Miami-Dade County jail inmate search

The Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department runs the online inmate search for county detainees. Use that tool to find a person's jail number and current charges. Write down the jail number right away for deposits and mail.

Intake at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center takes several hours for fingerprints and photographs. Call the desk if a recent arrest isn't listed yet.

After an arrest, officers bring detainees to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Booking is the intake step where staff take fingerprints, take photographs, and set bond when it applies.

The county's What Happens After an Arrest page notes that processing takes several hours. Recent arrivals won't appear on the roster right away, so call 786-263-5550 to check on a fresh arrest.

You can call jail staff at the numbers on the What Happens After an Arrest and Inmate Release pages:

• 786-263-5550: Call the Turner Guilford Knight Information Desk for inmate location, bond, and visiting details.
• 786-263-7000: Call the inmate information line for bond amounts and questions about bonding out.
• 786-263-5355: Call the property room line to arrange item pickup after 30 days.

The main facility is the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 7000 NW 41 Street, Miami, FL 33166. The What Happens After an Arrest and Inmate Trust Account Deposits pages list three county facilities:

• Intake, release, and kiosk deposits: For Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, use 7000 NW 41st St, Miami, FL 33166 as the address.
• Lobby kiosk deposits are accepted at Pre-Trial Detention Center, located at 1321 NW 13th St, Miami, FL 33125.
• Lobby kiosk deposits: Metro West Detention Center, at 13850 NW 41st St in Miami, FL 33178.

County jails here are run by the Corrections and Rehabilitation Department rather than a sheriff's office. Use the department's online inmate search to find a detainee's jail number and charges.

The county provides remote video visits for detainees. Setup steps appear on the Inmate Contact and Visitation page:

• Video visits are switching from ViaPath and GTL to Securus Video Connect as the sole system.
• Visitors must create a new Securus Video Connect account to use the service.
• Once you open your Securus account, you schedule all remote video visits online.

Mail goes by United States Postal Service to the digital mail center at PO BOX 20527. Include the person's full name, booking number, agency name, and your return address. The Inmate Contact and Visitation page requires plain white lined paper without photos, clippings, stamps, or envelopes.

A trust account holds spending money. Per the Inmate Trust Account Deposits page, TouchPay takes deposits online, by phone, or at lobby cash kiosks. You need facility number 233101, the inmate's name, and the jail number.

Commissary is the jail store, and the Corrections and Rehabilitation Department page lists iCare for pre-packaged gifts.

Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. Per the Inmate Contact and Visitation page, Securus runs the jail phone system. You can open a prepaid collect account with Securus so the person can call you.

Names, photos, or arrest records never appear on County Jail Lookup. Open the online inmate search to see what the county publishes. That tool displays a detainee's jail number and current charges.

A bond is a payment or guarantee to the court so a detainee can leave jail before trial. Confirm the person's full name, jail number, and bond amount first. The What Happens After an Arrest page lists two bond options:

• Cash bond: visit the facility to pay the full amount in person through Touch-Pay.
• Surety bond: a bail bond agent posts it after you pay a fee.

See the Florida inmate search page for other counties.

Per the Inmate Release page, detainees walk out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. Release takes several hours after bond is posted. Call 786-263-7000 for bond questions or 786-263-5355 for property after 30 days.