Miami-Dade Pre-Trial Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Type the name into Miami-Dade County Inmate Search. The record shows where the person is held. People can be moved between buildings, so do not assume. The county says arrested people are first taken to TGK, and booking can take several hours.

A missing Miami-Dade name may mean booking is still underway. Try again later, then call the TGK information desk at 786-263-5550.

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The county's release page says people are released from Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, 7000 NW 41st Street, Miami, between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. The county's arrest page says they come out in front of TGK, near the sign marked Inmate Release Area. Even after a bond is posted or a court clears the charges, release can take several hours. Call the release office at 786-263-5360 before you drive over.

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Look first at Miami-Dade County Inmate Search. If you need a person to explain it, the county names 786-263-7000 for bond amounts and inmate status, and the TGK information desk at 786-263-5550 for location, bond, and general questions.

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Pre-Trial Detention Center: 1321 NW 13th Street, Miami, FL 33125. Metro West Detention Center: 13850 NW 41st Street, Miami, FL 33178. TGK Correctional Center: 7000 NW 41st Street, Miami, FL 33166. The county lists these street addresses on its contact page. Mail rules can differ from them, so ask before you send anything.

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The county says people with bondable charges can bond out at any time, and that a cash bond is paid in full, in person at the facility, through a payment kiosk. Release itself happens only between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. at TGK. The county pages do not give a window location or other payment types, so check the amount on Miami-Dade County Inmate Search and then call 786-263-5550 to ask where to pay. Know the full name, jail number, and bond amount before you go.

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Order AOSC25-69 sets Miami-Dade 2026 pre-hearing release from $150 for the lightest misdemeanor to $5,000 for a forcible third-degree felony.

A chief judge may set higher amounts, and Miami-Dade's own circuit may have done so. A Miami-Dade judge at first appearance may pick any amount, so go by the figure on the person's record.

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The Florida Department of Financial Services says a state bond premium is 10 percent of the bail the court sets, which is $500 on a $5,000 bail. After the agent frees your loved one, that fee is earned and you cannot ask for it back. If no release happens, the agent must refund it. Section 648.33 requires the agent to charge the rate filed with the state, no higher and no lower.

The county cannot recommend an agent, but its arrest page links to the state's licensee search. Check the license, ask for a written contract, and ask about collateral, which the state says should be returned within 21 days of the court discharging the bond.

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Florida Rule 3.130 puts the Miami-Dade hearing within 24 hours of arrest. Miami-Dade judges decide release and conditions, for example staying away from an alleged victim (Florida Statutes 903.047). The TGK information desk, 786-263-5550, may be able to tell you whether the person has been seen.

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Possibly. Florida's bail law sets no single rule on location or equity, and the county pages say nothing about property bonds. Ask the court that set the bail and a lawyer. Recording a Miami-Dade bond creates a two-year lien against the land (section 903.26).

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A judge may not have decided yet. Section 903.011(6) makes some Miami-Dade arrestees wait for first appearance, including sex offenders and people accused of breaking an injunction.

Miami-Dade courts may refuse bail in capital or life cases if guilt is plain (Article I, section 14 of the Florida Constitution). A hold from another case also keeps a person in.

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Miami-Dade has many city departments. Ask the Miami-Dade arresting agency for the location and report number, then recheck Miami-Dade County Inmate Search. Cities do not set bail; the court does.

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In Miami-Dade, the first hearing is where you ask for an appointed lawyer. The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Public Defender serves Miami-Dade; the TGK information desk at 786-263-5550 can explain how to reach that office. A Miami-Dade lawyer may push for smaller bail or release with conditions.

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The Miami Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 3300 NW 27th Avenue, Miami, FL 33142, phone 305-637-4500, serves Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, according to the state Department of Juvenile Justice. A minor's file is confidential, so the adult search might list no one.

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A Miami-Dade no-show means a warrant and a lost bond. Under section 903.26 the clerk gives notice within five days, and money is due 60 days after notice. Section 903.28 can return nearly all of it when the defendant comes back within 90 days. Call the lawyer and agent that day.

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Once the case ends and the court cancels the bond, cash paid by someone other than an agent comes back minus unpaid costs and fees. A bail agent's fee does not. Keep your receipt and ask the Clerk of Court about refund steps.

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Miami-Dade jails never want payment by gift card or app transfer. Hang up on pushy callers and dial the county line at 786-263-7000 yourself.

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• An ICE detainer (Form I-247A) asks the Miami-Dade jail to hold someone longer.
• The Miami-Dade hold can last up to 48 hours past release.
• The Miami-Dade clock keeps running on weekends and holidays.
• Paying a Miami-Dade bond will not lift the detainer.
• Under F.S. 908.105, the Miami-Dade judge setting bond must hear about it.
• The Miami-Dade state attorney gets notice as well.
• Florida law (F.S. 908.11) puts the Miami-Dade sheriff in the 287(g) program.
• ICE lists these 287(g) models for Miami-Dade:
  • Task Force Model
• After ICE takes a Miami-Dade inmate, use the online detainee locator.

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