Personal Items for Prisoners
Revised: January, 2025
If you are attempting to locate someone you believe may be in our custody, you can use the online inmate search tool.
Prisoner Personal Items must be sent by mail.
Our mailing address is:
Rankin County Jail
221 North Timber Street
Brandon, MS 39042
Our phone number is: 601-825-1479.
General Property Rules
- Warning: All packages are subject to processing and search for contraband and prohibited items when they are received.
- Personal hygiene items will be furnished by the jail.
- Envelopes can be ordered from the commissary.
- New inmates can receive ONE mailed-in package of allowable items within the first 7 days of being booked into the jail.
- After the first 7 days, they can receive ONE package of allowed items every THREE months (90 days).
- Property and vehicle releases can only be done Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. You must bring a government-issued ID for all property releases!
- No Bibles - The jail Chaplain will issue Bibles upon request from the inmate.
- All clothing items must be white or off-white with no buttons, zippers, or pockets.
Allowable Items
You are permitted to send up to the number given for each item in any mail-in package. These are the only allowable items:
Three (3) – Pairs of underwear. Briefs or boxers are allowed. Panties (no lace) are allowed for females.
Three (3) – T-Shirts – short sleeve only. No sleeveless shirts (muscle shirts/tank tops or others) will be allowed.
Three (3) – Pairs of socks.
Three (3) – Pairs of thermal underwear.
Three (3) – Sports bras (with no underwire) are allowed for females.
One (1) – Pack of loose-leaf notebook paper.
Twenty-five (25) – Post Cards (metered or blank).
Three (3) – Pictures or photographs (no larger than 8.5" x 11" in dimensions).
Three (3) – Elastic Hair Ties.
Other Information
Mail and Postcards: Inmates housed in our facility may receive postcards only. Letters and post that arrive in an envelop will be marked "Return to Sender" and rejected.
Telephone and commissary services are provided by a third-party handler: Access Corrections https://www.accesscorrections.com
Video calls are provided by a different third-party handler: Connect Network https://www.connectnetwork.com
Video visitation can be arranged through www.gettingout.com or by calling 855-706-2445.
Note: You may contact the jail at our number (above) for questions or information, but we are unable to complete sign-up or application processes on your behalf for any of the above (or any other) third-party services.