There are 202 Jails & Prisons in Mississippi, serving a population of 2,986,220 people in an area of 46,912 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 14,783 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 232 square miles.
The state of Mississippi is ranked 9th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 22nd in Jails & Prisons per square mile.