Alvin Shelby

Alvin Shelby appears in our public-records directory under DOC ID 118973, recorded at MDOC - South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville, Mississippi. The roster lists him as male, approximately 61 years old as of today. The release date carried on the record is 2026-09-18 — has 7 days of prison time left.

The article below covers how to stay in touch with Alvin Shelby at MDOC - South Mississippi Correctional Institution. Identifiers on file has the DOC ID, 118973 — you will need it on anything you send. Calls, mail and messaging covers phone calls through the company this facility uses and how to address a letter. Visiting covers getting on the visitor list, sending money covers adding to his account through TouchPay, and the facility, its numbers and directions cover the place itself. Charges and case history explains what this record does not tell you, the FAQ answers common questions, and where this record comes from explains our source and how to ask for a correction. For anything else, call MDOC - South Mississippi Correctional Institution on 601-394-5600.

Alvin Shelby was booked into MDOC - South Mississippi Correctional Institution. The charges, the court filings and how the case ended are highly classified records — they sit in court and law-enforcement records, which you can pull up in a Full record access. Our index currently matches 1 crime & traffic record to this name in Mississippi — charges, booking details, case history, earlier arrests, addresses and known aliases.

MDOC - South Mississippi Correctional Institution is listed as Adult, operating at the State - medium custody level, in Greene County, Mississippi. It is run by the Mississippi Department of Corrections. State systems set policy at department level and then vary it by institution and custody level, so the Mississippi DOC rules give the frame while MDOC - South Mississippi Correctional Institution fills in the detail.

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What medium custody means day to day

Where most sentenced people are held: controlled but unescorted movement, accessible work and education programming, and contact visits on a published schedule. Classification reviews matter most at this tier — conduct and programme completion move people down, incidents move them up.

The index above reads the published custody level. It describes the institution, not the person — it says nothing about Alvin Shelby's conduct, charges or sentence.

Published capacity here is 3282 beds. Our directory holds 2,894 records tied to this facility — a count of everyone who has appeared on published rosters over time, not a live population. Browse the full listing on the MDOC - South Mississippi Correctional Institution facility page, or compare institutions in the Mississippi directory.

Telephone — you cannot dial in

No number rings through to a housing unit. Calls are placed outward by the incarcerated person, through the telecom vendor holding the contract at this facility. Your number has to exist in that vendor's system with money behind it before he can reach you. An unregistered or unfunded number is blocked, and the call fails without explanation on either end.

1. Open an account with the approved vendor on the number you want calls to reach.
2. Add the DOC ID (118973) and MDOC - South Mississippi Correctional Institution.
3. Fund it before the first call. Per-minute rates are FCC-capped since 2026, but vendor fees still vary.
4. Expect published phone hours, a recorded announcement and a hard time limit on every call.

Ask the facility which vendor holds the phone contract before you pay anyone — our prison service provider directory compares the major carriers. See also how to call an inmate and funding a phone account.

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Mail — the address format is not optional

Mail is the cheapest reliable channel and where most avoidable mistakes happen. Mail rooms sort on the identifier, not the name: an envelope missing the DOC ID goes back unopened, and repeat violations get a correspondent flagged.

USPS only — couriers are not accepted. Send letters, plain photographs (no Polaroids, nothing laminated) and cards without glitter, glue or musical inserts. Never enclose cash, gift cards or stamps; they are confiscated and can cost Alvin Shelby privileges. Detail in sending mail to an inmate.

Email and electronic messaging

Most institutions run monitored electronic messaging, here typically JPay email. It is not ordinary email: messages are screened, delivery takes hours or days, and in many systems the recipient must add you to an approved contact list first. Expect to buy message credits or stamps rather than a flat fee, with photo attachments costing extra. See how to email an inmate and how to set up a video visit.

Nobody walks in off the street. Every correctional facility in the country runs an approved visitor list, and you have to be on it before you arrive — not on the day, in advance. Mississippi requires a written visitor application and a background review before your first visit. Processing commonly takes two to six weeks, and an incomplete form is the usual reason for a rejection. Download the right paperwork from our state-by-state visitor application directory.

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What to expect on the day

1. Government-issued photo ID, every time — even if you were cleared last week.
2. Dress code is enforced at the door — nothing revealing, nothing resembling inmate or staff uniforms, no underwire where metal detectors are used.
3. Leave everything in the car. Phones, bags, food and tobacco are prohibited past the lobby; a clear ID holder and vending coin are the usual exceptions.
4. Arrive early. Late arrivals are turned away rather than squeezed in.
5. Confirm the schedule that week. Lockdowns, counts, staffing and weather all suspend visiting, rarely with notice.

Our visitation handbook covers approval, screening, contact versus non-contact visits and the common denial reasons. Whatever you read, call 601-394-5600 the day before you travel.

Money does not reach Alvin Shelby directly. It goes into a trust or commissary account held by the facility, drawn against for hygiene items, extra food, stamps and phone credit. The designated route here is TouchPay. Most systems accept the same three channels: online or in-app by card, by telephone with a card, and cash at a lobby kiosk or retail agent. Online deposits usually post in one to two business days. A per-transaction fee applies to every method, so one larger deposit costs less than four small ones. Whatever the route, use the committed name and the DOC ID (118973) exactly as recorded — a nickname or transposed digit sends the deposit into limbo for weeks.

Walkthroughs: TouchPay, sending money to an inmate, and what commissary actually stocks.

Care packages and property

You almost certainly cannot post a package from home. Facilities route them through approved vendors so contents can be verified — commonly Access Securepak, Union Supply Direct, Walkenhorst's or Aramark iCare, most on quarterly windows with a weight or dollar cap. Read how to send a care package first, and use the provider directory to identify which vendors this institution uses.

These aggregates describe the directory, not any individual. They show the shape of the population recorded here alongside statewide figures — context for judging how typical a situation is, and nothing more.

MDOC - South Mississippi Correctional Institution is located at PO Box 1419 - 22689 Hwy 63 North, Leakesville, MS 39451 in Greene County, Mississippi. Many facilities sit well outside the nearest town with limited signage and no public transport, so plan the drive and confirm the visiting schedule on 601-394-5600 before you leave.

With a sentence imposed, the live questions are parole or good-time eligibility, classification reviews, and appeal deadlines, which are unforgiving. A defense attorney or the facility's case-management team can confirm where Alvin Shelby sits in that process.

Two things families underestimate. Consistency beats intensity — a short letter every week does more than an occasional long visit, and costs nothing. And the cost lands on the household outside: phone credit, deposits, packages and travel add up fast. Financial help for families lists benefits, nonprofits and bail funds that exist for exactly this, and our reentry roadmap is written to be read months before the release date, not after it.

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