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Polk County FL Central Jail is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.
All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.
The phone carrier is Securus Tech®, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.
If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders
When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Polk County FL Central Jail so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.
The Polk County FL Central Jail is a detention center located at 2390 Bob Phillips Rd Bartow, FL which is operated locally by the Polk County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Polk County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Bartow Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.
New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Florida here.
The Inmate Handbook Rules and Regulations contains the rights and responsibilities of a Polk County Jail inmate. It also describes acts prohibited in the detention and types of disciplinary action which may be taken if an inmate commits any of the prohibited acts. If an inmate does not follow these rules, administrative, disciplinary and/or legal action could be taken.
If an inmate cannot read or is blind, the Inmate Handbook Rules and Regulations shall be read to them and verbally explained. Bilingual deputies shall be utilized for this purpose if the inmate does not speak English.
The Central County Jail (formerly the Annex) was constructed in 1985 and 1988 at a cost of $17.5 million and is designed to house 800 inmates. Current inmate populations include: adult females, adult males, adult trusty inmates, pre-adjudicated youth and direct-filed youth. Pre-adjudicated youth and direct-filed youth are held in separate housing areas away from any adult inmate contact.
The Central County Jail offers various programming to eligible inmates. County operated educational services are offered to both adults and youth in separate buildings. Additionally, life skills, faith based, and substance abuse programs are also available for inmates to attend.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office contracts with Smart Jail Mail, which involves kiosks in all housing units for inmates to use, to send and receive written communications with loved ones. This digital mail system further streamlines PCSO operations and ensures the safety and well-being of inmates and staff, for a nominal fee.
Inmates will no longer receive postal mail (with the exception of legal mail - see below), however, if postal mail is your only option (if you do not have a computer or with which to set up a Smart Jail Mail account) you may send postal mail to the following address, and it will be scanned and then emailed to the inmate via Smart Jail Mail:
PCSO-CO SC
INMATE NAME-ID NUMBER
PO Box 1848
Pinellas Park, Florida 33780
The Inmates Name and ID number must be clearly printed on the outside of the envelope or postcard to ensure the mail is posted to the current account. All inmate postal mail, with the exception of legal mail, will be scanned into the system and available to the inmates to view via the inmate Smart Jail Mail kiosks.
Legal mail from an inmate’s attorney on record shall be clearly identifiable and marked appropriately as legal mail. All legal mail shall be mailed to the following address:
2390 Bob Phillips Road
Bartow, FL 33830
PCSO provides a collect-calling system for inmate use through a contract with Securus Technologies. The system allows inmates to make collect calls only. No incoming calls can be received by an inmate. To establish an account with Securus, please contact them at 1-800-844-6591.
Reduce the price of the calls from $6.00 to $1.85 with an InmateAid number
Loved ones can deposit money into an inmate’s account via the following methods:
ONLINE:
OVER THE PHONE:
IN PERSON:
BY MAIL:
PCSO-CO SC
INMATE NAME & ID NUMBER
2390 Bob Phillips Rd
Bartow, FL 33830
For any questions about Inmate Accounts please call 863-298-6528.
To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in Florida. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Polk County FL Central Jail.
The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.
As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.
All visits will be Non-Contact or Video Visitation visits. The visitation hours are listed in the Visitation Information pamphlet. During visitation, two adults and one juvenile may visit. Visitation at the Polk County Detention Facilities is as follows:
The following property may be left for the inmate at the Central County Jail (Master Control) and the South County Jail (Reception Lobby): One (1) pair of prescription eyeglasses or plastic frame reading eyeglasses with soft eyeglasses case
APPEARANCE FOR VISITS: Full dress (shirts, trousers, footwear and ID card) will be required for visitation, religious services, medical services, social services, educational classes, and attorney’s visits
