The detention center is at 1 Sheriff's Office Drive, Macclenny, FL 32063, right beside the sheriff's headquarters off U.S. 90. The jail line is 904-259-3311. For records or general questions, the sheriff's office answers at 904-259-2231.

Yes. Baker County Inmate Search lists who is in custody. Someone picked up late at night may not appear until booking wraps up, so try again in the morning or phone the jail. VINELink sends a free alert when custody changes. The Baker County Sheriff FL app is free on the App Store and Google Play.

Within 24 hours, a Baker judge sees the person at first appearance, often over a video link from Macclenny, and picks a release type:

• Release on recognizance: the person signs and walks out owing nothing.
• Cash bond: the full sum is posted, and it comes back after the case minus court costs.
• Surety bond: a bail agent posts it for a fee of 10 percent, with a $100 floor on each count.

Probation violations and out-of-county warrants can still keep a person in Macclenny after bond is paid. A missed court date usually brings a fresh warrant. See our Baker County bail page for payment steps.

Call the sheriff's office at 904-259-2231 and ask records staff. The Baker Clerk of Court, 904-259-0209, has court dates. Anyone planning to surrender should speak with a lawyer first.

If the judge decides the person can't pay, the Eighth Circuit Public Defender takes the case. The state application costs $50, which a judge may waive.

Visits are scheduled in advance, and remote video sessions are offered too. Hours shift often, so call 904-259-3311 before driving over. Read our visiting guide and video visit guide.

Inmates place calls out; nobody can call into the housing units. Families set up a paid account to take those calls. Tablet messaging may also be available. Details: calls, electronic messages, tablets.

Deposits go into the person's account and buy store items like coffee, snacks and hygiene goods. Stick to the deposit options the jail approves. Our pages on money deposits and the jail store explain the choices.

Write the inmate's full legal name and jail ID on the front, above the Sheriff's Office Drive address. Skip anything taped, glued or glittery. Check our Baker mail rules first.

Baker has no youth detention center. When a juvenile judge orders secure detention, the teen is usually taken to the Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Gainesville, 352-955-2105. A detention hearing must happen within 24 hours. Parents can call 904-259-2231 to learn where a child is.

If your family member has epilepsy, needs insulin or has talked about suicide, call 904-259-3311 right away. Give the medicine name and the pharmacy that filled it.

Federal charges from Baker belong to the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, at the Jacksonville courthouse, 300 N. Hogan St., Jacksonville, FL 32202, about 30 miles east.

A U.S. magistrate judge in Jacksonville runs the first hearing. No preset bail exists; a detention hearing decides custody. The U.S. Marshals in Jacksonville (904-301-6670) may house the person in a local jail during the case. If sentenced, the Bureau of Prisons assigns the prison, shown on the federal inmate locator.

• Macclenny booking sends fingerprints to FBI and DHS records.
• ICE can then lodge Form I-247A, asking the jail to hold the person.
• The hold can last up to 48 hours beyond when Baker would otherwise release them, and weekend days and holidays are included in that count.
• Per F.S. 908.105, the bond judge is told about the detainer, it is noted in the court record, and the state attorney is notified.
• Per F.S. 907.041, a Baker defendant charged with a forcible felony and found to lack lawful status stays in until first appearance, where the judge presumes detention; that presumption can be challenged.
• F.S. 908.11 makes each Florida sheriff running a jail enter a 287(g) agreement. Baker's sheriff appears on ICE's list for the Task Force Model and Warrant Service Officer.
• Look for a detainee on locator.ice.gov, or contact the ICE Miami field office at 2805 SW 145th Ave., Miramar, FL 33027, 954-843-5800.

A person given prison time stays at the Macclenny jail until the Department of Corrections sends transport. Reception centers handle health screens and classification first. Baker sits close to several state prisons, but the department, not the family, decides the spot. Use the FDC offender search and our state prisons in Florida page.

Request a booking photo from the Baker County Sheriff's Office at 904-259-2231. Under Chapter 119 most are public records, though F.S. 119.071 lets some be withheld.

ICE photos require a FOIA request to ICE. Federal booking photos stay private, apart from the Marshals releasing one to locate a fugitive.

• Macclenny Police Department: 904-259-3331
• Baker County Sheriff's Office: 904-259-2231

Outside Macclenny, deputies handle calls. Emergencies: 911.