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 October 1, 2026.
Baker County, Florida, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Baker County is held at the county jail, run by the Baker 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.
Related guides: Baker County public records, Baker County arrest records, Baker County warrants, Baker County criminal records, Baker County court records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Baker County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Baker County is held at the county jail, run by the Baker County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Baker County Sheriff's Office at bakersheriff.org/jaillist.htm (page title: Jail List), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Baker County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 590 people on an average day, up from about 490 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 509 beds, and it ran at 96 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Baker County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 202 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Baker County Jail
The Baker County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Baker County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Baker County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Baker County Sheriff's Office reported 548 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Baker County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Baker County serves the sentence in a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Baker County?
Look on the custody page of the Baker County Sheriff's Office at bakersheriff.org/jaillist.htm. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Baker County jail?
About 590 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 509 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Baker County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Baker County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.