Miami-Dade County 24 Hour Bookings

Miami-Dade County 24 hour booking records are managed by Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation, one of the largest jail systems in the southeastern United States. The department runs an online inmate search tool that shows current inmates with charges, bond amounts, and booking photos. All booking data is public under Florida law, and anyone can search these records for free through the MDCR website. For urgent questions about a person in custody, you can call 786-263-6330 to speak with booking staff directly.

Miami-Dade County Booking Records and Inmate Search

Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation operates the online inmate search portal where you can look up anyone currently held in the county jail system. The search is simple. You type in a last name and first initial, or enter a full name, and the system returns matching results. Each record shows the person's charges, bond amount, booking photo, and custody status.

This is a large system. Miami-Dade County processes thousands of bookings each month across multiple facilities. The main jail complex sits at 2525 NW 62nd Street in Miami, but the county operates several detention centers. All booking records feed into the same search tool regardless of which facility holds the person. So one search covers the entire county.

The Miami-Dade inmate search portal provides booking details for people held in county custody.

Search results include charges, bond information, and booking photos for current inmates in the Miami-Dade jail system.

The data updates frequently. New bookings show up as they are processed. But there can be a lag of a few hours between the actual arrest and when the record appears online. If you need confirmation of a very recent arrest, call the booking line at 786-263-6330. Staff can check real-time records that may not be on the website yet.

How Miami-Dade Arrest Bookings Are Processed

Miami-Dade County has dozens of law enforcement agencies. Miami Police, Hialeah Police, Miami Beach Police, Miami Gardens Police, Homestead Police, Coral Gables Police, and many others all make arrests within the county. The sheriff's office, which merged with metro police years ago, also covers unincorporated areas. Despite all these agencies, the booking process funnels through one corrections department.

When someone is arrested, they are transported to a Miami-Dade detention facility for processing. Officers record personal information, charges, and physical traits. A booking photo is taken. Fingerprints are collected and submitted to state and federal databases. The whole intake process creates the booking record that becomes part of the public file under Section 119.07 of the Florida Statutes.

The booking record typically includes:

• Full name and date of birth
• Booking date and time
• All charges filed
• Bond amount for each charge
• Arresting agency
• Booking photograph

Anyone who is booked has the right to make phone calls within a reasonable time. This is protected by Section 901.243 of the Florida Statutes. It applies at every booking facility in the county.

Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation

MDCR is the department that runs the jail system for all of Miami-Dade County. Their main website has information on visitation, inmate services, programs, and contact numbers for each facility. The department is separate from the police, which is an important distinction. Police make the arrests. Corrections handles everything after that, from booking through release.

The Miami-Dade Corrections website provides department information and links to inmate services.

This is the main page for the department that handles all jail operations in Miami-Dade County.

The general phone number for MDCR is 786-263-7000. For booking-specific questions, use 786-263-6330. Both lines can help with inmate status, bond info, and release dates. If you need formal copies of booking records, you can submit a public records request through the county. Section 119.011 defines what counts as a public record in Florida, and booking data fits that definition.

Miami-Dade 24 Hour Booking Records and Florida Public Access Laws

Florida's Sunshine Law is one of the broadest public records laws in the country. It gives anyone, resident or not, the right to access government records. You do not need to explain why you want the information. You do not need to give your name. The law says public records are open, period. Booking data from Miami-Dade County falls squarely under this rule.

There are limited exceptions. Juvenile booking records are handled separately and are not on the public search tool. Sealed and expunged records are removed from public view. Certain victim information may be held back under Section 119.071, which lists specific exemptions to the public records law. But for adult arrests, the booking data is available.

An arrest record is not the same as a conviction. Booking data shows that a person was brought in and charged. The court process determines guilt or innocence. Charges can be dropped, reduced, or lead to acquittal. The booking record documents the intake event, nothing more.

For statewide searches that go beyond Miami-Dade, the FDLE Criminal History portal covers all 67 Florida counties. That search costs $24 per name as set by Section 943.053. For quick local checks, the free Miami-Dade inmate search is the better starting point.

Cities in Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County is the most populated county in Florida. It has many cities with their own police departments, but all jail bookings go through the same Miami-Dade Corrections system. The cities below have dedicated pages with more local detail on how arrest bookings work in each area.

Other communities in the county include Coral Gables, North Miami, Aventura, Sweetwater, Opa-locka, and Kendall. These areas all use the same county booking system. Any arrest in Miami-Dade County ends up in the same inmate search tool.

Nearby Counties

Miami-Dade County sits at the southern tip of mainland Florida. If you are not sure where someone was booked, check the bordering counties below. Each has its own jail and booking system.