Mississippi Courthouse Phone Lockers & Storage (2026)

Short answer: None of the 4 phone-ban courthouses in Mississippi provide public lockers at the door. You must leave your phone in your vehicle. Updated 2026-11-06

0 courthouses of 4 in Mississippi provide cell phone storage lockers at the security entrance. Among the 4 courthouses that ban phones, 4 have no lockers at all—requiring visitors to leave devices in a parked vehicle. Most Mississippi county circuit and chancery courthouses prohibit general public cell phones past the Sheriff security checkpoint, with no public storage lockers at the entrance.

County Courthouse	City	Phone lockers at entrance	Phone Lockers	Juror Parking
Hinds County Hinds County Courthouse (Jackson)	Jackson	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Harrison County Harrison County Courthouse (Gulfport)	Gulfport	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
DeSoto County DeSoto County Courthouse (Hernando)	Hernando	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated
Rankin County Rankin County Courthouse (Brandon)	Brandon	NO lockers — leave phone in vehicle	No lockers	Free Validated

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do courthouses in Mississippi have lockers for cell phones?

None of the 4 phone-ban courthouses in Mississippi provide public lockers at the door. You must leave your phone in your vehicle.

Will courthouse security guards hold my phone at the metal detector?

No. Sheriff deputies and court security officers across all 4 counties in Mississippi are strictly prohibited from holding or safeguarding personal cell phones at the security checkpoint.

How is this courthouse policy data verified?

We verify every county against official Court Administrative Orders (.gov), Jury Commissioner instructions, and Sheriff Court Security directives. Last verified 2026-11-04.