Please read this first. This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post a bond, or pull official booking records. For any of those, you need to reach the government office that actually holds the record, using the contacts below.
Looking for an Inmate or a Record?
The fastest answers come straight from the agencies that keep the records. For current jail custody and booking records in Alachua County, the sheriff's office is the right place to start. Its records window and jail records line are listed here.
Alachua County Sheriff's Office Records
2621 SE Hawthorne Road
Gainesville, FL 32641
Jail Records: (352) 491-4444
Records window: Mon-Fri 7am-7pm
Department of the Jail
3333 NE 39th Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32609
Booking Support: (352) 491-4449
Booking Support open 24 hours
Once you know which kind of record you need, use the list below to go straight to the right page or system.
- For someone in the county jail, start with jail inmate records.
- For booking photos, see jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after a booking, see court records after a jail arrest.
- For a specific facility, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the statewide Florida Department of Corrections inmate locator.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator.