This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, or pull official booking records. For any of those, you need to contact the right government office directly using the details below.
Looking for an Inmate or a Record?
The office that actually holds Jefferson County jail and booking records is the sheriff. Public records requests go to the records custodian, Marie Rigdon, at the address below, and the records counter keeps regular weekday hours.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Records Custodian, Attn: Marie Rigdon
171 Industrial Park
Monticello, FL 32344
850-997-2523
Jail Operations: 850-997-0843
Records hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Mon to Fri, except holidays
Where you go next depends on which system holds the person and what you need.
- For someone in the county jail, start with jail inmate records.
- For booking photos, see jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after an arrest, see court records after a jail arrest.
- For a specific facility, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the statewide Florida Department of Corrections inmate locator.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator.