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Alcorn County, Mississippi sentencing data

In the latest Mississippi Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 199 people sentenced in Alcorn County were held in Mississippi state prisons. Their median sentence is 8 years, shorter than the statewide median of 10 years. 28% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 29% statewide. The most common offense is burglary-nonresid.

199people in prison
8 yearsmedian sentence (state: 10 years)
28%serving 20+ years (state: 29%)
24life sentences

Sentences by offense: Alcorn County vs. Mississippi

Offenses with 10+ people. Median of the longest sentence from each person's most recent sentencing; life and death sentences not included.

OffensePeopleAlcorn median (yrs)Mississippi median (yrs)
Burglary-Nonresid1566
Burglary-Residential15710
Aggravated Assault101110
Possession Weapon/Felon109.56
Sexual Battery10916
Methamphetamine - Possession1085

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White11558%
Black8040%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Mississippi counties

About this data

Source: Mississippi Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Alcorn County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.