Winston County Sheriffs Department

What Winston County Sheriffs Department does

The Winston County Sheriff's Department is a county government law enforcement agency headquartered at 136 South Court Avenue (Annex Building) in Louisville, Mississippi, operating under the authority of Winston County. The department provides mandated public safety services — patrol, investigation, civil process, traffic enforcement, and emergency response — to the residents of Winston County. Sheriff Mike Perkins leads the agency, supported by Chief Investigator Derek Wyatt, investigators, and a deputy roster totaling approximately 26 employees. The department operates the Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility (WCCRCF), a 380-inmate regional jail opened in March 1999 and jointly operated with Choctaw County. The WCCRCF has held continuous American Correctional Association accreditation since June 2000 (reaccredited in 2004, 2007, 2010, and 2014) and offers inmate rehabilitation programs including GED, Adult Basic Education, Pre-Release, Alcohol & Drug, and Discipleship Training.

The department has no commercial revenue model. It is funded entirely through Winston County government budget allocations derived from county tax revenues, with operational coordination via the Board of Supervisors and Comptroller/Purchase Clerk. Public-facing touchpoints are limited to the winstoncountyms.org county website, a Facebook page, and an external Justice Court online fine-payment portal (winstoncountytix.com). The department links residents to state-level resources such as MDOC Inmate Search and the Public Sex Offender Registry but does not operate proprietary technology platforms, mobile applications, APIs, or AI/ML systems. Its single jurisdiction is Winston County, Mississippi, with the regional correctional facility extending operational reach into Choctaw County under a long-standing intergovernmental partnership.

Name

Winston County Sheriffs Department

Legal name

Winston County Sheriff's Department

Website

https://winstoncounty.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Winston County Sheriff's Department is a Mississippi county government law enforcement agency that provides patrol, investigation, civil process, emergency response, and traffic enforcement services to Winston County residents, and jointly operates the 380-inmate Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Correctional Institutions (92214)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Correctional Facility Operations (Prisons & Jails) (BPAKANAA)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Correctional facility management
• Public safety services
• Emergency response
• Civil process enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Winston County Sheriff's Department provides county-wide law enforcement services to the residents of Winston County, Mississippi, including patrol, criminal investigation, civil process, traffic enforcement, and 24/7 emergency response. The department also oversees the Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility (WCCRCF), a regional jail with maximum capacity of 380 inmates that offers inmate rehabilitation programs such as GED, Adult Basic Education, Pre-Release, Alcohol & Drug, and Discipleship Training.

Product overview

Winston County Sheriff's Office provides standard law enforcement services to Winston County, Mississippi, including patrol, investigation, civil process, and emergency response. The office oversees the Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility (WCCRCF), a regional jail with a capacity of 380 inmates that offers various rehabilitation programs including GED, Adult Basic Education, Pre-Release, Alcohol & Drug, and Discipleship Training. The department also facilitates online ticket payment through an external payment portal and provides links to external resources such as MDOC Inmate Search and the Public Sex Offender Registry.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Law Enforcement Services Standard county-wide law enforcement services provided by the Winston County Sheriff's Office including patrol, criminal investigation, civil process enforcement, traffic enforcement, and 24/7 emergency response for Winston County, Mississippi residents.
• Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility (WCCRCF) Regional correctional facility jointly operated by Winston and Choctaw Counties with maximum capacity of 380 inmates. Provides detention services for state and county inmates and offers rehabilitation and education programs including GED, Adult Basic Education, Pre-Release, Alcohol & Drug, and Discipleship Training. Holds American Correctional Association accreditation (initial 2000, reaccredited 2014).

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Winston-Choctaw County Regional Correctional Facility (WCCRCF)coreOthers · 18 March 1999Regional correctional facility jointly operated by Winston and Choctaw Counties with capacity of 380 inmates. Provides employment and revenue impact to Winston County. Offers programs including GED, Adult Basic Education, Pre-Release, Alcohol & Drug, and Discipleship Training. Facility opened March 1999.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Hinds County Sheriff's Office: County-level sheriff's department in Mississippi providing law enforcement, corrections, and civil process services. Hinds County is significantly larger, but operates with the same core mandates and state-level regulatory framework as Winston County, making operational and budgetary structures directly comparable.
• Rankin County Sheriff's Office: Mississippi county sheriff's office providing patrol, investigations, detention, and emergency response. Comparable in statutory authority, service mix, and Mississippi-specific operational context, though operating in a more populous jurisdiction.
• Lee County Sheriff's Office: Mississippi county sheriff's department delivering the same core functions (patrol, civil process, corrections) under identical state law. Directly comparable in service portfolio and rural/small-city operating environment.
• DeSoto County Sheriff's Office: Mississippi county sheriff's department serving a single county jurisdiction with patrol, detention, and court-related services. Shares the same state regulatory regime and county-government funding model.
• Madison County Sheriff's Office: County sheriff's office in Mississippi providing law enforcement and corrections services. Directly comparable in statutory mandate and county-funded operating model, with a comparable regional jail arrangement relevant to WCCRCF's multi-county model.
• Lafayette County Sheriff's Office: Mississippi county sheriff's department providing patrol, investigation, and detention services under the same state authority. Comparable in scope and operating environment.
• Neshoba County Sheriff's Office: Mississippi county sheriff's department operating patrol, investigation, civil process, and county-level corrections functions. Most directly comparable peer given similar rural Mississippi operating profile and county-funded structure.

Broad incumbents

• CoreCivic: Private-sector operator of correctional and detention facilities across the U.S. Comparable through its core corrections/detention business, which competes with public regional facilities like WCCRCF for state and county inmate housing contracts. Larger scale and broader geographic footprint than Winston County.
• The GEO Group: Private prison and correctional services company operating detention facilities nationwide. Comparable to WCCRCF's correctional operations and competes for the same state and local inmate housing contracts.
• Mississippi Department of Corrections: State-level correctional authority that is both a regulator and a contracting counterparty for county-run regional facilities like WCCRCF. Directly comparable through its operation of state correctional institutions and its role in placing inmates in county facilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles4 records

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