Covington County, Mississippi sentencing data
In the latest Mississippi Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 88 people sentenced in Covington County were held in Mississippi state prisons. Their median sentence is 8 years, shorter than the statewide median of 10 years. 15% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 29% statewide.
88people in prison
8 yearsmedian sentence (state: 10 years)
15%serving 20+ years (state: 29%)
8life sentences
Race
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 46 | 52% |
| White | 39 | 44% |
Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.
Other Mississippi counties
AdamsAlcornAmiteAttalaBentonBolivarCalhounCarrollChickasawChoctawClaiborneClarkeClayCoahomaCopiahCovingtonDesotoForrestFranklinGeorgeGreeneGrenadaHancockHarrisonHindsHolmesHumphreysItawambaJacksonJasperJeff DavisJeffersonJonesKemperLafayetteLamarLauderdaleLawrenceLeakeLeeLefloreLincolnLowndesMadisonMarionMarshallMonroeMontgomeryNeshobaNewtonNoxubeeOktibbehaPanolaPearl RiverPerryPikePontotocPrentissQuitmanRankinScottSimpsonSmithStoneSunflowerTallahatchieTateTippahTishomingoTunicaUnionWalthallWarrenWashingtonWayneWebsterWilkinsonWinstonYalobushaYazoo
About this data
Source: Mississippi Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Covington 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.