Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Plantation, Florida, in Broward County, has about 101,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Plantation is held at the county jail, run by the Broward County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Plantation
The county jail, run by the Broward County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Plantation, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Broward County Sheriff's Office at apps.sheriff.org/ArrestSearch (page title: Arrest Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Broward County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 4,070 people on an average day, up from about 3,710 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 5,144 beds, and it ran at 68 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Broward County has about 2.0 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Broward County Jail
The Broward County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Plantation (filed by the FBI as Plantation Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Plantation.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies, six state agencies and one state police unit in Broward County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Fort Lauderdale's 2,432 for 2025, Coral Springs's 1,601 for 2023 and Pembroke Pines's 806 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Broward County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 4,591 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Plantation arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Florida Department of Corrections lists its inmates at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Plantation?
Ask the Broward County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at apps.sheriff.org/ArrestSearch.
How many people are in the Broward County jail?
About 4,070 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 5,144 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Broward County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Plantation website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.