Forrest County Community Work Center

The Forrest County Community Work Center is a minimum-security facility for adult inmates who are at the end of their sentence with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. It is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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Visiting Hours and Rules

As of August 2021, visiting hours at the Forrest County Community Work Center have been suspended due to the pandemic. Please contact the facility directly to find out when visits will continue.

General Visiting Rules

Visiting regulations for Forrest County Community Work Center are made available to all inmates at the time of their admission. The same information is made available to visitors upon request. However, it is the responsibility of each offender to provide their intended visitors with the visitation rules and regulations.

Visitors are not permitted entrance to any unit in the institution without photo identification.

Visitors with infants may bring one diaper bag with up to four diapers, two bottles, one change of baby clothes, one pacifier, diaper wipes in a zip lock bag, and any necessary medication for the infant.

Dress Code

DRESS CODE FOR MALE VISITORS:

• Shirts must be worn
• No tank tops, bare midriffs, or sleeveless tops
• Shorts may not be above the knee
• No cut-off shorts, jogging shorts, or biking shorts
• Shoes must be worn (no house or shower shoes)
• Under wear must be worn
• No pants pulled below the hip line
• No hats or head covering of any kind
• Hats, caps, and bandanas are not permitted
• No jewelry except wedding ring, religious medallion, and a medical alert bracelet

DRESS CODE FOR FEMALE VISITORS:

• Shorts at knee level or below
• No hip huggers, cut-offs, jogging shorts, or biking shorts
• Skirts and dresses shall not be above the knee
• Slits must not extend above the knee when seated
• No see through clothing
• No tank tops, bare midriffs, or sleeveless tops
• Shoes must be worn (no house or shower shoes)
• Underwear and bra must be worn
• Hats, caps, and bandanas are not permitted
• No jewelry except wedding ring, religious medallion, and a medical alert bracelet

Inmates may send and receive mail with exceptions. All mail received must be received in a legal or letter envelope, and the following items are prohibited:

• Polaroid photos 
• Nude or explicitly sexual photos 
• Metal, glass, hard plastics, or wooden items 
• Money orders, receipts of money orders, or copies of money orders 
• Packages 
• Cassette/Video tapes/CD's
• Hardback Books
• Food items/hygiene/medical items 
• Writing material, including stamps, must be purchased from Canteen
• Sexually explicit material is subject to rejection

How to Call an Inmate

You can't call a resident at the Forrest County Community Work Center, but they do have access to phones during certain hours and are allowed to make outgoing calls.

How to Send Money

You can send money to a resident at the Forrest County Community Work Center through Premiere Services payment portal.

The service offers you a fast and secure way to deposit money into an inmate’s account using a credit or debit card online. You will need to know the inmate's name and ID number, and you must make sure they are housed at the Forrest County Community Work Center.

To send money in-person, visit any Western Union location and fill out a blue form. You will need your inmate's full name and ID number.

Programs For Inmates

Information not available.

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Careers at Forrest County Community Work Center

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