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Walthall County, Mississippi sentencing data

In the latest Mississippi Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 85 people sentenced in Walthall County were held in Mississippi state prisons. Their median sentence is 10 years, about the same as the statewide median of 10 years. 29% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 29% statewide. The most common offense is burglary-residential.

85people in prison
10 yearsmedian sentence (state: 10 years)
29%serving 20+ years (state: 29%)
8life sentences

Sentences by offense: Walthall 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.

OffensePeopleWalthall median (yrs)Mississippi median (yrs)
Burglary-Residential105.510

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black5261%
White3339%

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 Walthall 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.