Look Up Inmates at Florida State Prison

Florida State Prison Overview

Florida State Prison is operated by the Florida Department of Corrections and is listed in the official FDC facility directory as a male institution. It sits near Raiford at an address tied to Bradford County, within the same correctional corridor as Lawtey and New River. It holds sentenced state prisoners, the people who have already been convicted of a felony and sentenced to state time. This is the part of the inmate population that has moved past the county jail stage entirely.

Because it is a state prison, Florida State Prison should not be described as a county jail. A person arrested in Bradford County does not start here. They start at the Bradford County Jail and may arrive at a state prison only after a conviction and transfer into FDC custody. The FDC directory also lists a West Unit phone for the facility, reflecting more than one operating area.

Florida State Prison Capacity and Custody

The current FDC facility directory page does not publish a capacity figure or a custody-level narrative in the text reviewed during research. High-authority non-official references list a capacity figure for Florida State Prison, but that is not an official FDC capacity, so it is left out here rather than presented as fact. What is documented is the facility type and population: a male state prison holding sentenced Florida Department of Corrections prisoners. For current counts, the FDC locator and FDC reporting are the authoritative sources rather than a static number on this page.

The honest answer on capacity is that the official directory page reviewed did not carry one. Rather than borrow an unofficial figure and present it as fact, this page leaves the number out. The reliable facts are the operator, the male population, the sentenced-prisoner role, and the official address and phone, all drawn from the FDC directory. Anyone needing a live headcount should rely on FDC, which updates its data on a regular schedule.

County Jail vs. Florida State Prison: Why the Search Differs

The most common mistake searchers make near Raiford is using the wrong tool. The Bradford County Jail roster covers local, mostly pre-trial custody. Florida State Prison holds sentenced felons, and its records live only in the state locator. The two systems do not share a search box, so a name that does not appear in one may be in the other.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Florida State Prison

Use the Florida Department of Corrections inmate population search, the statewide locator for sentenced prisoners. The county jail roster does not cover state prison inmates. The FDC facility directory, shown below, lists Florida State Prison along with Lawtey and New River contacts.

The directory confirms the official addresses and phones used here. To find a sentenced inmate, follow these steps.

1. Open the FDC inmate population search.
2. Search by last name, first name, or the six-character DC number.
3. Confirm the result is housed at Florida State Prison.
4. Open the record for the sentence, offense, and status details.

The FDC database covers felony offenders sentenced to state prison or state supervision. It does not include county-jail detainees, county probation, or other non-DOC supervision, so a fresh Bradford County booking will not appear here. The population search refreshes weekly, with release dates and location changes updated nightly.

The FDC search accepts a few useful options. A DC number is six characters, either all numeric or one letter followed by five numbers. You can search by name alone, check a box to include aliases, choose to hide photos on the list pages, or filter to records that have a photo. If you only have a name, beginning letters work, which helps when a spelling is uncertain. The detail record then shows the offense, sentence, and current institution.

Florida State Prison Address and Contact

The facility's official FDC contact details are below. Use the FDC central channels for classification and records questions that the locator does not answer.

The mailing address is P.O. Box 800, Raiford, FL 32083, and the facility fax is 904.368.2732. FDC central classification and records can be reached at 850.488.9859.

Visiting Someone at Florida State Prison

State prison visitation is not like county jail video visits. FDC runs visitation under statewide rules that require an approved visitor list and scheduling, not the HomeWAV setup the county jail uses. Hours and approval steps come from the FDC visiting-information page rather than the sheriff. The table below points to the right state resources instead of listing county-style hours.

Confirm the current schedule and approval status through the FDC visiting information page before traveling.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Florida State Prison

Mail, phone, tablets, and deposits at Florida State Prison follow FDC institutional rules and state vendors, not the county jail's CommissaryDeposit or HomeWAV services. The state runs separate pages for contacting an inmate and sending funds. The table points to the correct state channels.

See the FDC send an inmate funds and contact an inmate pages for current rules.

How Inmates Arrive at Florida State Prison

State prison admission is not street-arrest booking. A person reaches Florida State Prison through the FDC reception and classification process after a court sentences them to state prison. During reception, FDC assesses custody level, health-care needs, and programming before permanent placement. That is a different path from the county jail, where intake follows an arrest.

For a Bradford County case, that means the county jail roster comes first and the state locator comes later. Once a person is in FDC custody, the Bradford roster no longer tracks them, and the FDC offender search is the correct tool. Transfer timing varies, so this page does not promise an exact window. The practical takeaway is simple: check the county jail roster while a case is new, then move to the FDC locator once a state sentence is in place.

Federal and Other Custody Questions

Florida State Prison is a state facility, so it does not cover federal or immigration custody. If a person may be in federal hands rather than state prison, the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present, and the ICE detainee locator covers immigration detention. Federal pretrial detainees are often held under the U.S. Marshals Service in the Middle District of Florida and may be housed by contract elsewhere.

Knowing which system holds a person saves time. A state prison search will not surface a federal inmate, and a federal locator will not show a Florida state prisoner. Match the tool to the custody type before assuming a record is missing, and remember that none of these federal systems publishes booking photos the way the county jail roster does.

About Florida State Prison

Florida State Prison is one of three FDC facilities tied to Bradford County addresses, alongside Lawtey Correctional Institution and New River Correctional Institution. Their presence is why a small, rural county shows a large state-prison count in incarceration data. These facilities hold prisoners from across Florida, so their populations are not a measure of local crime. For statewide oversight, FDC reporting and the Office of Inspector General cover serious incidents at state institutions.

The Raiford and Lawtey cluster sits close to the Bradford County jail search topic but uses a completely different locator, which is exactly why people get tripped up. A relative may hear "Raiford" and assume a county matter, when the case is actually in state custody. Treat Florida State Prison, New River Correctional Institution, and Lawtey as state facilities first, and check the county jail only for a fresh local arrest. That habit keeps the search pointed at the system that actually holds the person.