Address:
13850 NW 41 Street
Miami, FL 33178
Phone:
786-263-5110
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center in Miami, Florida, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.
Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call 786-263-5154 for updates.
At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.
We highly recommend that you call 786-263-5154 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.
Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Miami-Dade County, the state of Florida and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.
Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:
At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.
Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.
Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.
We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.
The Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center also allows regular letters to be mailed to inmates as long as they conform to the jail’s guidelines.
Letters cannot contain:
Each letter or postcard must include the full address and inmate information (Jail # and Cell #):
Inmate's Full Name
Jail Number (aka Booking Number)
Cell Location
Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center
13850 NW 41 Street
Miami, FL 33178
You must also provide a complete return address including your first and last name, street address, city, state and zip code.
Newspaper subscriptions must be mailed directly from the publisher and must contain an invoice that shows the company letterhead.
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher and contains an invoice that contains the publisher’s letterhead. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.
Inmates are prohibited from having hardcover books, however, they can receive softcover books if they are mailed directly from the publisher and contain an invoice that includes the company letterhead.
Inmate's Full Name
Jail Number (aka Booking Number)
Cell Location
Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center
13850 NW 41 Street
Miami, FL 33178
Care packages are pre-chosen items packaged together and sent to the inmate from icare gifts.
They can include clothing, snacks and seasonal items. Check out our Commissary Page to learn more about this.
For more complete information, including what type of mail is not allowed, photo allowance and specifications and other mail policies, check out our Inmate Mail page.
Follow these instructions to schedule and then visit an inmate using GTL.
For all the information you need to know regarding scheduling, cost, rules, tips and guidelines of inmate visits at the Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Inmate Phones Page.
To deposit money into the account of an inmate in Miami-Dade County, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need regarding making an inmate deposit, what it costs, how much you can send, how long it takes for your inmate to receive funds and more, and to get the Facility Locator Number, check out our Send Money Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center, as well as sending money to the inmate so that they can purchase their own items, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Miami-Dade County.