Polk County jail inmate search

Online custody records live on the Polk County Sheriff's Office Jail Inquiry page. You can search by a person's name, booking date, or alias, and filter for current inmates only.

Matching profiles display the booking number, full name, date of birth, and facility location. You'll also see the entry date and any release date, which helps when you find someone in jail.

Every person entering custody goes through intake before appearing on the online list. The Polk County Sheriff's Office Support Division page states that the Sheriff's Processing Center at 7101 De Castro Road in Winter Haven processes all arrestees.

The jail charges a $30 booking fee to the person's account during intake. Call 863-292-3400 to ask about a very recent arrest.

Calling the right desk saves you time. The Jail Inquiry page and detention pages list these numbers:

• Inmate information: 863-292-3400 for general custody questions.
• Central County Jail visitation in Bartow: 863-534-6153.
• South County Jail visitation in Frostproof: 863-635-6826.
• Inmate Accounts: (863) 298-6528 on weekdays from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Detention runs across Bartow, Frostproof, and Winter Haven. The Inmate Accounts page lists each building:

• You'll find the mailroom and kiosk at the main jail, Central County Jail, 2390 Bob Phillips Road, Bartow, FL 33830.
• The second jail is South County Jail, 1103 US Hwy 98 West, Frostproof, FL 33843.
• All arrestees are booked at the Sheriff's Processing Center, 7101 De Castro Road, Winter Haven.

The Department of Detention runs the county jails and the online lookup. Visit the Polk County Sheriff's Office Detention Center page to reach the search tool for both jails.

Video sessions through Smart Communications replace in-person visits. According to the Jail Visitation page, you must create an account at smartinmate.com to schedule:

• Visitors must be 18 to set up an account.
• Sessions run daily by appointment for 15 minutes at $0.17 per minute.
• Book up to 14 days ahead, and give 24 hours notice for changes.

Inmates don't get paper postal mail. Per the Jail Visitation page, Smart Communications scans and emails letters addressed to Smart Communications, Polk County Jail, with the inmate's name and ID number. Send legal mail to 2390 Bob Phillips Road, Bartow, FL 33830, where it's opened in front of the inmate.

Deposit funds via Access Corrections online, at 866-345-1884, or at a lobby kiosk, which is a payment machine, up to $300 daily. Mail money orders to Sheriff's Operation Center, 1891 Jim Keene Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33880.

Commissary is the jail store on the Inmate Accounts page. Inmates order weekly on dorm kiosks, or families use MyCarePack, up to $83 weekly.

People in custody can't take incoming calls. They only make outgoing collect calls, which the person answering pays for. Visit the Smart Communications page to set up an account for phone calls.

Names, photos, or arrest records never appear on County Jail Lookup. Open the Polk County Sheriff's Office Jail Inquiry page to see the booking number, name, birth date, entry date, release date, and location.

Money or a financial guarantee handed to the court so a person can get out of jail before trial is called a bond. Under Chapter 903 of the Florida Statutes, you can use a commercial bail bond agent. Call 863-292-3400 on the Jail Inquiry page for bond questions, or read how to bail someone out of jail.

Subscribe for free to the statewide victim notification network, called VINE, on the Jail Inquiry page for release alerts. Call 863-292-3400 if you have questions about a release.