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John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility Overview

The facility is operated by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 500 E. Adams Street in downtown Jacksonville. The sheriff describes it as the jail where an arrested person is brought for processing, which includes property inventory, booking, medical screening, and cell assignment. It is a true pretrial detention facility, but it holds a mix of custody types. The sheriff says it houses pre-trial, federal, juvenile, state, and county sentenced inmates, so the population is broader than the name alone suggests.

The building itself is large. The sheriff's 2024 Annual Report describes it as a 629,000 square foot, 13 story structure, the biggest single section within the Department of Corrections. More than 410 staff are assigned to it. Because Jacksonville and Duval County share one consolidated government, this single jail serves the role that separate city and county facilities play in other places.

John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility Capacity and Population

The sheriff reports population for this jail by average daily count rather than a published rated capacity. The 2024 Annual Report gives an average daily population of roughly 2,400 inmates, down from 2,600 in 2023. Over the same period the jail processed more than 27,300 people in 2024, a 6.23 percent rise from the prior year. The numbers show heavy throughput even as the daily count eased. No rated-capacity figure for this building appears on the sheriff's current page, so none is claimed here.

Throughput is the other half of the population picture. The sheriff's courthouse security unit can hold up to 350 inmates at a time for court while staffing First Appearance every day of the year, and the 2023 report counted roughly 28,000 releases against more than 25,700 bookings. Those movement figures are why the daily count reflects a constantly changing group rather than a fixed roster. A person can be booked, see a judge, and bond out within the same short window, which keeps the average daily number lower than the yearly intake might suggest.

How to Look Up an Inmate at the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility

Inmates at this jail are found through the JSO Inmate Information Search, the county roster, not the state locator. Open it from the JSO Inmate Information page or go directly to inmatesearch.jaxsheriff.org. A last name starts the search, and a booking number gives an exact match. Because the app uses a CAPTCHA, expect a short verification step.

1. Open the JSO Inmate Information Search from the sheriff's inmate page.
2. Search by last name, adding a first name to narrow common names.
3. Switch to the number search if you have a booking or inmate number.
4. Open the result to confirm custody and read charges, bond, and the next court date.

Full roster help, including the search-field table, sits on the jail inmate records page.

John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility Address and Contact

The jail's main contact for custody questions is the Jail and Inmate Information line. Facility access for the limited reasons the lobby allows is arranged through the same number, option 1. The sheriff's contact page lists the headquarters and the jail information number together.

The contact page shown here lists the jail information line and the downtown headquarters used for records and general questions.

Visiting Someone at the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility

The sheriff does not allow in-person social visits at this jail. Visits are by video, either free onsite or paid remotely through the GettingOut vendor at 25 cents per minute. Onsite video uses the west-side entrance, the same door as First Appearance court. Each inmate may receive one visit a week of up to two hours, scheduled at least 24 hours ahead and up to 14 days out. Same-day scheduled visitors are turned away, and recording or live-streaming a visit can bring a long suspension.

Mail, Phone, and Money at the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility

Personal mail changed on October 1, 2024 and now goes to an outside scanning center, not the jail. Legal mail and authorized publications still go to the facility, addressed with the inmate name and jail number. Money is added through Access Secure Deposits online, by phone, or at a lobby kiosk, and phone funds run through OffenderConnect. Sheriff staff will not take cash or money orders for an inmate account in person or by mail.

Booking and Intake at the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility

This jail is the front door of the county system. After an arrest, a person is transported here and moved through property inventory, booking, medical screening, and cell assignment. The sheriff says identification clearance must be finished before anyone is considered for release or visitation, and that intake is done as soon as possible. First Appearance court, staffed every day of the year, handles early bond decisions, and the courthouse security unit can hold up to 350 inmates at a time for proceedings. A booking usually posts to the roster within a few hours.

Medical care is a large part of intake at a jail this size. The sheriff moved its inmate health provider to NaphCare in late 2023 and reports close to 11,000 nurse encounters a month, about 130 dental visits, nearly 1,300 mental-health encounters, and more than 2,100 medication doses a day across its facilities. Processing is also organized apart from housing, so the path from booking to a cell assignment runs through more than one unit even though the public sees a single jail.

Bond and Release at the Pretrial Detention Facility

A person may be released on bond after first appearance. A cash bond is paid in full at the jail's public reception area, in cash, a certified or cashier's check on a local bank subject to verification, or a United States Postal money order payable to the Office of the Sheriff. The public lobby allows entry for paying a bond even though it is otherwise restricted. A bonding agency can post a surety bond instead, but sheriff staff cannot recommend which agency to use.

A bond figure on the jail profile is not a promise of quick release. Identification clearance must be finished first, release times vary, and a person may carry more than one case or hold. A court order, an agency detainer, or a federal or immigration hold can keep someone in custody even after a bond is paid. A civil purge amount set by a judge is paid to the courthouse Domestic Relations Department during business hours, or at the jail after hours. The charges side of a case is covered on the court records after a jail arrest page.

About the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility

The jail is run by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office under Sheriff T.K. Waters, with a Department of Corrections led by Director Kevin Goff. The sheriff reports close to 11,000 nurse encounters a month across its facilities after moving inmate health care to a new provider in late 2023, a sign of the medical scale at a jail this size. The public lobby is restricted, open only for attorney visits, court-ordered business, bond payment, limited property pickup, and notary service during set hours. Once sentenced to a county term, some inmates move on to the Montgomery Correctional Center or the Community Transition Center.

The sheriff's office page above gives the agency background and annual reports behind the figures used on this facility page.