Philadelphia Police Department Overview
Philadelphia Police Department is listed by the City of Philadelphia at 532 Main Street, Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350. The official city page names Eric Lyons as Chief and describes the department in general law-enforcement and community-partnership terms. It does not publish a separate city jail page, inmate roster, holding-cell policy, bed count, inmate mail rules, commissary vendor, or visitation schedule. For this reason, Philadelphia Police Department should be treated as an arresting and short-term law-enforcement agency rather than a documented public jail with its own searchable custody population.
That distinction prevents a common records mistake. If Philadelphia officers arrest someone, the police department may be the arresting agency on the incident or booking record, but current custody may be at the Neshoba County Law Enforcement Center, Kemper/Neshoba County Regional Correctional Facility after transfer, MDOC after sentencing, or another holding agency if a warrant or detainer exists. The police department page is useful for agency contact, not for replacing the county jail's custody-confirmation process.
The official City of Philadelphia Police Department page provides the department address, chief, and phone number used here.
The city source confirms the police contact point, while custody and inmate-record questions still route through the jail, courts, or public-records process.
Philadelphia Police Department Holding Status and Published Capacity
No official city source reviewed published a Philadelphia Police Department jail capacity, average daily population, visitation schedule, or standing municipal inmate population. Because no bed count or roster was located, it would be inaccurate to describe the department as operating a public city jail comparable to the Neshoba County Law Enforcement Center. The sourced facility-map description is limited to a municipal law-enforcement office or short-term holding context, with arrestees normally checked through county custody and court channels.
When a custody question begins with a Philadelphia Police arrest, the practical capacity and population information comes from the facility that actually holds the person. For local pretrial custody, that is usually the county jail in Philadelphia. For sentenced state custody, it is MDOC or a regional facility. For federal or immigration holds, BOP, ICE, or USMS channels may become relevant, but no federal or immigration detention facility was found in Neshoba County.
How to Look Up an Arrest Connected to Philadelphia Police Department
There is no researched official Philadelphia Police Department inmate roster. Start by determining whether the person is still being processed by police, has been booked into the Neshoba County Law Enforcement Center, has a Justice Court first appearance, or has moved to another custody level. The Neshoba County Sheriff MS app appears to be the county roster channel, while the Law Enforcement Center phone line is the direct fallback when the app does not resolve the question.
- Call Philadelphia Police Department at 601-656-2131 if the question is about a very recent city police contact, report, or arresting-agency issue.
- Check current custody through the Neshoba County Law Enforcement Center at 601-656-1414 or the Neshoba County Sheriff MS app if the person may have been booked at the county jail.
- Contact Neshoba County Justice Court for first-appearance, DUI, ordinance, traffic, misdemeanor, or early felony affidavit questions after arrest.
- Use the Circuit Clerk, MDOC locator, VINE, BOP, or ICE locator only when the case stage or custody status points away from municipal police processing.
For a deeper county-jail search path, use Neshoba County Jail Inmate Records. For the court-stage distinction after a city arrest, use Neshoba County Court Records After Jail Arrest.
Philadelphia Police Department Address and Contact
The police department contact is best used for city police matters such as incident reporting, police administration, or confirming the arresting agency. It is not a substitute for the county jail's custody line, the Justice Court's first-appearance process, or the Circuit Clerk's felony filing records. For emergencies, use 911 rather than an administrative phone number.
Philadelphia Police Department
532 Main Street
Philadelphia, MS 39350
601-656-2131
Chief Eric Lyons listed by the City of Philadelphia
Neshoba County Law Enforcement Center
920 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, MS 39350
601-656-1414
Use for current county jail custody, bond, visitation, and transfer questions
Visiting Someone After a Philadelphia Police Department Arrest
The City of Philadelphia police page does not publish jail visitation rules because no separate municipal jail program was documented in the reviewed official sources. If a person is booked into Neshoba County custody after a Philadelphia Police arrest, visitation questions belong to the Neshoba County Law Enforcement Center. Call the jail before travel, confirm the person is still there, ask whether visits are in person or video, and bring government photo identification if a visit is approved.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Not published for Philadelphia Police | Check county jail if booked |
| Wednesday | Not published for Philadelphia Police | Check county jail if booked |
| Friday | Not published for Philadelphia Police | Check county jail if booked |
| Saturday | Not published for Philadelphia Police | Check county jail if booked |
| Sunday | Not published for Philadelphia Police | Check county jail if booked |
Mail, Phone, and Money After a Philadelphia Police Department Arrest
No official Philadelphia Police source reviewed published inmate mail, phone, video visitation, commissary, or deposit instructions. Those services apply only after the person is housed in a jail or correctional facility that accepts mail and funds. For a Philadelphia Police arrest that becomes county custody, call the Neshoba County Law Enforcement Center for approved mail format and money rules. For regional or state custody, use the Kemper/Neshoba facility or MDOC path instead.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | No Philadelphia Police inmate mail format published; use the holding facility's instructions after booking. |
| Phone / Video | No municipal police vendor published; county jail or regional facility rules apply after transfer. |
| Money Deposit | No city police deposit system published; do not pay a third-party service until the holding facility confirms it. |
Booking Path After a Philadelphia Police Department Arrest
A city arrest normally begins with police contact, transport, and agency paperwork, but the researched public custody path leads to the county jail and courts. Once booked at the Neshoba County Law Enforcement Center, the sheriff's jailer role and jail docket duties control the local custody record. Mississippi jail-docket law supports basic custody fields, and Neshoba County public-records policy provides a written request route for older or non-posted records.
Justice Court is especially important after a Philadelphia arrest. Neshoba County's Justice Court page says felony cases are first heard there for initial appearance and filing of affidavit, and judges conduct jail sessions to ensure initial appearance within three days of arrest. Misdemeanor, DUI, traffic, and ordinance matters may also point to Justice Court, while felony indictments and later criminal filings may point to the Circuit Clerk and Circuit Court.
For non-posted county records connected to a city arrest, the Neshoba County public-records policy explains the written request route, required identifying details, possible fees, and response framework.
About Philadelphia Police Department
Philadelphia Police Department is a municipal agency in the county seat rather than one of the detention facilities with a published inmate population. The city page describes law enforcement work and community partnership, but it does not provide custody infrastructure details. That makes the page relevant for identifying the arresting agency and city contact, while the custody lookup itself should move to the county jail, court, MDOC, or regional-facility channel supported by the facts of the case.
There is also no official Philadelphia Police mobile app documented in the research. The app-based roster mentioned in Neshoba County research is the Neshoba County Sheriff MS app, which appears to be a sheriff-operated county tool. Users should not assume a city police app, city mugshot page, or city jail roster exists unless Philadelphia publishes one later.
Note: Confirm current custody with the county jail or court after a city arrest before making visits, payments, or records requests.