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Female Detention Center Overview

The Female Detention Center is operated by the Orange County Corrections Department on the corrections compound near Vision Boulevard and 39th Street in Orlando. The county's facilities page lists it among the direct-supervision buildings, where officers work in the open with inmates rather than behind barriers. It holds female county jail inmates, a mix of pretrial detainees and women serving short county sentences.

Direct supervision is the design the county favors. The county lists its advantages as no barriers between officers and inmates, lower construction cost, fewer officers needed, and housing assignments based on charges, behavior, and escape risk. Women here are looked up, visited, and supported through the same systemwide channels as the rest of the jail.

Female Detention Center Capacity and Population

The Corrections facilities page lists the Female Detention Center at 652 beds, part of 3,797 beds across the Orange County jail system. Countywide, the 2025 custody profile reported that about 13 percent of the population was female. The county does not publish a separate live count for this building, so its bed count is shown against the system total below.

How to Look Up an Inmate at the Female Detention Center

Women held at the Female Detention Center appear on the county's Current Inmate Database, not a separate list. The roster updates within 30 minutes of a record change, and the cell field can show the housing code. Start with a last name.

1. Open the county's Current Inmate Database.
2. Enter the inmate's last name; the first name is optional.
3. Select Search and open the matching booking number and name.
4. Read the profile for charges, bond, cell, holds, and the booking photo.

The field-by-field guide is on the jail inmate records page. A woman who has been sentenced and moved to state prison will not appear here, so use the Florida Department of Corrections locator for that.

Female Detention Center Address and Contact

The Female Detention Center shares the corrections compound and the systemwide phone line. Records requests for booking documents go to the Corrections custodian of records.

Visiting Someone at the Female Detention Center

Visits use the countywide video visitation program, with three visits a week for each inmate. The Video Visitation Center is at 3000 39th Street in Orlando, open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and the last session begins at 9 p.m. Book a first appointment at least one day ahead by calling 407-836-8061, and arrive 15 minutes early with valid photo ID.

Remote visits work from computers and Android devices through the county's GTL VisitMe site, while Apple devices and tablets are not supported.

To set up a remote visit, register through the county GTL VisitMe site, and bring a valid driver's license, passport, state ID, or military ID to any session. Attorneys and law enforcement arranging a professional, face-to-face visit report to the North Perimeter Building at 3722 Vision Blvd. in Orlando instead of the Video Visitation Center.

Mail, Phone, Messaging, and Money

Mail, phone, and money follow the systemwide vendors. The Female Detention Center also took part in a phased rollout of Smart Communications SmartInmate electronic messaging and photos beginning November 1, 2023, which adds a digital way to reach an inmate alongside scanned postal mail.

The SmartInmate messaging fees announced for the Female Detention Center rollout are listed below.

Beyond the messaging fees, mail and money at the Female Detention Center follow the systemwide handling. Regular mail is opened, scanned into the Smart Communications system, reviewed, and then delivered on kiosks and tablets, and a mail tracker is available at mailguardtracker.com or 888-253-5178. Books and magazines must be paperback, sent directly from a publisher or bookstore, with no hardcovers, spiral or metal binding, or used copies, and no more than four publications per shipment. Legal mail and money orders go to P.O. Box 4970 in Orlando, and legal mail cannot include CDs while flash drives require preauthorization. For deposits, ConnectNetwork uses the Orange County FL site with the inmate booking number, last name, and first name, and Visa or MasterCard are accepted around the clock. Phone accounts run through OffenderConnect, with billing at 888-949-3303 and a line to stop unwanted calls at 407-836-3117. Commissary gift packages and fresh meals are offered through I-Care.

Booking and Intake for the Female Detention Center

Women are not booked directly into this building from the street. Booking happens at the Booking and Release Center, where property is inventoried and medical screening, fingerprinting, a booking photograph, and pretrial screening take place. Classification then assigns housing, and women are placed in the Female Detention Center.

Most people booked on a new charge attend a first appearance unless they bond out first, the step that opens the court records that follow an arrest. First appearance sessions run seven days a week, with weekday hearings at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and a single 11 a.m. session on weekends and court holidays.

Programs, Reentry, and Health Care

Women at the Female Detention Center can take part in the county's reentry programs by classification, including adult education and GED, life skills, vocational training, substance-abuse education, parenting, and cognitive behavioral change, plus individual case management. Eligibility depends on housing, classification, and disciplinary status, and eligible inmates register with an Inmate Request Form.

Corrections Health Services covers medical, mental-health, and dental care at every jail location around the clock, and inmates can request a sick call at any time. The Medical Inquiry Line is 407-254-7561. Women who cannot function in general population because of a medical or mental-health condition are housed in designated units with added oversight.

Records Requests for the Female Detention Center

Booking records for a woman held here that are not on the online roster come from Orange County Corrections, not the Sheriff's Office, because the two agencies keep different records. The Corrections custodian of public records takes requests by email at OCCDRecords@ocfl.net, by phone at 407-836-0321, in person on the 4th floor at 3723 Vision Blvd., or by mail to P.O. Box 4970, Orlando, FL 32802-4970. Historical booking photos follow the date-based channels handled by the jail's Media Relations Office and, for older photos, the Sheriff's Office.

Where the Female Detention Center Fits in the System

The Female Detention Center sits within a larger custody path. A woman arrested in Orange County is booked at the Booking and Release Center, screened, and classified, then housed here. Court dates move forward from first appearance, and a woman who bonds out or whose charges are dropped is released through the BRC lobby. A woman convicted and sentenced to state prison leaves the county count and moves into Florida Department of Corrections custody, a separate system with its own rules.

About the Female Detention Center

The Female Detention Center concentrates women's housing in one building, which lets the county tailor programs, classification, and care to that population. Public materials confirm its direct-supervision design and bed count but do not publish a detailed unit breakdown, so the roster and the systemwide rules are the reliable sources. The Corrections Department, led by Chief Louis A. Quinones Jr., reports accreditation through the ACA, NCCHC, FCAC, and PREA. When a woman here is sentenced to state prison, custody transfers from the county to the Florida Department of Corrections, a separate system with its own visitation and mail rules.