Run a free Palm Beach County mugshot search today to view photos and details of anyone currently in custody.
All citizens interested in viewing local inmate booking photos within Palm Beach County, Florida, can do so free of charge; these searches are available through the public portals and accessible to anyone who might be seeking these images through various online channels or other means.
Who Can Access Mugshots in Palm Beach County FL?
One can generally search for a mugshot of someone arrested within Palm Beach County at the county level. Specifically, those photo records can be found via the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, and inquiries regarding said mugshots would be directed to their office.1
If a person knows which area of the county the person was arrested in, they will often be able to find a local jail roster through city or town agencies who post mugshots on their websites related to recent arrests.
At times, you can even locate mugshots through the Florida Department of Corrections if the person has been in prison for some period of time.2 From this search tool, you can identify who is currently incarcerated in a state prison, though it’s not as common to find state prison mugshots as it is at the county or city level.
Lastly, individuals held in federal correctional facilities can be looked up through the Bureau of Prisons (BOP); each of these lookup tools and methods will be covered in depth throughout the following sections.
How To Perform a Palm Beach County Mugshot Search for Free
Palm Beach County mugshots can be relatively convenient to obtain once you know where to look, since there are several ways to access them. On the county level, this information is available through the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The procedure for obtaining these records can be found below.
Online Searches: The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office website provides a search for inmates with current police photographs.3 All you need to do is enter the information requested, which includes the person’s first or last name, start and end date, and other optional data that would narrow the search – such as street and city name, and even statute. Make sure you click on Palm Beach as the arresting agency.
The person’s name, race, facility, offender-based transaction system (OBTS) number, booking date and time, arresting agency, release date, jacket number, any holds for other agencies, booking number, cell location, charge(s), original and current bonds are all the pieces of information that will be shown when using the search form.
In-Person Requests: If the mugshot you’re searching for doesn’t exist through web access, then you can personally visit the sheriff’s office or county jail. Remember to bring your identification with you. Any additional information such as the full name of the person, date of arrest and location will speed up the process.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
3228 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Phone: (561)-688-3000
Email: [email protected]
Hours of Operation: Monday-Sunday; 24 hours
Main Detention Center
3228 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406-3001
Phone: (561)-688-4401
Hours of Operation: Monday-Sunday; 24 hours
Requests by Mail or Phone: Alternatively, you can make a request for mugshots in writing by sending a letter to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office at the address above. Always include in your letter all details of the person arrested – including full name, date of arrest, and location. You can also reach the sheriff’s office on its public information number above for further assistance.
Additional third-party services like VINELink can also be used to check custody status. However, it’s always better to use the actual county resources to prevent error because, in general, the data in any unofficial database may not be accurate.
For further insight, the tutorial on how to view Palm Beach County arrest records compiles the process of looking deeper into the detention records of any person arrested within the county. Making use of the guidance and search tools provided within this resource, you can seamlessly get clear insights on how to access and obtain the records of local arrestees.
You can also use the Palm Beach County public information lookup instructions to dig deeper into details of warrants or vital records, search criminal histories, and retrieve anything else you need.
Services for Inmates in Palm Beach County FL
If you have a friend or relative whom you know is serving time in the Palm Beach County jail, then remember that several support services are available to keep you in good communication, encourage, or help them get out. These services are outlined below with brief descriptions of each.
Post Bail or Bonds: When posting bail in Palm Beach County, there are two options to follow; individuals can either pay in cash by submitting the entire sum in person at the jail, or by using a bail bondsman – after requesting the assistance of a bail bondsman, a 10% fee will be charged on the total bail amount. This fee is nonrefundable. The arrangement for paying the rest of the sum will be set with the bondsman.
Two Bail Bonds Companies of Palm Beach County: All County Bail Bonds lets you post bail online. Call (561)-967-0086 for assistance. Alternatively, you can request assistance from Bail Bonds Now. Get an access code by calling or texting (561)-500-9999.
Depending on the posting schedule or due to particular circumstances in the case, the time of release after securing bail will take anywhere from 30 minutes to 24 hours.
For details, check out the Palm Beach County bail bond overview. To know more about the process, check out the all county bail bonds process as well as the overview of cash bond refunds via the Palm Beach County Circuit Court Clerk & Comptroller.
Phone or Mail: You may correspond with an inmate by phone utilizing the inmate telephone system through ConnectNetwork.4 There are several ways to access this service. Online, you can log on to ConnectNetwork. You may also opt to use their mobile app, which is available on the Google Playstore and the Apple app store. Lastly, you can reach ConnectNetwork by phone; call 866-732-9098 using the automated system.
Postal mail can be sent to any inmate at the following address for the detention centers (choose the relevant one where the inmate you know is held), with the inmate’s full name, jacket number and cell assignment.
Main Detention Center
P.O. Box 24716
West Palm, Beach, FL 33416
West Detention Center
P.O. Box 1450
Belle Glade, FL 33430
To see all the details, go to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office FAQ.5
Send Money or Cover Commissary Funds: Money for individuals behind bars may be deposited electronically using SmartDeposit. Deposits can be made through Access Corrections, by calling (866)-394-0490 or using kiosks located at the detention facility lobbies or visitation centers.
Check out this tutorial on how to deposit money with Smart Deposit for helpful guidance.
Visitation: Each inmate is permitted visitation at either the Central Video Visitation or the West County Video Visitation Center. Inmates are allowed two visitors per visit, and visitors are required to preregister and must arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time.
Visit arrangements through GTL/Vismobile are possible as well. For more details on visiting an inmate, see Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office visitation guidelines.6
Central Video Visitation Center
9620 Weisman Way
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Phone: (561)-242-5850
Hours of Operation: Mon – Wed 8 AM-4 PM, Thurs – Fri 8 AM-8 PM, Sat – Sun 11 AM-8 PM
West County Video Visitation Center
2890 State Road 15
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Phone: (561)-992-1250
How To Locate Mugshots via Cities in Palm Beach County Florida
If you’re looking to find mugshots of recent arrestees in the cities within Palm Beach County, you may start by contacting your local city police departments since those are where you’ll likely find such records.
Below are three cities within Palm Beach County as examples, along with the methods by which you can find their mugshots.
Boca Raton: The Boca Raton Police Services Department provides public record access to arrest information. This can be applied for online through JustFOIA, by mail, or in person. To learn more about the application process, go to Boca Raton Police Services Department Records.7
Boca Raton Police Services Department
Custodian of Public Records
Division Manager
100 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: (561)-338-1234
Atlantis City: The Atlantis City Police Department maintains public records, which include arrest information. The list of public records can be accessed by writing directly to the city clerk for records.8
Atlantis City Clerk
City Hall
260 Orange Tree Drive
Atlantis, FL 33462
Phone: 561-965-1744
Fax: 561-642-1806
Email: [email protected]
Hours of Operation: M – F 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Boynton Beach: The Boynton Beach Police Department makes public records of arrests and mugshots accessible to interested residents and allows a public records center to make record requests online.9
You may call the Records Division at 561-742-6100 or visit them personally at their headquarters.
Boynton Beach Police Department
2100 High Ridge Road
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Phone: 561-732-8116
Operating Hours: Mon – Sun 8 AM – 6 PM
How To View Prison Mugshots: Florida State & Federal Inmates
If they’re currently serving time in a state prison rather than in the county jail, then it may be possible to obtain mugshots of inmates via state-level databases or offices, as county-level sources will not yield those results even if the offender used to live locally.
Access this information through the Florida Department of Corrections, which hosts an inmate search tool with access to information on prisoners, as well as their mugshots.10 Note that the first name, last name, or DC number is required in the search criteria.
Searching for an inmate will provide the following information: name, birth date, sex, race, DC number, initial receipt date, facility, custody, current release date, confinement status, visitation status, current prison sentence history, detainers, incarceration history, and prior prison history.
If the inmate is currently in a federal prison, you can use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.11 Keep in mind though that mugshots are not public. You will need either the BOP (Bureau of Prisons) register number, DCDC number, FBI number or INS number when performing a search by number.
On the other hand, use the person’s first or last name when doing a search by name. Race, age, and sex can be added to narrow the search. This is the data that’s displayed when conducting the search — name, register number, age, race, sex and release date.
Conducting a Palm Beach County mugshot search can be a quick and effective process, thanks to several public portals that now provide access to these records. They’re provided courtesy of the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Florida Public Information Statutes.12
Mugshots and other inmate records must not be used for the purposes of stalking, threatening, or intimidating people, nor for professional reasons according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as it is administered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), nor used in opposition to any other local, state, or federal laws.13
References
1Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. (n.d.). Corrections General. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://www.pbso.org/inside-pbso/corrections/general>
2Florida Department of Corrections. (n.d.). Offender Search Web Applications. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/OffenderSearch/inmateinfomenu.aspx>
3Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. (2024). Booking Blotter. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://www3.pbso.org/blotter/index.cfm>
4Florida Department of Corrections. (n.d.). Inmate Telephone System. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://www.fdc.myflorida.com/institutions/inmate-telephone-system>
5Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. (n.d.). FAQ: Property, Mail, Finance and Commissary. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://www.pbso.org/inside-pbso/corrections/faq>
6Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. (n.d.). MDC Visitation Schedule. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://www.pbso.org/inside-pbso/corrections/visitation>
7Boca Raton Police Services Department. (n.d.). Public Records Request. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://bocaratonfl.justfoia.com/Forms/Launch/e199c2cf-8a18-4915-87ac-2c6945d5b84c>
8Atlantis City Police Department. (n.d.). City Clerk. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://www.atlantisfl.gov/162/City-Clerk>
9Boynton Beach Police Department. (n.d.). Public Records Center. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://boyntonbeachfl.mycusthelp.com/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(5axilj5vlrcju5afirio3mrj))/SupportHome.aspx>
10Florida Department of Corrections. (n.d.). Offender Information Search. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/OffenderSearch/search.aspx>
11Federal Bureau of Prisons. (2024). Find an inmate. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp>
12The Florida Senate. (2020). Chapter 119 Section 01 – 2020 Florida Statutes. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2020/119.01>
13U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Overview. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from <https://www.eeoc.gov/overview>