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Dixie County Jail in Cross City

Dixie County, on the Big Bend coast, books its adults at the jail on NE 255th Street in Cross City. To find someone, Dixie relies on the state's VINELink search, or you can call 352-498-1231. See also our court guide.

1. Dixie County Jail address

The jail is at 386 NE 255th Street, Cross City, FL 32628. Jail phone: 352-498-1231. Dixie County Sheriff's Office: 352-498-1220.

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2. Finding someone

Dixie has no online roster, so type the person's name into VINELink to see if they're held. A small jail may update slowly, so a call can help. VINELink can also send release alerts.

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3. Bond in Dixie County

Dixie is in the Third Judicial Circuit. At first appearance, within 24 hours, a judge chooses:

• ROR, nothing to pay.
• Cash bond in full, returned after the case less costs.
• A bondsman at 10 percent, minimum $100 per charge, not refunded.

Probation holds and other warrants can keep a person in. Missing court results in a warrant. See our Dixie bail page.

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4. Could an Old Town warrant arrest land someone on NE 255th Street?

Yes. In Cross City, the jail on NE 255th Street books anyone deputies pick up on a warrant in Old Town, Horseshoe Beach or Jena. For the case itself and any upcoming hearing, the clerk's office answers at 352-498-1200. The shared clerk records site lists any capias. Local warrant checks are handled by the Sheriff's Office, while FDLE's statewide wanted listing adds others. If a warrant carries your name, hiring counsel to walk you in is far better than waiting for a traffic stop on US 19.

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5. Public defender

The Third Circuit Public Defender takes Dixie defendants a judge finds indigent. The $50 fee can be waived.

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6. Visiting in Cross City

Visits are limited and scheduled. Call 352-498-1231 for times. See visits and remote visits.

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7. Calls

Calls go out only, paid through a prepaid account. See phones, messages and tablets.

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8. Money

Account money buys commissary items. Ask which deposit methods are allowed. Read deposits and commissary.

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9. Mail

Address with full name, booking number and the NE 255th Street address. No stickers or scents. See mail rules.

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10. Juveniles

Dixie teens under 18 are handled by juvenile court. Held youth usually go to the Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Gainesville, 352-955-2105, with a hearing within 24 hours. Parents can call 352-498-1220.

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11. Medical

Call 352-498-1231 about medicines, seizures, diabetes or suicide risk.

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12. Federal cases from Dixie County

The U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, hears Dixie federal cases in its Gainesville division, 401 SE 1st Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601.

The first step is a magistrate's initial appearance; a detention hearing then settles custody. The U.S. Marshals (352-378-2082) may hold the person in a county jail. After sentencing, look on the BOP finder.

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13. ICE detainers in Dixie County

• Cross City booking prints are shared with DHS.
• ICE may file an I-247A detainer.
• Dixie may keep the person on an ICE request up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
• F.S. 908.105: Dixie's detainer must reach the prosecutor and the bond judge and be put in the record.
• F.S. 907.041 holds unauthorized aliens charged with forcible felonies until first appearance, where detention is presumed unless rebutted.
• F.S. 908.11 makes 287(g) required; Dixie's models are Task Force and Warrant Service Officer.
• Look up a Dixie relative on the ICE locator or call the Miami field office, 2805 SW 145th Ave., Miramar, FL 33027, 954-843-5800.

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14. State prison

After a prison sentence, the person waits in Cross City for FDC transport, then goes to reception for screening and assignment. See the FDC search and Florida prisons.

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15. Dixie mugshots

Ask the Dixie County Sheriff's Office (352-498-1220). Most are public, though F.S. 119.071 exempts some.

ICE photos need an ICE FOIA. Federal mugshots aren't public except when Marshals seek a fugitive.

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16. Dixie police numbers

• Cross City Police Department: 352-498-3507
• Dixie County Sheriff's Office: 352-498-1220

Emergencies: 911.

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Dixie County contacts

Inmate search

VINELink (Florida inmate search)

Jail

Dixie County Jail, 386 NE 255th Street, Cross City, FL 32628, 352-498-1231

Sheriff

352-498-1220

Dixie County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 352-498-1231

Physical Address:
386 NE 255th Street
Cross City, FL 32628

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
(POSTCARDS ONLY!)
Dixie County Jail
P.O. Box 470
Cross City, Florida 32628

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Dixie Count Jail
214 NE 351 Highway, Suite L
Cross City, Florida 32628

Every year Dixie County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 3,760 offenders, and maintain an average of 188 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Dixie County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Dixie County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Florida and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

If you are looking for a prisoner in Florida or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.

If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Florida, click below.

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For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.

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