This website is a private reference resource. It is not a government office and has no connection to Miami-Dade County, the Corrections and Rehabilitation Department, the Sheriff's Office, or any state or federal agency. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, arrange a release, post bond, or pull official booking records. For any of those needs, contact the appropriate government office directly using the information below.
Reach the Right Office for Miami-Dade Inmate Records
The Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department is the primary point of contact for county jail inmates. MDCR runs the online inmate search, maintains inmate records, and handles public records requests for corrections-related documents. The offices and phone lines below are direct contacts published by MDCR on the official county website.
Headquarters: 3505 NW 107 Ave., Doral, FL 33178
Main Phone: 786-263-7000
Inmate Records: 786-263-4222
Booking: 786-263-5312
Release: 786-263-5360
Public Info Email: mdcrinfo@miamidade.gov
Address: 7000 NW 41st St, Miami, FL 33166
TGK Information Desk: 786-263-5550
Facility Main: 786-263-5341
Call the TGK Information Desk for questions about inmate location, bond, and general inmate inquiries.
For public records requests, Miami-Dade County uses the GovQA Public Records Center. You can create an account, submit anonymously, and track your request at the Miami-Dade County GovQA portal. Anonymous submissions do not receive email updates; use the reference number to check status. MDCR's Central Records unit also accepts direct requests: Central Records, 2525 NW 62nd St., Suite 4200, Miami, FL 33147, phone 786-263-5892.
Record copy fees published by MDCR: single-sided pages $0.15, double-sided $0.20, certified copies $1 per page, color copies $1 per page, video or CD $1 per disk. A service charge applies if research and processing exceeds 20 minutes. Payment by cash, cashier's check, or money order payable to Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department, Central Records Unit.
The following list points to the right resource depending on who you are looking for.
- Someone currently in the Miami-Dade county jail: use the jail inmate records page for the MDCR online search and phone options.
- Booking photos from a recent arrest: see the jail roster mugshots page for how the MDCR roster displays booking photos and how to request one.
- Charges filed in court after an arrest: the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts handles criminal case records; see the court records after a jail arrest page, or search directly at the Miami-Dade Clerk Criminal Justice Information System.
- A specific county jail facility: contact details for Turner Guilford Knight, Metro West, the Pre-Trial Detention Center, and the Boot Camp Program are on each facility's page, listed in the footer below.
- A sentenced state prisoner in a Florida state prison: use the Florida Department of Corrections Offender Search. State prisons in Miami-Dade County include Dade Correctional Institution, Everglades Correctional Institution, Homestead Correctional Institution, South Florida Reception Center, and Everglades Re-Entry Center.
- A federal inmate at FCI Miami or FDC Miami: use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
- An immigration detainee, including someone at Krome North Service Processing Center: use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.