Duval County Jail Inmate Search: JSO, Bond & Mail 2026

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Independent Jacksonville / Duval County custody guide

Duval County Jail Inmate Search Before Bond, Mail or Money

Use the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office inmate-information system first for Duval County custody and historical booking information. Then verify the housing facility, 10-digit booking number, bond or purge status and court case before taking another action.

JSO operates more than one correctional facility, so a Jacksonville arrest does not automatically mean the person is housed at the downtown Pretrial Detention Facility.

Open Official JSO Inmate Search ↗ Open Duval CORE Court Records ↗ Choose the Correct Source

Duval Custody Source Board

JSO Custody / historyJacksonville Sheriff inmate search
CORE Court caseDuval Clerk CORE
BOND Release paymentJSO bond / purge process
VISIT Video contactGettingOut
DOC Transferred?Florida DOC / federal BOP
Information reviewedSeptember 19, 2026
Main jail500 E. Adams St.
Jail information904-630-5760
Court systemDuval Clerk CORE
Independent guide: JailInmateSearches.org is not the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a JSO correctional facility, Duval Clerk, CORE, GettingOut, Access Secure Deposits, VINE, Florida DOC, BOP or another government agency or correctional provider. Custody, charges, bond, release status and facility rules can change. Confirm current information through the linked official source before paying, travelling or mailing anything. An arrest, booking, charge, inmate listing or booking photo does not establish guilt or conviction.

Fast Answer

Start with the official JSO Inmate Information Search. JSO describes it as the Department of Corrections tool for both current and historical information about incarcerated and released inmates.

When you find the correct person, save the jail number / 10-digit booking number and current facility. Those details affect mail, money, legal mail, property and other services. Use Duval Clerk CORE separately for the court case.

CustodyJSO inmate search
CourtDuval CORE
Personal mailPhoenix scan center
ImportantJail ≠ court outcome
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Which Jacksonville / Duval Source Should You Use?

This helper does not search JSO or court databases itself. It only sends you to the source responsible for the task.

Select a task above

The recommended official source will appear here.

  1. Open the official JSO search. Do not start with a copied mugshot or background-check site when current custody matters.
  2. Search the legal name. Start broadly and compare all potential matching records before deciding you found the correct person.
  3. Use more than a photograph. Compare the jail number, booking number, booking date, charges and current/historical status.
  4. Save the 10-digit booking number. JSO requires it for ordinary personal-mail routing and it is useful for many follow-up services.
  5. Confirm the housing facility. The person may be at the Pretrial Detention Facility, Community Transition Center, Montgomery Correctional Center or another authorized placement.
  6. Check CORE. Use the Duval Clerk court system for filed charges, docket activity and final court disposition.
Open JSO Inmate Search ↗ Open CORE Court Records ↗
Photo caution: a JSO booking image may help distinguish two people with similar names, but it does not prove guilt, conviction, current custody or the final charge outcome.

What If the JSO Search Shows No Result?

Recent arrest

Intake May Be Processing

JSO notes that property inventory, booking, medical screening and cell assignment are part of intake before release or visitation can be considered.

Name mismatch

Try a Broader Name Search

Check spelling, suffixes, hyphenated names, maiden names and legal-name variations before assuming there is no record.

Historical result

Released Record

JSO describes its inmate-information tool as containing both incarcerated and released-inmate information. Current and historical records are different questions.

Other custody

Transfer or Other System

The person may be in another county, Florida DOC custody, federal custody or another detention setting.

  1. Recheck the legal name.
  2. Try fewer name qualifiers.
  3. Allow for recent booking processing.
  4. Call Jail / Inmate Information at 904-630-5760 if current custody requires confirmation.
  5. Check CORE for a related criminal case.
  6. Check whether the record is historical/released rather than current.
  7. Check Florida DOC if transfer into state custody is possible.
  8. Use BOP only when federal prison custody is genuinely possible.

JSO Booking Numbers and Other Identifiers

Field Useful for Common mistake
Jail number Matching the correct JSO inmate record. Confusing it with a court case number.
10-digit booking number Personal mail and jail-service follow-up. Sending mail without the exact number.
Booking date Distinguishing separate custody events. Treating booking date as conviction date.
Charge Understanding the allegation associated with booking. Treating the booking charge as final disposition.
Bond / purge status Identifying the appropriate release-payment route. Assuming any displayed amount guarantees release.
Court case number Searching Duval Clerk CORE. Using a booking number as the court identifier.

JSO Correctional Facilities Are Not All the Same

Main jail

John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility

500 E. Adams Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 Jail / Inmate Information: 904-630-5760

JSO says this facility houses pretrial, federal, juvenile, state and county-sentenced inmates.

Programs

Community Transition Center

451 Catherine Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 Main phone: 904-630-7195

CTC houses qualifying county-sentenced work-furlough and substance-abuse-treatment participants plus assigned inmate workers.

County-sentenced

Montgomery Correctional Center

4727 Lannie Road Jacksonville, FL 32218 Prison information: 904-630-8800

JSO describes Montgomery as housing county-sentenced and some other sentenced male and female inmates.

Always check the facility first. Legal mail, authorized publications, property and facility contacts vary depending on where JSO houses the person.

Cash Bond, Surety Bond and Purge Are Different

Cash bond

Full Amount Required

JSO currently says a cash bond must be brought in the full amount to the jail’s public reception area.

Current listed forms include cash, a qualifying certified/cashier’s check drawn on a local bank, or a U.S. Postal Money Order payable to the Office of the Sheriff.

Surety

Bonding Agency

A bonding agency can post a surety bond. JSO officers are prohibited from recommending which bonding agency a person should choose.

Civil purge

Different Payment Process

A person jailed on a civil matter such as a Writ of Attachment may have a purge amount. During normal business hours, JSO directs purge payment to Domestic Relations in the courthouse; after hours, it may be paid at the jail under current rules.

Payment does not automatically mean immediate release. Another case, hold, warrant, detainer, court condition or administrative processing step can affect the release process.

Open Current JSO Bond & Purge Rules ↗

Use Duval Clerk CORE for the Criminal Case

The inmate search tells you about custody and booking. CORE tells you about the court file.

Online court search

CORE

The Duval Clerk confirms that public online court access is provided through its Clerk Online Resource ePortal, known as CORE.

Open Duval CORE ↗

Criminal records

Clerk Departments

Felony and misdemeanor departments direct users to CORE for case dockets. Actual document access can depend on the case type, confidentiality and the user’s access level.

Read Court Record Access Rules ↗

Duval County Clerk of Courts – Downtown 501 W. Adams Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 Criminal department / general Clerk line: 904-255-2000
Charge ≠ disposition. A JSO booking charge may later be amended, dropped, superseded or resolved differently in court. Use CORE for the case rather than treating the jail result as permanent.

Personal Mail Uses the Phoenix Scanning Center

Effective October 1, 2024, JSO moved ordinary personal USPS inmate correspondence for the applicable detention population to a scanning center.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office – Duval, FL Inmate’s Name, 10-Digit Booking Number P.O. Box 247 Phoenix, MD 21131
  • Include the inmate’s name and exact 10-digit booking number.
  • Include the sender’s name and return address.
  • The processing center scans approved mail for viewing through the inmate tablet system.
  • Do not send legal mail to this scanning address.
  • Do not send authorized subscriptions or approved paperback books to this scanning address.
  • JSO currently says boxes are not accepted and envelope size cannot exceed 8.5 × 11 inches.
  • Do not send commissary-type property or personal clothing.
JSO currently lists TextBehind support at info@TextBehind.com for personal-mail delivery issues. Mail-vendor procedures can change, so recheck the JSO Corrections page before sending irreplaceable material.

Privileged/legal correspondence and authorized publications are not routed through the ordinary Phoenix personal-mail scan center.

Pretrial Detention Facility

Inmate’s Name & Jail Number Pretrial Detention Facility 500 E. Adams Street Jacksonville, FL 32202

Community Transition Center

Inmate’s Name & Jail Number Community Transition Center 451 Catherine Street Jacksonville, FL 32202
Montgomery Correctional Center has its own current facility mail instructions. If the inmate search lists Montgomery, use the facility-specific section of JSO’s live Corrections page rather than automatically using the downtown jail address.

Commissary and Inmate Account Deposits

JSO currently uses Access Secure Deposits for inmate-account deposits.

Method Current JSO route Important note
Online Access Secure Deposits / InmateDeposits.com Confirm the correct inmate before payment.
Telephone 1-866-345-1884 JSO lists Visa/MasterCard debit or credit options.
Facility kiosk Jail, prison and CTC lobby kiosks Check current lobby access before travelling.
Mail deposit Not accepted JSO says staff do not accept cash, cashier’s checks or money orders by mail for inmate-account deposits.
Keep payment lanes separate: commissary/inmate-account money is not bond, purge, phone money or a Clerk court payment.

Open Access Secure Deposits ↗

Phone Funds and Tablet Messaging

JSO currently lists a separate route for inmate phone funding and uses GettingOut for tablet messaging/video visitation access.

Phone funding

OffenderConnect / Provider Account

JSO currently directs families to its listed OffenderConnect route or 1-877-650-4249 for phone-account funding.

Start from JSO’s live Corrections page before funding because provider branding and account portals can change.

Messaging

GettingOut

JSO currently identifies GettingOut for inmate tablet messaging and video visitation. Visitors create an account and complete identification verification.

Open GettingOut ↗

Ordinary jail calls, messages and family video communication should not be assumed confidential. Case-specific legal strategy belongs in an appropriate attorney communication channel.

Current Duval County Visitation Is Video-Based

The current live JSO corrections page states that inmates are permitted video visitation and that there is no regular in-person visitation.

  1. Confirm the person is still in JSO custody.
  2. Confirm which JSO facility houses the person.
  3. Create a GettingOut visitor account.
  4. Upload the required identification for verification.
  5. Wait for account approval.
  6. The inmate can initiate eligible video communication with the approved visitor under current facility rules.
Older Jacksonville guides may still show detailed onsite-video-center schedules. Because JSO’s current live corrections page now emphasizes video visitation through GettingOut and says there is no in-person visitation, use the current JSO page—not an old schedule—immediately before making plans.

Verify Current JSO Visitation Rules ↗

Inmate Property and Jail Lobby Access

The downtown jail lobby is not a general-purpose service counter. JSO limits entry to specific approved reasons.

Property

Limited Pickup

The current JSO Pretrial facility page describes approved property pickup as money and keys only. Do not assume phones, clothing, wallets or every booked item can be collected.

Public lobby

Approved Purposes

Current listed reasons include attorney visits, court-ordered business, posting bond, qualifying property pickup and limited notary services.

Call 904-630-5760 and follow the current facility routing before travelling for property or lobby services.

Release and Transfer: Do Not Guess From One Search

JSO states that release processing begins after the person is cleared for release, but actual release times can vary.

Released

JSO Historical Record

A released JSO record can remain searchable. “Released” from the local facility does not by itself tell you how the criminal case ended.

State prison

Florida DOC

If a sentenced person has entered Florida state custody, use Florida DOC rather than relying on the county jail search.

Open Florida DOC ↗

Federal

Federal BOP

Use the BOP Inmate Locator when federal prison custody is applicable. Federal pretrial/U.S. Marshals custody can require separate verification.

Open BOP Locator ↗

Florida VINE Custody Notifications

JSO Victim & Witness Services identifies VINE as a custody-status and notification resource.

Telephone

1-877-846-3435

JSO currently publishes Florida VINE at 1-877-846-3435 with 24-hour automated information.

Online

VINELink

Where the relevant custody record participates, VINELink can provide available custody information and notification registration.

Open Florida VINELink ↗

VINE is not a substitute for 911, a safety plan or the Duval Clerk court record.

Formal JSO Public Records Requests

Use the inmate-information search for quick custody/booking research. Use JSO’s Public Records Unit when you need a formal agency record not supplied by the inmate tool.

Phone

Public Records Unit

904-630-2209

As of September 11, 2026, JSO says its Public Records Unit is relocating and warns that temporary processing delays may occur.

Because JSO’s Public Records Unit is currently relocating, use the online request system or confirm current walk-in instructions before travelling to an older listed office location.

Official Duval County Action Directory

Custody JSO Inmate Search

Current and historical incarcerated/released-inmate information.

Open Search ↗
Corrections JSO Facility Information

Bond, purge, mail, money, property and facility rules.

Open Corrections Guide ↗
Court Duval Clerk CORE

Public court case and docket follow-up.

Open CORE ↗
Video / messages GettingOut

JSO-listed visitor account, messaging and video communication route.

Open GettingOut ↗
Money Access Secure Deposits

Current JSO inmate-account deposit service.

Open Deposits ↗
Notifications Florida VINELink

Available custody-status notification registration.

Open VINELink ↗
Records JSO Public Records

Formal agency record requests and Custodian of Records route.

Open Records ↗
State custody Florida DOC

Use when a person has entered state-prison custody.

Open Florida DOC ↗
Federal BOP Inmate Locator

Use when federal prison custody applies.

Open BOP ↗

Clay County Jail

Use Clay County’s own Sheriff system when custody is south or southwest of Jacksonville rather than in Duval.

Clay County jail inmate search

Internal SEO cleanup: the separate Duval “inmate search with picture” URL currently overlaps this page’s custody, photo, bond, mail, money, visitation and CORE intent. Do not maintain both as near-identical articles. Consolidate after checking GSC/backlink signals.

Duval County Jail Inmate Search FAQs

What is the official Duval County jail inmate search?

The official tool is the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Department of Corrections inmate-information search. JSO says it contains current and historical information about incarcerated and released inmates.

Where is the main Duval County jail?

The John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility is at 500 E. Adams Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202. JSO lists Jail / Inmate Information at 904-630-5760.

Does JSO operate more than one correctional facility?

Yes. JSO also operates the Community Transition Center at 451 Catherine Street and Montgomery Correctional Center at 4727 Lannie Road, among other corrections programs. Verify the person’s facility before mailing or visiting.

Where do I send ordinary personal mail?

Current JSO instructions route applicable ordinary USPS personal mail to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office – Duval, FL, the inmate’s name and 10-digit booking number, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.

Where do I send legal mail?

Legal mail is not sent to the Phoenix personal-mail processing center. It goes to the facility where the inmate is housed using that facility’s current JSO address and identification format.

How do I add money to an inmate account?

JSO currently uses Access Secure Deposits. Online deposits use InmateDeposits.com, telephone deposits are available at 1-866-345-1884, and kiosks are available at specified JSO facilities. JSO says ordinary cash, cashier’s checks and money orders are not accepted as inmate-account deposits through mail or staff counters.

Does Duval County Jail allow in-person family visitation?

The current JSO Corrections page says there is no regular in-person visitation and directs visitors to video visitation through GettingOut.

How does a cash bond work?

Current JSO rules require the full cash-bond amount at the jail public reception area. JSO currently lists cash, qualifying certified or cashier’s check, or a U.S. Postal Money Order payable to the Office of the Sheriff as accepted cash-bond methods.

What is a purge payment?

A purge can apply in a civil matter such as a Writ of Attachment. JSO currently directs daytime purge payment to Domestic Relations at the courthouse and allows after-hours payment at the jail under its published rules.

Where do I check the final criminal case?

Use the Duval County Clerk of Courts CORE portal. The JSO inmate search is a custody and booking tool; it is not the final court disposition record.

Final Duval County Verification Checklist

  • The official JSO inmate search was used.
  • The person was matched with more than a name or booking photo.
  • The jail number / 10-digit booking number was saved.
  • The current JSO housing facility was confirmed.
  • Booking information was separated from final court disposition.
  • Every bond, purge or hold was checked before payment.
  • Personal mail was kept separate from legal mail and approved publications.
  • The current Phoenix personal-mail route was rechecked before mailing.
  • Access Secure Deposits was kept separate from phone funds and bond.
  • Current JSO video-visitation rules were checked rather than reusing an older onsite schedule.
  • Duval CORE was used for the criminal case.
  • Florida VINE was considered when custody notifications are useful.
  • Florida DOC or BOP was checked only when transfer into those custody systems is plausible.
  • No booking image, arrest, charge or jail entry was treated as proof of guilt.
Safest Duval workflow: JSO inmate search → save booking number and facility → verify bond or purge → check CORE → use the correct mail, money, phone or visitation system → recheck custody immediately before acting.

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