Ellisville State School Security
Jones, Mississippi
How we verified this
MSWIN talkgroup 34191 '34-ESS SEC' (Ellisville State School - Security) is flagged ENC on the live RadioReference talkgroup list for Jones County. A separate legacy conventional 'ESS Security' frequency (155.430 FMN) also exists as backup but the trunked security channel is encrypted.
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
Jones County Context
Jones County is a mixed picture: 5 of 13 agencies we track here are fully encrypted (38%), which means some neighboring departments are still audible on a scanner.
See every agency we track in Jones County → County encryption overview →
What This Means
Every channel this agency runs, including day-to-day dispatch, is encrypted. That shuts out the public and local reporters, and it can complicate coordination with nearby agencies that still expect to hear it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ellisville State School Security radio encrypted?
Yes. Ellisville State School Security uses P25 AES-256 encryption. Every channel this agency runs, including day-to-day dispatch, is encrypted. That shuts out the public and local reporters, and it can complicate coordination with nearby agencies that still expect to hear it.
Can I listen to Ellisville State School Security on a police scanner?
No. Ellisville State School Security has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.
Why did Ellisville State School Security encrypt their radio?
Agencies cite officer safety and operational security. Those are assertions rather than findings — no local evidence is typically produced — while the effects are concrete and land straight away on anyone who relied on hearing Ellisville State School Security to know what was happening nearby.
Can Jones County reverse the encryption decision?
It can. The radios support open and encrypted operation equally well, so this is a configuration and a policy, not a constraint — and policies set by Jones County officials are policies those officials can revisit when constituents press for it.
What can I do about Ellisville State School Security encryption?
Three things carry weight, in this order: a public-records request for Ellisville State School Security's encryption policy and radio recordings, a turn at the microphone during Jones County budget discussions, and finding the other people locally already asking the same question. Individually these are easy to deflect; together they are not.