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The Broward County Jail, located at 555 Southeast 1st Avennue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33310 is a County Jail and serves Broward County. If the inmate you are looking for is not on the search above, you can go directly to the Broward County Jail’s website or you can call the jail directly on: 954-831-5900.

Table of contents -
  1. General Information
  2. Visitation Rules
  3. Sending A Mail Or Package
  4. How to Send Money?
  5. How to Make Phone Calls?
  6. Overview
  7. Nearby Jails / Prisons

General Information

  • Facility Name Broward County Jail
  • Facility Type County Jails in Florida
  • Address 555 Southeast 1st Avennue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33310
  • Phone Number 954-831-5900
  • Capacity
  • City Ft. Lauderdale
  • Zip 33310
  • State Florida
  • County Broward County
  • Website http://www.sheriff.org/about_bso/dodcc/
  • Visiting Hours
    Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
    Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
    Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM

The Broward County Jail, located at 555 Southeast 1st Avennue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33310 is a County Jail and serves . It has a capacity of .

Those close to inmates may:

  • Send inmates mail
  • Deposit money into their inmate trust account
  • Receive calls from them
  • Visit them

Visitation Rules

While inmates can receive visitors at Broward County Jail, there are strict rules in place. If you don’t adhere to these rules, your visit will be denied (often without warning), and you could risk future visits.


Visitors must schedule a visit, in line with the visitation hours of the jail, and its requirements.


Visitors must also have their government ID on them to be permitted into the visiting area. They must adhere to jail’s dress code. They will not be able to bring anything into the visitation area.


Call 954-831-5900 for scheduling a visit. http://www.sheriff.org/about_bso/dodcc/ website for more information about the application process.

Sending A Mail Or Package

All mail coming into the prison is inspected by the jail staff.

It is important that for any mail to be processed at Broward County Jail that the sender’s name and mailing address is included on the envelope.

In addition, the inmate’s full name (that they are in the jail under), the inmate’s SPN & cell block area must be listed.

The following restrictions apply for any mail sent to Broward County Jail:

  • No perfume, body fluids (including lipstick) or makeup can be included
  • No sexually suggestive photographs
  • No medicines
  • No cash or money orders
  • No food or food items
  • Contraband

For full details on the most uptodate policies, visit the Broward County Jail’s http://www.sheriff.org/about_bso/dodcc/.

To clarify any questions you have on sending mail here, call the Broward County Jail directly on 954-831-5900.

How to send money?

To add money to an inmate’s trust account at Broward County Jail, you have a few options.

Don’t send cash by mail. You can deposit a money order. You may also be able to use: Touch Pay Direct to deposit money.

You can call the jail at 954-831-5900 to find out any other updated ways of depositing money for an inmate.

How to make Phone Calls?

Inmates held at Broward County Jail are not allowed to receive phone calls. They are however allowed to put through collect calls. Some jails have also upgraded their phone systems to allow detainees to make calls directly to landlines and cell phones, which means calls are usually cheaper than if they were on a collect basis.

All calls made out can be recorded and monitored, so care should be taken about what is discussed.

The jail may limit calls to some numbers for security reasons, without providing any warning.

To find the most uptodate information on the phone policies at Broward County Jail, call 954-831-5900.

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Broward County Jail OVERVIEW

COUNTY DEPARTMEN'T NAME: Broward County Jail
CITY: Ft. Lauderdale
STATE: Florida
ZIP: 33310
POPULATION:
NO. OF CONVICTED:379
CONFINED POPULATION:3549
NO. OF NON US CITIZEN:559
GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS:
NO. OF ADULT MALE:3146
NO. OF ADULT FEMALE:389
NO. OF JUVENILE MALE:13
NO. OF JUVENILE FEMALE:1
RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS:
WHITE:1158
BLACK:2231
HISPANIC/LATINO:140
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE:11
ASIAN:6
NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER:1
OTHER RACE:2

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