Adults arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges in Miami-Dade County are booked into this jail, located at:
6950 Northwest 41st Street
Miami, FL 33166
The sheriff’s office runs the Miami-Dade County Boot Camp. Deputies book the people they arrest, and municipal police departments in the county bring their arrestees here too. Each new arrival is photographed, fingerprinted and screened by medical staff, and their property is inventoried and their name checked for warrants before they are classified and housed.
Arrests by state agencies, including the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, are booked here as well. Federal agencies such as the U.S. Marshals and ICE may also hold people at the jail.
Florida bans sanctuary policies. Under state law, county jails must honor ICE detainers, and sheriffs who operate jails are required to have a 287(g) agreement with ICE, which allows trained jail staff to check the immigration status of people being booked. A person with a detainer may be held for transfer to federal custody even after their state case allows release.
Florida’s court rules require that anyone still in custody see a judge at a first appearance hearing within 24 hours of arrest. Many charges have a preset bond amount under the county’s bond schedule, while some serious offenses must wait for the judge. Judges can also grant release on recognizance or with pretrial supervision. Licensed bail bond agents, regulated by the Florida Department of Financial Services, operate throughout the state. Steps for posting bond are on our Bail page.
Recent arrests appear on the sheriff’s official booking list (opens in a new tab). Booking photos are generally public records in Florida, so the list often includes a mugshot along with each charge and the arresting agency. Questions about a specific record can go to the Miami-Dade County Boot Camp at 786-263-5809.
Getting from the jail’s sally port to a housing unit or the release door usually takes a few hours, though a backed-up booking floor can push that to a full day.
The quickest route is usually the online Miami-Dade County Boot Camp Booking Roster, which the sheriff’s office updates as people are booked.
You can also phone the jail at 786-263-5809. Staff may confirm custody, charges and bond amounts, and they may ask for a date of birth to make sure they have the right person.
A new arrest can take a few hours to appear while booking is still underway.
If the person was picked up on an out-of-county warrant, they may be held here briefly before transfer, so check the roster again later if they do not show up at first.
Whether the arrest was made by a deputy, a city officer or a state trooper, the person is driven to the county jail for booking. Officers must give Miranda warnings before any custodial questioning about the case.
Booking happens in stages. Lawyers generally tell clients to stay quiet about the alleged offense, because remarks to officers or cellmates, and recorded jail calls, can be offered as evidence.
Staff take a mugshot and electronic fingerprints and run checks for warrants in Miami-Dade County, elsewhere in Florida and nationally. Florida law also calls for a DNA sample from people arrested on felony charges, usually collected with a cheek swab.
A driver arrested for DUI who refused a breath test faces a license suspension under Florida’s implied consent law. A blood draw generally needs consent or a warrant, unless the case involves serious injury or death.
Florida restricts strip searches of people arrested only for traffic offenses or misdemeanors: one is allowed only with probable cause that they are hiding a weapon, drugs or stolen property, and it needs a supervisor’s written approval. Everyone is still pat-searched and may go through a body scanner.
Expect questions on health problems, prescriptions, substance use and withdrawal risk, allergies, suicidal thoughts, tattoos and identifying marks, gang membership, and place of birth and citizenship. Classification staff use the answers to choose a safe housing assignment.
Everything the person brought in is inventoried, sealed and stored, and it is returned at release. Many Florida jails let an inmate sign a release so a relative can collect items such as car keys or a phone.
That covers clothing, cash (often credited to a commissary account), wallets, bags, phones, jewelry, piercings and watches. Glasses may be kept if they are not a safety concern, and shoelaces and belts are removed.
The person is given an opportunity to phone someone to explain the arrest or start arranging bond. If bond is already set on the schedule, a family member or bondsman can post it right away; otherwise release waits for first appearance.
Those who stay are issued a jail uniform, sandals or slip-on shoes, a mattress or blanket and sheets, plus soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste and a towel.
A shower and treatment for lice or scabies may be required before they move to a housing unit.
Plan on anywhere from about an hour to a full day. Weekend nights, holidays and mass arrests slow things down, as does any immigration or warrant check that needs follow-up.
A detainee who is very drunk or combative is often placed in a holding cell to settle down before booking continues.