Find Miami-Dade County Mugshots, Current Bookings and Jail Records
For someone who may be in a Miami-Dade County jail now, start with the official Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Inmate In-Custody Search. The county says search results can include the inmate’s name, date of birth, custody location, charges, bond amount, jail number, booking date and time, and mugshot.
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A booking photo documents an arrest and jail-processing event. It does not establish guilt or show how the criminal case ended. When the final charge or disposition matters, move from the jail record to the Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller.
Which Miami-Dade Record Answers Your Question?
“Miami-Dade County mugshots” can refer to several different records. Current jail custody, a booking photo, an arrest affidavit, a criminal case and a statewide criminal-history record are maintained for different purposes.
Is the person in county custody now?
Use Miami-Dade Corrections’ official inmate search. It is the primary route for a person who is currently held in the county jail system.
Search current inmates →Need the booking date, jail number or mugshot?
The in-custody result can display booking date and time, jail number, charges, bond information, custody location and a booking photograph.
See search steps →The person no longer appears in custody?
Move to Miami-Dade Corrections records and then the court system. A missing current result does not prove that an arrest never occurred.
Request jail records →Need the incident or arrest narrative?
Request it from the agency that created the record. For Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office cases, use the Sheriff’s official Reports & Records process.
Find the arresting agency →Were the charges filed, changed or resolved?
Use the Miami-Dade Clerk’s criminal case system. A booking record is not a substitute for the later court docket or disposition.
Go to court records →Need a statewide Florida criminal-history search?
Use the Florida Department of Law Enforcement rather than treating a Miami-Dade jail result as a statewide background search.
See statewide options →How to Search the Miami-Dade Inmate In-Custody System
The county’s service is designed to locate people currently in custody. Search carefully and verify identifiers before relying on or repeating arrest information about a person.
Open the official Corrections inmate search
Use the Miami-Dade County government search rather than beginning with a commercial mugshot directory.
Enter the person’s name
The county describes the search as using the inmate’s last name followed by a first initial or first name. The live search interface currently indicates a minimum character requirement for its name fields.
Compare the returned identity information
Check the available date of birth and other displayed identifiers. Do not assume two people with the same or similar name are the same person.
Review booking and custody details
Depending on the record, results may show charges, bond amount, facility location, jail number, booking date, booking time and the booking photograph.
Move to the next source when necessary
Use the arresting agency for the incident report and the Clerk of Court for later criminal-case events and disposition.
How to Handle Recent Miami-Dade Bookings Without Inventing a Date Archive
Miami-Dade’s public tool is specifically an in-custody search. The practical route changes once a person is released, transferred or no longer appears in the current jail system.
| What you need | Best starting source | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Person arrested recently and still jailed | Miami-Dade In-Custody Search | Search the name and verify DOB, booking date, jail number and facility. |
| Current charges or bond | In-Custody Search / Inmate Information | Review the live record or call 786-263-7000 when clarification is needed. |
| Person already released | Corrections records + Clerk | Request the jail record and follow the case through the criminal court system. |
| Arrest narrative or incident details | Arresting law-enforcement agency | Request the Offense/Incident or arrest-related report from the agency that created it. |
| Older Florida criminal history | FDLE | Use the statewide criminal-history system instead of a current county roster. |
Current Miami-Dade Jail Facilities and Contacts
The inmate search may identify the person’s custody location. Miami-Dade Corrections currently lists the following major facilities and contact numbers.
| Facility | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Metro-West Detention Center | 13850 NW 41st Street, Miami, FL 33178 | 786-263-5110 |
| Pre-Trial Detention Center | 1321 NW 13th Street, Miami, FL 33125 | 786-263-4110 |
| Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center | 7000 NW 41st Street, Miami, FL 33166 | 786-263-5341 |
Corrections headquarters
Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department3505 NW 107 Ave.
Doral, FL 33178
General inmate information: 786-263-7000
Useful Corrections numbers
- Booking: 786-263-5312
- Inmate Records: 786-263-4222
- Release: 786-263-5360
- Pretrial Services: 786-263-4100
Where to Check Bond and Release Information
Miami-Dade Corrections says an inmate with bondable charges may bond out at any time. The current inmate record can show a bond amount, and inmate information can provide additional guidance when the online record is unclear.
Bond information
Start with the inmate search. For additional information about bonding out an inmate or the amount shown for an inmate, Miami-Dade Corrections directs users to inmate information at 786-263-7000.
Release does not always mean the case ended
Release can occur after bond, pretrial release, a court hearing or another authorized process. A person leaving county custody does not by itself tell you whether charges were dismissed or the case was resolved.
How to Request Miami-Dade Corrections Jail Records
If the live custody search no longer answers the question, Miami-Dade Corrections provides a public-records process. This is the more appropriate route for underlying departmental records than assuming the live inmate search stores a permanent public history.
Identify the record you actually need
Provide the person’s name and, when known, jail number, approximate booking date, facility or other identifying detail that can narrow the search.
Submit the request through Miami-Dade’s public-records system
The county provides an online public-records management tool that lets users submit requests and track their status.
Expect exemptions or redactions where the law requires them
Florida’s public-record framework does not make every field in every criminal-justice record automatically releasable.
Review any cost estimate before broadening the request
Miami-Dade’s general public-record policy lists 15 cents for a single-sided page, 20 cents for a double-sided page and $1 per page for certified copies. Requests requiring more than 20 minutes of research or processing may carry a labor-based service charge.
Where to Get the Arrest or Incident Report
A county jail booking identifies the custody event. The underlying arrest affidavit, offense/incident report, body-camera recording or related police material comes from the agency responsible for that record.
If MDSO handled the incident
The Sheriff’s Office provides a Public Records Center for reports and records. Its O/I report guidance asks requesters to provide the case number when known, date, incident location and names of people involved.
If another police department made the arrest
Miami-Dade County contains multiple municipal police jurisdictions. An arrest inside the county does not automatically mean the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office created the incident report.
If City of Miami Police handled the incident, use the City of Miami Police/City public-record process rather than sending the request to county Corrections.
MDSO public-record costs
The Sheriff’s current records page lists reports at 15 cents per single-sided page or 20 cents per double-sided page, certified copies at $1 per page and Sheriff Clearance Letters at $5. Extensive research or processing exceeding 20 minutes may result in additional labor charges and an advance estimate.
Use the Miami-Dade Clerk to Check What Happened After Booking
The Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller maintains criminal felony and misdemeanor case information. Use the Clerk when you need later charges, case activity or disposition rather than relying on what appeared at jail intake.
Criminal Justice Online Case Search
Search the Clerk’s criminal case system using the identifying information available from the booking record. A case number is especially useful when people share similar names.
Certified disposition or copies
The Clerk provides online, mail and in-person methods for certified criminal-history disposition information and certified copies. Its current instructions require details such as the defendant’s name, case number, case year and date of birth for mail requests.
Why this matters: a booking charge may later be amended, declined, dismissed, resolved by plea, tried or otherwise disposed of. The booking photo itself cannot answer that question.
When to Use FDLE or Florida Department of Corrections Instead
County jail custody is only one layer of Florida criminal-justice information. Use the statewide source that matches the question you are trying to answer.
Florida criminal-history search
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is the state’s central criminal-history repository. Its public Instant Search currently costs $24 plus a $1 credit-card processing fee and returns a non-certified result immediately.
FDLE search options →Need FDLE-processed results?
FDLE currently lists about five business days for non-certified staff-processed searches and six to seven business days for certified searches, excluding mail delivery.
Review FDLE requirements →Was the person transferred to state prison?
Once a person is in Florida state-prison custody or state supervision, the Florida Department of Corrections is the more appropriate source than Miami-Dade’s county inmate search.
Florida Department of Corrections →For statewide context and links to other Florida county jail systems, see our Florida Mugshots: Arrests, Bookings & Jail Records guide.
Need Release or Custody Notifications?
Miami-Dade Corrections points victims and other eligible users to VINE for custody-status and criminal-case information. VINE allows registrations for notification by methods such as phone, text or email.
Why a Miami-Dade Mugshot or Booking May Not Appear
The person has been released
The inmate tool is for people in custody. Switch to Corrections records and the Clerk’s criminal case search.
The arrest is still being processed
Do not invent a posting deadline. If the arrest was very recent, check again later or contact inmate information when appropriate.
The name does not match
Check spelling and identity information. A middle name, alias or common surname can make a name-only search unreliable.
The person was booked elsewhere
An arrest near Miami does not guarantee Miami-Dade County Corrections handled the booking. Verify the county and receiving facility.
The person moved to state custody
Use Florida DOC if the individual has moved from county detention into Florida state-prison custody or supervision.
The information is legally restricted
Juvenile, sealed, expunged and other confidential records can be restricted. A missing public record should not be interpreted as proof about someone’s history.
Miami-Dade County Mugshots and Jail Records FAQs
Where can I find Miami-Dade County mugshots officially?
Start with Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation’s official Inmate In-Custody Search. The county says an in-custody result can include a mugshot along with booking, charge, bond and jail-location information.
Can I search everyone arrested in Miami-Dade during the last 24 hours?
The public Miami-Dade tool reviewed for this article is an in-custody inmate search, not a guaranteed historical 24-hour booking archive. For someone who is no longer in custody, use Corrections records and the appropriate court or arresting-agency records.
Why can’t I find someone who was arrested?
The person may have been released, transferred, booked in another jurisdiction, entered under a different name variation, or connected to information that is restricted from public display. Verify with the responsible agency rather than assuming no arrest occurred.
Does a Miami-Dade mugshot mean the person was convicted?
No. A mugshot or booking entry documents an arrest and custody event. It does not establish guilt or tell you the final outcome of the criminal case.
How do I find the final result of a Miami-Dade criminal case?
Use the Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller’s criminal case system. The court record is the more appropriate source for later filings and disposition.
Where do I request an arrest or incident report?
Request the report from the law-enforcement agency that created it. For Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office cases, use the Sheriff’s Reports & Records system. Municipal arrests may require a request to the relevant city police department.
How do I check bond information?
Start with the official inmate search. Miami-Dade Corrections also directs users to inmate information at 786-263-7000 for questions about bonding out an inmate or bond amounts.
Is Miami-Dade’s inmate search a statewide Florida criminal-history search?
No. It is a county custody tool. Use FDLE for statewide Florida criminal-history searches and Florida DOC for people in state-prison custody or state supervision.
Official Sources Used for This Miami-Dade Guide
- Miami-Dade Corrections — Inmate In-Custody Search
- Miami-Dade Corrections — Inmate Search
- Miami-Dade Corrections — Contacts and Facilities
- Miami-Dade Corrections — Inmate Release
- Miami-Dade County — Public Records Requests
- Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office — Request Reports & Records
- Miami-Dade Clerk — Criminal Court
- Miami-Dade Clerk — Criminal History Certified Copies
- FDLE — Florida Criminal History Record Check
- Florida Department of Corrections
Core official sources above were reviewed September 27, 2026. Government portals, fees, custody information and contact details can change; recheck the responsible agency when the information will affect an important decision.