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Escambia County Correctional Facility, Pensacola

Pensacola, Cantonment, Century and Perdido Key arrests are booked at the county correctional facility on North Pace Boulevard. Search Escambia County Inmate Search or call 850-436-9830. See also our court guide.

1. Where is the Escambia jail?

The Escambia County Correctional Facility is at 3080 North Pace Boulevard, Pensacola, FL 32505. Escambia County runs the jail through its corrections department, not the sheriff. Facility phone: 850-436-9830. Escambia County Sheriff's Office: 850-436-9620.

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2. The Escambia roster

Escambia County Inmate Search lists charges and bond. People picked up near the Alabama line may take time to post. Sign up for VINELink alerts.

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3. Bond in Escambia County

Escambia is part of the First Judicial Circuit. First appearance comes within 24 hours.

• ROR: released on a written promise.
• Cash: the whole sum, returned after the case minus costs.
• Bondsman: 10 percent, $100 or more per charge, kept as payment.

A hold from Alabama, Santa Rosa or probation can block release after bond. A missed date means a warrant. See our Escambia bail page.

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4. Did a Century or Cantonment warrant arrest land someone on Pace Boulevard?

Likely. From Century down to Perdido Key, arrests on warrants are booked at the correctional facility on North Pace Boulevard. The clerk's office at 850-595-4310 can explain the case and give the next hearing date. The Sheriff's Warrants Unit page and the clerk's website let you check a name first. FDLE's statewide wanted persons list adds other agencies. Planning a surrender with a lawyer lets you choose the day and arrive ready for a calm first appearance. Families can ask the Sheriff's Office about visits once booking is complete.

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5. Public defender

The First Circuit Public Defender takes Escambia cases for people judged indigent. The $50 fee may be waived.

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6. Visiting on Pace Boulevard

Visits are booked ahead, often by video. Call 850-436-9830 to confirm. See visits and remote visits.

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7. Phones

Inmates call out only, through a prepaid account. Read phones, messages and tablets.

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8. Money

Deposits pay for commissary items. Use approved methods only. See deposits and commissary.

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9. Mail

Use full name and booking number with the Pace Boulevard address. No stickers or scents. More in our mail guide.

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10. Escambia juveniles

Escambia kids under 18 face juvenile court. If a judge orders them held, it's at the Escambia Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 850-595-8820, with a hearing within 24 hours. Parents can call 850-436-9620.

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11. Medical

Call 850-436-9830 about medications, seizures, diabetes or suicide risk.

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12. Federal cases in Pensacola

The U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, hears Escambia federal cases in its Pensacola division, 1 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, FL 32502.

A magistrate holds the initial appearance, and custody is set at a detention hearing. The U.S. Marshals (850-806-0150) may keep federal defendants in county jails. Use the BOP locator after sentencing.

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13. ICE detainers in Escambia

• Pensacola booking fingerprints go to DHS.
• ICE may lodge an I-247A detainer.
• The facility may hold someone on the detainer up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
• F.S. 908.105: notice goes to the bond judge, the case file and the state attorney.
• F.S. 907.041: Pensacola holds any unauthorized alien booked on a forcible felony until first appearance; the judge then starts with a presumption of detention the defense may try to overcome.
• F.S. 908.11: Florida sheriffs need 287(g) agreements; ICE lists Escambia under the Task Force Model.
• Pensacola families can search ICE's online locator or call the Miami field office, 2805 SW 145th Ave., Miramar, FL 33027, 954-843-5800.

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14. State prison transfer

A Pace Boulevard inmate sentenced to prison rides an FDC bus to a reception center, where staff pick the final prison. Check the FDC search and our Florida prisons page.

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15. Escambia mugshots online

Yes. Escambia mugshots load right in the county Jail View search, next to each booking. The sheriff's records unit (850-436-9620) handles copy requests under Chapter 119.

To get a picture from ICE, file FOIA paperwork. U.S. Marshals photos become public only during a fugitive search.

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16. Escambia police numbers

• Pensacola Police Department: 850-435-1845
• Escambia County Sheriff's Office: 850-436-9620

Emergencies: 911.

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Escambia County contacts

Inmate search

Escambia County Inmate Search

Jail

Escambia County Correctional Facility, 3080 North Pace Boulevard, Pensacola, FL 32505, 850-436-9830

Sheriff

850-436-9620

Escambia County Correctional Facility Inmate Services Information

Phone: 850-436-9830

Physical Address:
3080 N Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32501

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Booking #
Escambia County Jail, FL
PO Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Booking #
Escambia County Jail
P. O. Box 17800
Pensacola, FL 32522-7789

Every year Escambia County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 35,500 offenders, and maintain an average of 1,775 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 Escambia County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Escambia County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Florida and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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