Lafayette County Sheriff's Office

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department provides law enforcement across Lafayette County, Mississippi, and administers the Lafayette County Jail and Detention Center. The Sheriff is elected to a four-year term; Sheriff Joey East currently leads the office from 711 Jackson Avenue East in Oxford. Published duties include appointing deputies, keeping charge of the Lafayette County Courthouse, protecting prisoners and maintaining the jail, managing the department budget, attending circuit and chancery court sessions, serving as county librarian for statutes and related records, and maintaining the jail docket. The office operates the Sheriff's Security Registration and Mapping Surveillance Camera Registry (SCRAM), inviting residents and businesses to voluntarily register private cameras so deputies can request nearby video after crimes. It also publicizes Mississippi's limited-communications vehicle decal program for residents with impairing health conditions. Non-emergency: (662) 234-6421.

Public contact information is available for Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, including 4 listed contacts that officers can use for training coordination or general inquiries when provided by the department.