The DeSoto County Jail is at 208 East Cypress Street, Arcadia, FL 34266. Jail line: 863-993-4710. DeSoto County Sheriff's Office: 863-993-4700.

DeSoto County Inmate Search lists charges and bond. For an arrest made in the last few hours, phone the jail. Free alerts come from VINELink.

DeSoto sits in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. A first appearance judge sees each arrestee within 24 hours and can set:

• ROR, a signature and no money.
• Cash bond, the full figure, refunded at the close of the case minus costs.
• Surety through a bondsman, who keeps 10 percent and at least $100 a charge.

Someone with a hold from Hardee, Charlotte or a probation officer won't leave just because bond is paid. Missed hearings bring warrants. More on our DeSoto bail page.

The East Cypress Street jail books warrant arrests from Nocatee, Fort Ogden and the ranch country. To learn what's pending in court, call the clerk at 863-993-4878. Next, the court records search will show a capias if there is one. Sheriff's deputies can also run your own name; for other counties, FDLE's statewide wanted persons register lists warrants from other agencies. To take care of your own warrant, have an attorney call the jail and set a surrender day. Bring a photo ID and whatever paperwork the court mailed you.

The Twelfth Circuit Public Defender serves DeSoto defendants ruled indigent. Florida's $50 application fee can be waived.

Call 863-993-4710 for visiting days and video options. See our visiting and remote pages.

DeSoto inmates call out only, using a family-funded prepaid account. Read phones, messages and tablets.

Deposits cover commissary like noodles, soap and stamps. Use the jail's approved methods. See money and commissary.

Write full name and booking number with the East Cypress Street address. No stickers or perfume. Our mail guide has more.

Teens under 18 go to juvenile court. If held, a DeSoto youth is usually taken to the Manatee Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Bradenton, 941-741-3023, and sees a judge within 24 hours. Parents can call 863-993-4700.

Phone 863-993-4710 about medicine, seizures, diabetes or suicide risk.

The U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, hears DeSoto federal cases in Fort Myers, 2110 First St., Fort Myers, FL 33901.

DeSoto defendants meet a magistrate first; custody gets argued later at a separate detention hearing. The U.S. Marshals (239-286-6844) may lodge the defendant in a county jail. Find a sentenced person on the BOP list.

• Prints from Arcadia booking are checked by DHS.
• ICE may send an I-247A detainer.
• DeSoto can hold the person for immigration agents up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
• F.S. 908.105 has the detainer flagged for the bond judge, logged in the file, and passed to the prosecutor.
• F.S. 907.041 means a forcible-felony arrestee without lawful status stays in Arcadia until first appearance, then presumes detention, rebuttable by the defense.
• F.S. 908.11 requires jail sheriffs to sign 287(g); DeSoto has Task Force Model and Warrant Service Officer.
• Search an Arcadia relative on ICE's locator or ring the Miami field office, 2805 SW 145th Ave., Miramar, FL 33027, 954-843-5800.

Sentenced DeSoto inmates wait in Arcadia for FDC transport, then pass through a reception center for medical and security review. Use the offender search; prison addresses are on our Florida list.

Yes. Click an inmate in the DeSoto inmate list and the details page shows the mugshot. The sheriff's office at 863-993-4700 handles copy requests.

An ICE photo takes an ICE FOIA request. Federal mugshots stay private unless the Marshals publish one for a fugitive.

• Arcadia Police Department: 863-494-2222
• DeSoto County Sheriff's Office: 863-993-4700

Call 911 in emergencies.