HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

THE U.S. PROBATION OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED: Christmas Holidays: Monday, December 24, 2018 & Tuesday, December 25, 2018; New Year's Holidays: Monday, December 31, 2018 & Tuesday, January 1, 2019.

WELCOME!

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi was established June 18, 1838 and serves 45 counties located throughout the state. In the District, the U.S. Probation Office works closely with 10 district court judges and 5 magistrate judges in the administration of justice at federal courthouses in Jackson, Gulfport, and Hattiesburg, in addition to federal facilities at Natchez and Meridian. The probation office is headquartered at the federal courthouse in Jackson and has branch offices at the federal courthouses in Gulfport and Hattiesburg.

 

  • Job Seeking Tips and Resources

    How To Write a Resume-Resume Preparation Tutorial

    Dress For Success-First impressions DO matter

    WIN Job Centers-WIN Job Centers are service centers that offer programs and resources geared toward your job seeking and claim needs and are partners in the American Job Center Network.

    Attitude is Everything-"I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you ...we are in charge of our attitudes." - Charles Swindoll

     

  • Dan M. Russell, Jr., United States Courthouse

    Gulfport, Mississippi

    Photo Courtesy of Shannon Sheridan Photography

  • William M. Colmer Federal Building & United States Courthouse

    Hattiesburg, Mississippi

    Photo Courtesy of Kurt Raymond

  • Jackson Federal Courthouse

    Photo Courtesy of Jay Johnson

     

     

     

  • For the latest happenings in Southern Mississippi, check out the local news from Jackson, Hattiesburg & Gulfport-Biloxi

  • Reentry defined: Reentry is a process of change or starting over. It has a beginning point but is a process toward a successful, rewarding, crime free lifestyle. We all continue to change and hopefully move forward and progress towards our goals. When and where does Reentry begin? You are at the turning point right now to make choices that can affect your future. Reentry begins now and begins with you. This information, we hope, will encourage you and show you some things you can do now and prior to release that will set the stage for the rest of your life.

  • Jones Park in Gulfport Mississippi dressed in Blue to honor the 5 Dallas policemen.

    Photo courtesy of Alex North.

  • HURRICANE/MAJOR CATASTROPHE EVACUTION POLICY FOR FEDERAL OFFENDERS

     

  • Chief Judge Daniel P. Jordan and Chief United States Probation Officer Mark Quarles welcome new officers Ryan Medeiros, Allie Whitten, and James "Trey" Tucker.

  • The wise respond. The foolish react.

    The wise think and then act.

    The foolish act and then regret.

  • Photo courtesy of Eastern District of North Carolina.