Detention

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office features two detention facilities, the Escambia County Main Jail and the Central Booking and Detention facility. Between the two facilities, the Escambia County Jail houses approximately 1600 inmates. Each year, the Escambia County Jail books over 24,000 inmates.In 2009, the average daily population of the Escambia County Jail was 1,692, a slight decrease from 2008.

The Sheriff’s Office is responsible for providing the correctional facilities for all law enforcement agencies booking prisoners in Escambia County.