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 on September 23, 2026.
Glades County, Florida, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Glades County is held at the county jail, run by the Glades 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: Glades County public records, Glades County arrest records, Glades County warrants, Glades County criminal records, Glades County court records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Glades County
The county jail, run by the Glades County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Glades County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Glades County Sheriff's Office at gladessheriff.org/corrections/inmate_information/index.php (page title: Welcome to Glades County Sheriff's Office), phone 844-394-6639, 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 Glades County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 29 people on an average day, down from about 39 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 546 beds, and it ran at 7 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Glades County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Glades County Jail
The Glades County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Glades County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Glades County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Glades County Sheriff's Office reported 183 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 Glades County 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 Glades County?
Look on the custody page of the Glades County Sheriff's Office at gladessheriff.org, or call 844-394-6639. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Glades County jail?
About 29 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 546 beds.
What is the phone number for the Glades County jail?
844-394-6639, the number on the page of the Glades County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Glades County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Glades 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.