Pinellas County Jail Roster Overview
The Pinellas County jail roster is run by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Department of Detention and Corrections. The sheriff posts it as the Arrest Inquiry, embedded on the Who's in Jail page. It is free and public, and a normal search needs no account. The roster covers two groups: people currently held in the Pinellas County Jail and anyone released within the last 30 days. The sheriff says the data is for informational use only, may change, and is updated periodically through the day.
The roster does not cover every kind of custody. People sentenced to state prison drop off the county count and move to the Florida Department of Corrections. Federal inmates and people held for immigration agencies sit in their own systems with their own locators. Final case outcomes also live elsewhere, because the roster shows booking charges rather than what a court later decides. The Pinellas Clerk of the Circuit Court holds the formal case record. Matching a person to the right system is the first step in any Pinellas County inmate search.
How to Use the Pinellas County Jail Roster
Finding someone in the Pinellas County jail takes only a name and a few clicks. Before starting, have the person's last name ready. A docket number, a booking date, or a charge also works as a starting point, since the search requires at least one of those four. The roster lives on the sheriff's site and opens to a simple form.
- Open the Arrest Inquiry from the Who's in Jail page, or go straight to the embedded search form.
- Enter the inmate's last name, or instead use a docket number, a booking date, or a charge.
- Add a first name, race, sex, arresting agency, or arrest type to narrow a long list of results.
- Use the Most Recent Arrests sort when the spelling is uncertain but the booking is fresh.
- Open the linked name to read the Subject Charge Report with charges, bond, and custody status.
- Carry the docket and court case number to the Pinellas Clerk to track formal charges and the final outcome.
A look at the form itself starts on the PCSO Arrest Inquiry page.
That public page frames the roster search and links the records request portal for older bookings, so it is the natural place to begin a Pinellas County jail roster search.
Pinellas County Roster Search Fields
The Arrest Inquiry accepts a name plus several optional filters. At least one of four fields must carry a value: last name, docket number, booking date, or charge. The rest simply trim a long result list down to one booking. The table below lists the main search fields the form accepts and what each one expects.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Conditional | Max 50 characters. One of last name, docket, booking date, or charge is required. |
| First Name | Text | No | Max 50 characters. Narrows a common last name. |
| Race | Dropdown | No | Any, Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Unknown. |
| Sex | Dropdown | No | Any, Male, Female. |
| Docket # | Text | Conditional | Max 20 characters. The booking identifier shown in results. |
| Booking Date | Date picker | Conditional | Calendar entry, MM/DD/YYYY format. |
| Filter by Agency | Dropdown | No | Sheriff plus city departments such as Clearwater, Largo, and St. Petersburg. |
| Filter by Charge | Dropdown | Conditional | Large charge list, from aggravated assault to DUI to failure to appear. |
| Filter by Arrest Type | Dropdown | No | Includes Adult Warrant, Federal Marshal, and 948.06-VOP. |
| Inquiry by Address | Text | No | Separate broad search; use a partial address like "100 Main." |
Note: a pop-up warns that a last name, docket number, or booking date is required, though the form also accepts a charge as a valid search path.
What a Pinellas County Inmate Record Shows
Opening a name on the roster brings up a Subject Charge Report. It lists identity and booking details at the top, then one block for each charge with the offense, the Florida statute, the bond, and the status. A printed warning on the report says the data is not a final criminal record and that the clerk holds the actual outcome. The table below covers the main fields on a public profile.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Docket Number | The booking identifier used to open or track the jail record. |
| Booking Date | Date and time the person was booked, down to seconds. |
| Arresting Agency | The agency that made or booked the arrest, such as the sheriff or a city police department. |
| Race, Sex, DOB, Description | Demographics plus eyes, hair, height, weight, and any marks or tattoos. |
| Booking Type | Felony or misdemeanor marker for the booking. |
| Charges and Statute | Each offense with its Florida statute and a felony or misdemeanor class suffix. |
| Bond Assessed / Amount Due | Bond set per charge and the amount still owed. |
| Charge Status | Labels such as awaiting trial, bonded out, released, or time served. |
| Cell Location / Status | Custody status, including in custody or released with a date and time. |
| Projected Release Date | Estimated release date if available, or NONE. |
No mugshot appeared in the public Subject Charge Report inspected, so the roster confirms charges and status rather than showing a booking photo. More on booking photos and how to request one is on the jail roster mugshots page.
Booking and Intake in the Pinellas County Jail
A booking record is the jail intake file created after an arrest or a remand. Intake runs through Central Booking and Release, the unit the sheriff says handles the physical intake and release of every arrestee. The roster does not publish an exact refresh time, but the sheriff says it updates periodically, so a new booking can take a few hours to appear.
Intake follows a set order. Staff screen the person for medical and mental-health needs on arrival. Money in possession is credited to an inmate account. Classification staff interview the person, and each booking includes a photograph and fingerprints. Every non-federal inmate is charged a non-refundable subsistence fee, which the sheriff lists at $20.00, with a lien possible when funds fall short. Classification then assigns housing and custody level, a process that sorts pre-trial detainees, sentenced inmates, and special holds across the jail's divisions.
County Roster vs. State and Federal Locators
Readers confuse three custody types constantly, and the wrong system means a dead-end search. The county roster covers pre-trial detainees and people serving short county sentences. A sentenced felon moves to a Florida Department of Corrections prison, a separate system with its own locator. Federal and immigration custody each have their own tools again. Pre-trial simply means held while a case is pending, before any plea or trial.
Important: A new booking shows on the county roster within a few hours, but a person sentenced to state prison drops off the county count and must be searched through the Florida DOC locator after transfer.
- Pre-trial or short county sentence
- Use the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Arrest Inquiry roster.
- Sentenced state felon
- Use the Florida Department of Corrections offender search by name or DC number.
- Sentenced federal inmate
- Use the federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
- Immigration detainee or hold
- Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
Other Ways to Find Pinellas County Inmate Records
The online roster is the first stop, but it is not the only one. When a search fails, the booking is old, or the person is in another system, several other channels fill the gap. Each one covers a different slice of custody, so the right channel depends on who you are looking for and how recent the case is.
- Inmate Records phone line - call (727) 464-6415 for jail custody and bond questions.
- Records request portal - the PCSO public records portal handles bookings older than 30 days or records not posted online.
- In person or by mail - the PCSO Public Records Processing Unit accepts requests as a fallback to the online portal.
- Florida DOC offender search - covers sentenced state prisoners and state supervision, not county jail bookings.
- BOP and ICE locators - the federal Bureau of Prisons covers sentenced federal inmates, and the ICE locator covers immigration detainees.
- VINELink - use VINELink for victim or custody notifications rather than a full record.
Research found no official PCSO inmate or roster mobile app, so the website and phone line are the sheriff's own lookup tools. For older releases, the records portal is the documented path once the 30-day roster window closes.
Pinellas County Jail Facility Contact
The county inmate population is held in a single jail campus, the Pinellas County Jail, organized into three divisions. South Division holds about 1,600 inmates, Central Division runs intake and release with about 1,000 beds, and North Division holds 785 and includes the on-site Healthcare Facility. Several state prisons sit inside the county too, but those hold sentenced state inmates, not county jail detainees. The card below carries the main jail's public details.
Pinellas County Jail
14400 49th St. N.
Largo, FL 33778
(727) 464-6415
Inmate Records and jail information line
Each county and state facility has its own page with lookup and contact details, including the Pinellas County Jail page for visitation, bond, and roster specifics.
Pinellas County Jail Visitation Hours
Visits with family and friends are remote video through Smart Communications, the jail's video and messaging vendor. The sheriff's current page lists no face-to-face public visits except approved professional or special ones. Scheduled video visits run seven days a week and start on the hour or half-hour. Each inmate gets four free 30-minute sessions a week, and extra time can be bought. The table below lays out the schedule and limits.
| Visit Type | Schedule / Limit | Vendor / Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Family and friend remote video | 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week; 30-minute sessions | Smart Communications |
| Weekly allotted visits | Four free 30-minute sessions per week; extra at $0.16 per minute | Smart Communications |
| Video on demand | Inmate initiated; recipient answers within a 3-minute window | Smart Communications |
| Face-to-face public visits | None except approved professional or special visits | PCSO |
| In-person attorney visits | Monday to Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | PCSO; Florida ID and Bar card required |
| Smart Communications customer care | 7:00 a.m. to midnight EST, seven days a week | (727) 349-1561 |
The current rules are laid out on the PCSO visitation page.
Scheduled visits can be set up a maximum of 7 days ahead and a minimum of 24 hours out, and the sheriff treats the web page as controlling, since a 2025 handbook lists older in-person rules the current page has replaced.
How to Contact a Pinellas County Inmate
Mail, messages, and money all run through approved vendors. Personal mail goes to Smart Communications, not directly to the jail. It is scanned and delivered to the inmate by tablet or wall kiosk, so senders should mail only copies they do not need back. Each piece must carry the inmate's name and ID number, or it is returned to sender.
Mail the personal mail to Smart Communications-Pinellas County Jail, with the inmate name and ID number, P.O. Box 9204, Seminole, FL 33775. Legal mail follows a different route, addressed to the jail at 14400 49th Street North, Clearwater, FL 33762, and is opened in view of the inmate. Inmates cannot take incoming calls, but they can buy Smart Communications credits for outgoing calls, and the sheriff says each inmate gets eight free messages a month. Outgoing calls are recorded except numbers cleared as do-not-record.
Commissary and Inmate Funds in Pinellas County
Friends and family can add money to an inmate account and order commissary packages. Online deposits go through ConnectNetwork, with cash deposit kiosks in the Misdemeanor Probation Office and Public Lobby. Money orders must carry the inmate's full name, docket number, and housing assignment. Commissary packages are handled by iCare. The handbook limits orders to twice a week, with no single order over $100 in combined clothing and food.
Note: Confirm a person is still in county custody on the roster before sending money or scheduling a video visit, since a transfer or release can change where funds and visits should go.