Madison County Community Work Center

The Madison County Community Work Center is a minimum-security correctional facility that is located in Canton, Mississippi. This center houses adult inmates who are at the end of their sentence with the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

As of August 2021, visiting hours at the Madison County Community Work Center have been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please contact the facility directly to find out current up-to-date info about visits at the Madison County CWC.

General Visiting Rules

Visiting regulations for Madison County Community Work Center are made available to all inmates when they are admitted into the facility. 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 allowed to enter without photo identification. Visitors are scanned by the scanner and searched by staff before departing the visitation center.

Visitors are allowed to bring in $20.00 currency and coins to purchase bagged items at the visitation processing center. You must leave all cell phones, wallets, purses, handbags, change purses, excessive clothing, etc., locked in your vehicle.

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 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 is allowed
• No tank tops, bare midriffs, or sleeveless tops
• Shoes must be worn (no house or shower shoes)
• Underwear and bra must be worn at all times
• Hats, caps, and bandanas are not permitted
• No jewelry except wedding ring, religious medallion, and a medical alert bracelet

DRESS CODE FOR MALE VISITORS:

• Shirts must be worn at all times
• No tank tops, bare midriffs, or sleeveless tops are allowed
• Shorts may not be above the knee
• No cut-off shorts, jogging shorts, or biking shorts
• Shoes must be worn at all times (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

Residents at the Madison County Community Work Center may send and receive mail, with a few exceptions. All mail they receive must be in a legal or letter envelope. 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 Madison 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 Madison County Community Work Center through the Premiere Services payment portal.

This service offers a fast and secure way to deposit money into an inmate’s account online by using a credit or debit card. You will need to know the inmate's name and ID number, and you must make sure they are housed at the Madison 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 is not available.

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Careers at Madison County Community Work Center

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