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Winston County, Mississippi sentencing data

In the latest Mississippi Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 96 people sentenced in Winston County were held in Mississippi state prisons. Their median sentence is 12 years, longer than the statewide median of 10 years. 34% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 29% statewide. The most common offense is statutory rape.

96people in prison
12 yearsmedian sentence (state: 10 years)
34%serving 20+ years (state: 29%)
7life sentences
See Winston County recordsCounty sentencing report

Sentences by offense: Winston 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.

OffensePeopleWinston median (yrs)Mississippi median (yrs)
Statutory Rape132015
Aggravated Assault111010

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black7174%
White2223%

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 Winston 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.