Palm Beach County jail inmate search

Call the jail or go to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office website to see if someone is in custody. Another place to check is the Florida Department of State county jail directory, with the Palm Beach County Clerk court records as another option.

Note the person's booked name, jacket number, and cell assignment. The jail assigns each person in custody an ID number, called a jacket number.

People in custody stay at the Main Detention Center or the West Detention Center. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office corrections FAQ, each booking carries a $25.00 processing fee, plus a $3.00 daily fee. A new booking may not show up immediately; phone the jail after a very recent arrest.

For depositing into accounts and ordering packages, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office corrections FAQ gives vendor phone numbers:

• 866-394-0490: Call this line to reach an Access Corrections agent for inmate account deposits.
• 866-643-9557: Call this MyCarepack customer service number on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST for help after placing an order.

These numbers are not general jail information lines.

The Main Detention Center is named in the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office corrections FAQ, as is the West Detention Center. As the main facility, the Main Detention Center has a release lobby and deposit kiosks. That facility's inmate mail is addressed to P.O. Box 24716, West Palm Beach, Florida 33416.

Mail for the West Detention Center is addressed to P.O. Box 1450, Belle Glade, Florida 33430. There's also a Video Visitation Center in operation.

Both the Main Detention Center and the West Detention Center are run by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Local inmate lookups and custody records are handled by the sheriff's office, since it runs the county jails. For someone transferred to another facility in the state, the Florida inmate lookup guide is the tool to use.

Schedule your visit in advance with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office video visitation scheduler. These rules come from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office corrections FAQ:

• You schedule video visitation online before your visit.
• Visits can take place at a dedicated Video Visitation Center.
• Hours for the other detention locations appear in the county visitation schedule.

A postcard is required for personal mail, listing the booked name, cell assignment, and jacket number. Address Main Detention Center mail to the P.O. box. Box 24716, West Palm Beach, Florida 33416. The listed P.O. box receives West Detention Center mail. Box 1450, Belle Glade, Florida 33430. Any letter in an envelope gets sent back, unless the mail is privileged. From a publisher or licensed source, up to 4 new softcover paperbacks may arrive.

The lobby Access Corrections and Cobra Cashier Kiosks accept deposits for a $4.50 charge. Cash, credit, or debit are accepted at the kiosks, while SmartDeposit handles online and phone payments. The jail store is called Commissary, and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office corrections FAQ allows 1 MyCarepack package every 15 days.

For details on inmate accounts and services, check the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office corrections FAQ. To fund an inmate's account by phone, call Access Corrections at 866-394-0490 with their booked name and jacket number.

Names, mugshots, and arrest records are never shown by County Jail Lookup. What the county publishes is visible on the roster at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office website. The published details cover the booked name, cell assignment, and jacket number.

A person can leave custody while their case is pending by posting a bond, meaning money or a guarantee. You can post a cash bond or hire a commercial bail bond agent under Chapter 903 of the Florida Statutes. For more details, read the bail guide.

According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office corrections FAQ, every deposit, bond money included, is applied toward debts owed to the jail. Once the case is over, refunds follow, as the cash bond refund page from the Palm Beach County Clerk explains.

Anyone leaving custody at the Main Detention Center passes through the release lobby on the way out. Their personal property and any account balances go with them, per the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office corrections FAQ. Phone the jail if you want to confirm release status.