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 9, 2026.
Leon County, Florida, has about 300,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Leon County is held at the county jail, run by the Leon 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: Leon County public records, Leon County arrest records, Leon County warrants, Leon County criminal records, Leon County court records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Leon County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Leon County is held at the county jail, run by the Leon County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Leon County Sheriff's Office at leoncountyso.com/About-us/Departments/Detention-Facility/Inmate-search (page title: Leon County Sheriff's Office > About us > Departments > Detention Facility > Inmate search), phone (850) 606-3300, 2825 Major James Morgan Jr. Way Tallahassee, FL 32304, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Leon County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 1,040 people on an average day, down from about 1,140 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,427 beds, and it ran at 73 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Leon County has about 300,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Leon County Jail
The Leon County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Tallahassee make the arrests that end in a booking in Leon County.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments, nine state agencies and one state police unit in Leon County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Tallahassee's 3,468 for 2025 and the Leon County Sheriff's Office's 1,370 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Leon County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 5,345 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 Leon 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 Leon 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 Leon County?
Look on the custody page of the Leon County Sheriff's Office at leoncountyso.com, or call (850) 606-3300. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Leon County jail?
About 1,040 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,427 beds.
What is the phone number for the Leon County jail?
(850) 606-3300, the number on the page of the Leon County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Leon County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Leon 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.