format first. |
| Legal mail | Legal mail is handled apart from personal scanned mail and opened only in the inmate's presence under handbook rules. |
| Phone / messaging | Sheriff page references NCIC; handbook references City Tele Coin. Confirm current vendor before funding. |
| Contraband | Packages, padded envelopes, third-party mail, and unauthorized items may be rejected. |
Work Center Money
Harrison County corrections research states that deposits can be made through commissarydeposit.com and lobby kiosks at HCADC or the Work Center. The inmate handbook lists Premier Link as the canteen vendor, a $2.50 cash kiosk fee, a 10 percent credit-card kiosk fee, and a $100 weekly canteen spending limit. Those rules are county corrections rules, but the Work Center's state-prisoner population makes confirmation important before sending funds.
| Money Item | Official Detail |
|---|---|
| Deposit locations | Commissarydeposit.com and lobby kiosk at HCADC or Work Center. |
| Cash kiosk fee | $2.50. |
| Credit-card kiosk fee | 10 percent. |
| Weekly canteen limit | $100. |
Note: Confirm Work Center custody before sending funds because state custody status and county housing can change.
County Jail vs Work Center
Harrison County Adult Detention Center and Harrison County Inmate Work Center are both part of the sheriff's corrections map, but the records logic differs. The Adult Detention Center is the main jail and roster facility. It includes pretrial detainees, misdemeanor offenders, felons awaiting trial or transfer, and some state or federal prisoners. The Work Center is documented as housing sentenced state prisoners who work county and municipal job sites. That means a person may pass from arrest booking at HCADC into court, then later into state custody or a Work Center assignment after sentencing.
| Question | Adult Detention Center | Inmate Work Center |
|---|---|---|
| Primary custody type | County jail, mixed custody, many pretrial detainees. | Sentenced state prisoners in a county/MDOC work program. |
| Lookup path | Sheriff inmate-search page and JailTracker roster. | MDOC inmate search plus Work Center phone confirmation. |
| Public purpose | Booking, detention, court holds, local jail custody. | Work assignments throughout Harrison County and municipalities. |
| Main risk | Roster entry may change quickly after bond, court, or transfer. | State custody status may not appear like a normal county jail booking. |
Work Center Assignment
Work Center assignment is not the same as street-arrest booking. A new arrest is booked at the Adult Detention Center, where the person is searched, given a wristband, issued jail property, medically screened, and classified. The Work Center is tied to sentenced state prisoners. That means a Work Center placement generally follows a court sentence and correctional status decision, not the first night after arrest. Once sentenced, a person may move into MDOC systems or another facility status even if the work assignment remains local.
Classification still matters. State-sentenced offenders housed in county settings are connected to MDOC classification rules, and Harrison County corrections rules still control facility security, contraband, visitation access, phone use, and money handling where the county houses the person. The cleanest way to confirm a Work Center assignment is to pair the MDOC locator with a direct county call.
Work Center Role
The Harrison County Inmate Work Center is one of the clearest local details in the county's corrections system. The sheriff's page says it houses sentenced state prisoners who work throughout Harrison County and local municipalities, creating labor savings for taxpayers. That makes the Work Center different from a jail annex. It is a local facility with a state-custody population and a public-service work role.
The Work Center should also be understood alongside broader Harrison County corrections operations. The Corrections Division includes the Adult Detention Center, Inmate Work Center, and County Work Farm. No separate official public page for the County Farm had enough detail for a stand-alone facility page in the research. No MDOC state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility physically located in Harrison County was found in official facility lists. MDOC does list a Harrison Probation and Parole Office in Biloxi, but that is a supervision office, not the Work Center.