Leon County, Florida Inmate Search
The Leon County inmate search roster is a publicly accessible database containing the identification details of individuals who have been arrested in Leon County and booked in the county detention facility. An inmate search helps the public to find basic information on inmates, including their charges, nature of offense and sentencing, inmate status, court dates, and release dates.
Residents of Leon use inmate rosters to find out whether people they know have been arrested and held in custody, coordinate legal assistance, and stay abreast of arrests and detentions happening in their community.
The Tallahassee Police Department and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office handle law enforcement operations for the county. However, the Sheriff’s Office is solely responsible for bookings, detention, and the administrative and management of the Leon County Detention Center. The detention center is the primary and sole detention facility serving the county. The Leon Regional Juvenile Detention Center, on the other hand, houses offenders under the age of 18 who have been placed in custody by the courts. Unlike the county detention center, which serves Leon County alone, the regional juvenile detention center serves eight counties.
How to Find an Inmate in Leon County Jail
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is in charge of the administration of the county detention center. To find an inmate housed in the Leon County Detention Facility, call the Sheriff’s Office Records Department at 850-606-3317 or the Detention Center at 850-606-3500.
Alternatively, conduct an inmate search using the Leon County inmate roster.
How to Use the Leon County Jail Roster
The Leon County inmate search roster is an information resource. It does not substitute background checks or comprehensive record requests. To find details of an inmate in custody at the Leon County Detention Center:
- Visit the Leon County Sheriff’s Office inmate search site
- Enter all the search parameters; they are all compulsory (first name, last name, ethnicity, and gender)
- Click on "search roster."
- Select the result that best matches the record needed
What Information is Included in the Leon County Inmate Roster
One can expect to find the following inmate details in the Leon County inmate roster:
- The photo/mugshot of the inmate
- The inmate’s full name
- Last arrest date
- Last release date
- Status: Pre-trial, in custody, released, or transferred
- Charges
- Arresting/Booking agency
Contact Details for Leon County Jail or Sheriff’s Office
Interested persons may contact or visit the Leon County Sheriff’s Office or the Leon County Detention Center at the address below. Visitors may be required to show a valid government-issued ID. Visits must be conducted within allotted visiting times or office hours. For record requests, members of the public can submit requests to the Sheriff’s Office Public Records Center. Depending on the nature or volume of records requested, applicable fees may apply.
Leon County Sheriff’s Office
2825 Major James Morgan Jr. Way
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Phone: (850) 606-3300
Leon County Detention Center
535 Appleyard Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Phone: (850) 606-3500
Jail Facility Overview in Leon County
The Leon County Detention Facility provides booking and detention services for all law enforcement agencies in Leon County. The facility opened in 1993 and has the capacity to hold up to 1.219 inmates. This facility houses both male and female adult offenders, which includes pre-trial detainees, sentenced offenders, and federal inmates (temporary custody). The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for the administration of the detention center. The Leon County Sheriff is the Chief Correctional Officer. The Sheriff must carry out and enforce all public safety duties related to the care and custody of detainees.
The facility classifies inmates in four custody levels:
- Minimum custody: Inmates with less serious charges, like property crimes or misdemeanors.
- Medium Custody: Inmates in this class have met one or more of the following categories: relatively serious charges, prior felony convictions, bad behavior in custody, federal fugitives, writ, or out-of-custody hold.
- Close Custody: Dependent on the nature of the charges, observed behavior, the individual is placed in protective custody for their safety and is on medical/behavioral watch.
- Maximum Custody: Inmates in this class have either one or more of the following: prior felony convictions, a history of violence, serious charges, pose a flight risk(possibility of escape), and are disruptive/display bad behaviour in custody.
The Leon Regional Juvenile Detention Center is a 45-bed secure facility that serves youths/juvenile offenders detained by circuit courts in various counties. This Juvenile Detention Center serves Leon County, as well as Gadsden, Jefferson, Franklin, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties. Approved visitors (parents, grandparents, legal guardians, counsel, law enforcement, and other professionals) may visit if permitted by the court. The average length of stay in this facility is 15 days.
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Agency |
Office and Mail Address |
Phone Number |
Office/ Visitation Hours |
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Leon County Sheriff’s Office |
2825 Major James Morgan Jr. Way Tallahassee, FL 32304 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 727 Tallahassee, FL 32302 |
Sheriff/Non Emergencies: (850) 606-3300 Records: (850) 606-3317 |
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | |
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Leon County Detention Center |
535 Appleyard Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32304 |
(850) 606-3500 |
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Booking and Releasing: |
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Leon Regional Juvenile Detention Center |
2303 Ronellis Drive Tallahassee, FL 32310 |
Phone: (850) 488-7672 Fax: (850) 414-8780 |
Wednesday: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Sunday: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
How to Send Money to an Inmate in Leon County Jail?
The Leon County Detention Center has a system for receiving money into inmates’ canteen accounts. Friends, family, and loved ones can send money to incarcerated persons online, by phone call, and at kiosks located at the detention center’s lobby.
- Online deposits: Individuals can send money to an inmate’s account using JPay. JPay is a secure payment service that lets users make payments with their credit or debit cards.
- Toll-Free Telephone Service: Contact JPay at 800-574-5729 to send funds to an inmate’s account via phone call. Payments can be completed with a debit or credit card.
- In-person at Detention Center: Visit the kiosk at the Detention Center Lobby. Payment may be completed by cash or card.
Inmate Search by Jail Facility
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office Inmate Search Roster is the primary inmate search service for the county. There is no separate roster for the Youth Center, as juvenile records are exempt from public disclosure and, as such, not accessible to every member of the public.
Outside the Inmate Search website, interested persons can submit a record request online to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office or visit the Sheriff’s Office in person to conduct an inmate search.
Leon County Visitation Rules and Schedules
The Leon County Detention Facility incarcerated persons receive visitors. From February 2026, the facility intends to resume in-person visitation. Now inmates may receive in-person and video visits. The facility has published all upcoming visitation dates for January to December 2026.
Both in-person and video visits can be scheduled online at SecurusTech.net. To schedule a visitation, visit the website, register and log in, select the facility the inmate is in (Leon County Detention Facility), review the available days and cost of the visit, and then schedule a visit.
Inmates are allowed five 30-minute visits per week (a total of 2½ hours weekly). Visitation begins at 8:30 AM, and the last session ends at 4:30 PM. After a shift change at the facility, another visitation resumes at 5:30 PM, and the last session ends at 7:30 PM. All visitors are allotted 30 minutes to visit one inmate per day, except attorneys, who are allowed 60 minutes per inmate per day. All visitors must be 16 years of age or older.
Visitors must also comply with the facility’s dress code:
- Do not wear clothing with metal items, including underwire bras, jewelry, hairpins, etc
- Blouses, shirts, and dresses must have at least short sleeves, even if they’re worn under a jacket or sweater. No halter tops, thin straps, tank tops, or tube tops.
- Skirts, shorts, and dresses must be on or below the knee
- No ripped jeans, body-fitted clothes, or head coverings
- No see-through clothing
- No flip flops, shoes only.
Mailing and Commissary Information
Inmates housed at the Leon County Detention Facility can receive mail from family, friends, attorneys/legal representatives, or any member of the public. All mail will be inspected for contraband, and if found, returned to the sender. Contraband items include: envelopes with tapes or stickers, note pads, stained envelopes, unapproved mail from other detention facilities, paper, envelopes, pens, stamps, cell phones, and greeting cards larger than 5 by 7 inches.
The Leon County Detention Facility does not accept books and packages for inmates except magazines, newsletters/newspapers, or religious materials mailed directly from approved publishers.
Inmate mail would not be censored or rejected unless in the interest of upholding the law or to maintain order and security in the detention facility. Situations of interest will arise when an inmate’s mail contains:
- Physical harm or threats of physical harm to any person in or outside the facility
- Escape plans
- Extortion, blackmail, or other criminal activity
- Activities that are a violation of the facility’s rules
- Correspondence that contains code
- Explicit or sexual images
A notice of censorship or rejection will be mailed to the sender, who can choose to protest or contest the censorship/rejection verbally or in writing within five days.
All personal and non-privileged mail should be sent to the mailing address below.
Inmate/Detainee’s Legal Name and SPN number
C/O Securus Digital Mail Center - Leon County
PO Box 21947
Tampa, FL 33622-1947
Legal mail must be clearly identifiable and labelled accordingly as legal mail. All legal and privileged mail should be addressed to the address below. Legal mail will only be opened in the presence of the inmate it is intended for.
Leon County Detention Facility
Inmate/Detainee’s Legal Name and SPN number
PO Box 2278
Tallahassee, Florida 32316