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Smith County, Mississippi sentencing data

In the latest Mississippi Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 43 people sentenced in Smith County were held in Mississippi state prisons. Their median sentence is 10 years, about the same as the statewide median of 10 years. 19% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 29% statewide.

43people in prison
10 yearsmedian sentence (state: 10 years)
19%serving 20+ years (state: 29%)
0life sentences

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White2865%
Black1535%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

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About this data

Source: Mississippi Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Smith 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.