Search for an Inmate in Duval County

This page helps with Inmate Search in Duval County, Florida. It explains where to check official inmate information, what details the main search tool covers, and which Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office contacts can help with the next step.

For most searches, the main starting point is the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Inmate Information Search. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office also provides inmate information contacts, jail information, and corrections details that can help when you need visitation, bond, mail, or facility information after a search.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Inmate Information Search

The main public tool for this task is the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office inmate search system. You can use it to look up both current and historical information about incarcerated and released inmates.

• Open the official search inmate records tool.
• Complete the site verification step if prompted.
• Review the inmate record for available details such as mugshots and charges.

If you need broader corrections information after the search, use the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office view corrections facility information page for jail, visitation, bond, and inmate property details.

What the system can help you confirm

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office states that its inmate search tool covers both current and historical information for incarcerated and released inmates. It is designed for quick review of inmate details, including mugshots and charges.

Tip: If you need help interpreting what you found or you need the right facility contact, use the inmate information phone numbers in the contact section below.

Visitation, bond, and inmate account details

After you find the right person, the next step may be to check visitation rules, bond options, or account funding methods.

Duval County inmates are allowed video visitation. There is no in-person visitation. Remote visits are charged at $0.25 per minute, and the onsite Video Visitation Center at 500 E. Adams Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202 can be used at no cost. Visits must be scheduled 24 hours in advance, and the center operates from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, including holidays.

For bond matters, the jail accepts cash bond payments in the public reception area. Surety bonds must be arranged through a bonding agency. For inmate commissary deposits, the Department of Corrections uses Access Secure Deposits, and staff do not accept cash, cashier’s checks, or money orders for inmate account deposits in person or through the mail.

Mail rules also matter if you are trying to confirm where someone is housed. Effective October 1, 2024, inmate personal mail sent by USPS goes to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office - Duval, FL, Inmate's name, 10-digit booking number, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. Legal mail and approved publications must still be sent to the facility where the inmate is housed.

Facility and inmate information contacts

Use these Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office contacts when you need help after an inmate search or need facility-specific information.

• Inmate Information
  Phone: (904) 630-5759
  Secondary phone: (904) 630-5747
• Jail / Inmate Information, Pretrial Detention Facility, 500 E. Adams Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  Phone: (904) 630-5760
• Community Transition Center Information, 451 Catherine Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  Phone: (904) 630-2856
  Hours: 7:00 AM - 10:45 PM
• Community Transition Center Information
  Phone: (904) 630-2860
  Hours: 10:45 PM - 7:00 AM
• Prison Information, Montgomery Correctional Center, 4727 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218
  Phone: (904) 630-8800
• General Information
  Phone: (904) 630-7600
• ADA Coordinator for the Department of Corrections, John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility, 500 E. Adams Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  Phone: (904) 630-5765
  Fax: (904) 630-5825
  Email: ADACoordinatorDOC@jaxsheriff.org