The Santa Rosa County Detention Facility is a jail facility maintained by the Santa Rose County Sheriff Department’s Department of Detention.  The Santa Rosa County Detention Facility has a capacity for 682 inmates.  It houses pretrial detainees and convicted inmates at all custody levels.  It also houses Federal and Federal Bureau of Prison inmates.  The average length of an inmate’s stay is 28 days.  Inmates are housed in 21 podular-style indirect supervision dorm housing units for inmates.  They have medical units, admission, classification, and release.

Inmate classification levels are determined using the Objective Jail Classification System. The OJC system looks at each inmate’s custody and program needs in order to determine the appropriate housing for that inmate.    The jail has an ABE/GED program as part of its Inmate Programs.  The goal of Inmate Programs is to provide offenders with an opportunity to improve their educational level, acquire work skills, begin treatment for substance abuse or domestic violence, and improve life skills, to better prepare them for life after release.  The jail inmate programs offered include: Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, GED testing, parenting classes, substance abuse treatment, domestic violence counseling, anger management, and a work release program.  The Santa Rosa County Jail also maintains an inmate work crew that performs various job duties in and out of the facility.

Sentenced offenders and pre-trial detainees are treated differently by the jail.  This is for several reasons, but the most salient is that pre-trial detainees have not yet been convicted of any crime.  This can make identification of their security level difficult, and also limits the jail’s ability to take punitive actions against them.  One of the most significant differences is that inmates who have been sentenced to county jail are required to work unless the jail physician has declared them to be disabled. 

Failure to work will result in disciplinary action.  Disciplinary action can also impact an inmate’s ability to qualify for inmate-worker status.  This can, in turn, impact release dates because release dates are calculated using a presumed amount of inmate worker credit.  However, non-sentenced inmates are not required to work beyond their basic duties necessary to maintain cleanliness and good order in their living spaces.

Physical Address

The Santa Rosa County Detention Center shares an address with the Sheriff’s Office’s Administrative Offices:

Santa Rosa County Detention Center
5755 East Milton Rd.
Milton, FL 32583

Phone Numbers

The jail’s main number is the same as the sheriff’s administration number: 850-983-1100.  You can find additional contact information on the Santa Rosa County Sheriff Department’s Contact Us page: http://santarosasheriff.org/contact-us/.

Mailing Address

The Santa Rosa County Jail’s mailing address is different from its physical address:

Santa Rosa County Detention Facility
P.O. Box 7129
Milton, FL 32572

Inmate Mailing Address

Santa Rosa County Jail
C/O Inmate’s Full Name
P.O. Box 7129
Milton, FL 32572

Inmates may not receive cash in the mail, but may receive money in the form of cashier’s check, money order, checks from another correctional facility, or government checks.  To send a money order, it must be made payable to:

Aramark Correctional Service
C/O Inmate’s Full Name
P.O. Box 7129
Milton, FL 32572

Inmates may receive mail through the U.S. Postal Service, and mail is received Monday through Friday.  All mail may be opened and checked prior to delivery to an inmate.  All incoming mail must include a complete return address. Regardless of their relationship, inmates in the Santa Rosa County Jail may not correspond with one another through the mail. Items of excess or items considered contraband will be inspected and returned to sender. A stamp will be placed on the mail explaining the reason for the denial and return to sender. Inmates will be notified of the denial during mail distribution.  Some contraband, such as drugs, may trigger an investigation and could result in prosecution of the sender in addition to institutional disciplinary action against the inmate.  Indigent offenders will get writing materials and the appropriate postage will be attached when the writing materials are mailed out.

If you have questions about whether items are considered contraband, you can contact the jail directly.  Things that are generally considered contraband include: stickers, stamps, envelopes, paper, pens, pencils, inappropriate pictures or photos (no Polaroids accepted), sexually explicit materials, plastic cards, phone cards, stickers, lipstick marks on envelopes or letters, padded or bubble mailers or glued items. Publishers and bookstores may directly ship reading materials to the inmate, but they cannot be sent in the regular mail.

In addition to communicating my phone, friends and family have the option of communicating with Santa Rosa County Jail inmates by email.  Each message costs the equivalent of $1.00 for an incoming message and outgoing response.  Email messages cannot include attachments and are reviewed by staff.  You can set up an email account at ICAREGIFTS.

Santa Rosa Jail View

You can search the Jail View system for Santa Rosa County Jail inmates.   You can search this system for current and past inmates; by first, middle, and last name, and by booking date.  Your search results will then reveal full records, which include information like: full name, gender, race, status, cell number, booking number, age at booking, visitation status, MniNo, the address the inmate gave at the time of booking, and the bond amount, if applicable.   These records also include booking photos or mugshots.

Santa Rosa County Arrests

For currently-incarcerated inmates, you can find some arrest information using the Jail View system.   This system provides information on all inmates in the Santa Rosa County System.  You can search for people in a number of ways, but if you are looking for recent arrests, arrests within the last day show up on the main page, in alphabetical order. If you are looking for arrests on different days or for a particular arrestee, you can search this system for current and past inmates; by first, middle, and last name, and by booking date.  The records for inmates or arrestees include a significant amount of information, including: full name, gender, race, status, cell number, booking number, age at booking, visitation status, MniNo, the address the inmate gave at the time of booking, and the bond amount, if applicable.  These records also include booking photos or mugshots.

Jail Visitation

The Santa Rose County Detention Facility actively encourages inmate visitation and has even embraced video visitation as a way to help friends and family stay connected with incarcerated inmates.  Visitation is considered the primary way to keep inmates actively involved in their homes and communities during incarceration and is an important part of the rehabilitative process.

Santa Rosa County Detention Facility offers video visitation through Homewav.  There are two ways to access video visitation.  The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s office allows the public to participate in visitation by visiting from the Front Lobby of the jail or away from the jail utilizing a home computer, laptop, tablet, or cell phone.

Visitation is offered, via HomeWav, Monday through Sunday from 8:00 A.M to 11:00 P.M (excluding lockdown from 6:00 P.M to 7:30 P.M).

All visitors must be approved prior to a visitation.   Detention personnel have up to 24 hours to approve or deny each registrant. All visits are recorded and monitored by Detention Personnel with the exception of a professional visits. Visitation conducted in the front lobby will be conducted on a first come first serve basis.  Visits are limited to 20 minutes, with a two hour break in between each visit. Visitors will have up to two hours of free visitation a week. Free visits in the lobby are from 8:00AM to 5:00PM.  Additional visitation is available, but it must be paid for at the Offsite Visitation rate of .50 cents per minute. Paid lobby visits are from 5:01PM to 11:00PM Monday through Sunday.  Visitation conducted away from the facility will be charged the standard rate of .50 cents a minute. Visitation sessions will be limited to thirty minutes per session. These offsite visits can be conducted on a laptop computer, desktop computer, IPad, IPhone, Android Phone, or tablet that meet the minimum connection criteria established.

Even though visitation is conducted remotely, lobby visitors are still prohibited from bringing contraband into the jail facility.  Weapons, drugs, and alcohol are contraband, but many people do not realize that tobacco is also considered contraband. Therefore, leave all tobacco products behind when coming for visitation.

In addition, even though visitation is video visitation, visitors must follow dress and conduct codes.  The dress code is: 1. Shorts or skirts must reach to the fingertips of the extended arm. 2. Sandals are permitted. 3. No halter, crop or tube tops, which would show the bare shoulders or midriff. 4. Bras must be worn 5. No miniskirts or short shorts 6. No low-cut or revealing blouse 7. No exposed midriff 8. No see through garments, unless an undershirt is worn.

Inmate Phone Privileges

Santa Rosa County Jail offers arrestees a helpful service during intake.  For a fee of $ 3.00, inmate’s will be given the opportunity to provide up to 3 phone numbers for which a pre-recorded message can be sent to family/friends informing them that they have been incarcerated.  These messages do not include details about the arrest, but do include the jail’s contact information. Inmates must have money to choose this option and this option will not be offered to inmates that are combative or uncooperative.

Inmates cannot receive incoming telephone calls. Once an inmate receives his or her housing assignment, he or she can contact family and friends two ways.  The first is by calling collect from phones in the jail; family and friends must be willing to accept the charges.  The second is by setting up a direct bill/ prepaid account for phone calls with Global Tel Link.  Instead of charging a flat rate for a phone call, calls are charged per minute, with interstate calls beings charged at $.25 per minute and in-state calls at $.21 per minute.  In addition, Global Tel Link may charge transaction fees.  Fees for international calls are found on the Global Tel Link website.

To set up an account for inmate phone service, you can contact Global Tel Link at 877-650-4249 or 800-483-8314.  You can also access them online at www.offenderconnect.com.

In addition to communicating my phone, friends and family have the option of communicating with Santa Rosa County Jail inmates by email.  This alternative is less expensive than phone calls, but quicker than traditional mail.  Each message costs the equivalent of $1.00 for an incoming message and outgoing response.  Email messages cannot include attachments and are reviewed by staff.  You can set up an email account at ICAREGIFTS.

Inmate Trust Accounts / Commissary

Inmate commissary accounts are a way for inmates to access basic food and hygiene items that are not provided by the Santa Rosa County Jail, during the period of their incarceration.  Inmates can receive deposits in a number of ways.

You can mail money for deposits to the jail at:

Aramark Correctional Services
C/O Inmate’s Name
Inmate’s MNI #
P.O. Box 7129
Milton, FL 32572

You can deposit money in the lobby kiosk machine using Visa, MasterCard, or a debit card.  You can deposit money via telephone at 866-232-1899 using Visa, MasterCard, or a debit card.  You can deposit money via internet at www.touchpayonline.com.

Inmates are charged a one-time $20 booking fee and a $2/day subsistence fee.  Inmate workers have the subsistence fees waived while they are inmate workers. If an inmate’s balance is negative when a deposit is made, then 50% of each deposit will go to pay that negative balance.

Bail Information

Not all inmates are eligible for bond, but if an inmate has bondable charges, he or she can bond out.  Bonds exist to guarantee that the defendant arrives for court appearances. The judge considers a number of factors in setting a bond, mainly the seriousness of the offense and the threat a defendant poses to the public. Inmates who are eligible to make bond, and have the required monetary amount in their inmate money account can submit a request to the shift supervisor to use that money to make their bond. Inmates must pay all booking and subsistence fees before making bond. Inmates who are eligible to make bond and have credit cards in their property, which they are requesting to use to make bond, can submit a request to the shift supervisor requesting to make their bond. The inmate will be escorted to the inmate property room and allowed to use the credit card to put the appropriate monetary amount on their inmate money account.

There are several types of bonds available: release on recognizance bonds, pre-trial release, signature bonds, property bonds, professional bonds (also known as surety bonds), and cash bonds.  The details for each bond type can be found in the Inmate Handbook.

Conclusion

The Santa Rosa County Detention Facility is the jail for Santa Rosa County, Florida.  It holds both pre-trial detainees and convicted offenders, as well as some federal prisoners. The Santa Rosa County Detention Facility maintains a very detailed arrestee information center, which includes the booking photos or mugshots for people who have been arrested in the county, have been detained in the Santa Rosa County Detention Facility, or are currently detained in the jail.  A large facility, the Santa Rosa County Jail has taken steps to attempt to improve inmate quality-of-life, as well as reduce recidivism.  An active prison programming regime is aimed at changing life skills for inmates who would otherwise be at an increased risk of recidivism.  For any questions or comments about the Santa Rosa County Jail, you can contact the jail or the Sana Rose County Sheriff’s Office.