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Chickasaw County, Mississippi sentencing data

In the latest Mississippi Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 127 people sentenced in Chickasaw County were held in Mississippi state prisons. Their median sentence is 9 years, shorter than the statewide median of 10 years. 20% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 29% statewide. The most common offense is sexual battery.

127people in prison
9 yearsmedian sentence (state: 10 years)
20%serving 20+ years (state: 29%)
6life sentences

Sentences by offense: Chickasaw 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.

OffensePeopleChickasaw median (yrs)Mississippi median (yrs)
Sexual Battery131216

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black7761%
White4939%

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 Chickasaw 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.