Cross City East Unit Inmate Roster

Cross City East Unit Custody Overview

Cross City East Unit is an adult male state-prison unit. The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) operates it. The Florida Department of Corrections is the state agency that holds people sentenced to prison. The unit's parent institution is Cross City Correctional Institution. Both share the address 568 N.E. 255th Street in Cross City, in Dixie County. The unit has its own FDC profile and its own phone line.

Who is held here? The people held at Cross City East Unit are sentenced state prisoners. They are not pretrial detainees. They have been convicted and sent to serve a state term. This is very different from a county jail, which holds people right after arrest while their cases move through court. The county jail and this unit sit close together in Cross City, but they belong to two different governments and two different lookup systems.

FDC's profile shares the parent institution's warden listing, Mitchell "Larry" Keen, Jr., but leadership can change between updates, so verify the current warden before relying on it. The reliable custody point is this. After sentencing, inmates transfer from the Dixie County Jail into FDC custody, and a state-prison unit like this one is where some of them serve time.

Cross City East Unit Capacity

FDC publishes a rated capacity for this unit. The figure is 432. That is the rated capacity from the FDC facility profile, not a live daily count. The unit is smaller than its parent institution, which is rated for 1,022 at the main compound. Do not add this state-prison capacity to any Dixie County Jail number. These are separate systems run by separate agencies, even though both sit on NE 255th Street in Cross City.

The capacity and unit details come straight from the FDC Cross City East Unit profile.

That official page lists the unit's rated capacity, phone numbers, and parent institution, Cross City Correctional Institution.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Cross City East Unit

State prisoners are searched through the FDC offender locator, not the county roster. The right tool is the FDC Offender Search. It is free and needs no login. Search by last name and first name, or by the six-character DC number. The DC number is the identifier FDC assigns each inmate. This database covers felony offenders sentenced to state prison or state supervision. It leaves out county jail and county probation. So for anyone held at this unit, the FDC search is the correct route.

The screenshot below shows the FDC offender search form used to find people held at the unit.

You can open the tool on the FDC Offender Search page.

The same offender search shown above returns the current facility for each record, so you can confirm whether a person is housed at Cross City East Unit.

1. Open the FDC Offender Search page.
2. Enter the inmate's last name and first name, or the six-character DC number.
3. Open the matching record and confirm the facility shows as Cross City East Unit.
4. Review the record for offenses, sentence, custody status, and release details.

The unit's profile lives on the FDC Cross City East Unit page, which confirms the address, phone, and capacity. FDC notes its data updates often but can change quickly, so a record may lag a recent transfer.

Cross City East Unit Address and Contact

The unit publishes its own phone and fax lines and shares a chaplain line with the parent institution. Use the main line for unit questions. The mailing address for inmate mail and money follows FDC statewide rules, covered below, rather than this street address.

FDC directions from Tallahassee say turn left off US-19/US-98 at the caution light about one-half mile south of Cross City. Make an immediate right onto NE 255th Street, then right on NE 264th Street. At the dead end, turn right. The East Unit is less than one-third mile on the right. Confirm the route in a live map before driving.

Visiting Cross City East Unit

Visiting this unit follows the same statewide FDC process as its parent institution. It is not a walk-up. Every visitor age 12 or older must become an approved visitor first. The unit's listed visiting hours are 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Eastern. But approval and weekly scheduling come before any visit. The table lays out the schedule and the rules that control it.

The statewide forms and rules are on the FDC visiting information page. Watch the reception trap. If the inmate is still in reception and classification, visitors cannot apply until the person reaches a permanent facility.

The parent institution uses the same process, so the steps on the Cross City Correctional Institution page apply to this unit as well.

Mail and Money at Cross City East Unit

Mail and money here use FDC statewide systems, not county jail rules. For money, FDC uses a provider called Correct Pay, in place since May 1, 2024. People on the inmate's approved list can send funds online, by app, by phone, or by mailed money order. Mailed deposits go to a central Bradenton address, not to the unit. For mail, FDC uses statewide processing and strict legal-mail tracking rules. These rules are very different from the county jail's postcard-only policy.

Admission to Cross City East Unit

This unit does not book people off the street. Admission to a state prison unit comes after sentencing. A person convicted and sentenced to a state term first passes through FDC reception and classification. That step weighs risk and needs, then sets the right placement. Only after that does the inmate arrive at a unit like this one.

The path is straightforward. Arrest and booking happen at the county jail. After a conviction and a prison sentence, the person leaves county custody and becomes an FDC inmate. The lookup tool changes too. The county roster stops applying, and the FDC offender search becomes the way to track location, status, and release. During reception, families cannot yet apply to visit, which is a common early surprise for first-time visitors.

About Cross City East Unit

Cross City East Unit runs a focused set of programs. Academic options include Adult Basic Education, GED classes, and Volunteer Literacy. Chaplaincy services cover Compound Visitation, Crisis Calls, Holy Day Observances, Jumah Prayer, pastoral counseling, and spiritual advisor visits. Self-betterment options include 7 Habits on the Inside and a 100-hour Transition Program. The unit also runs a Law Library and a Library Program. These programs support reentry and daily structure.

The unit sits within the larger Cross City correctional complex. Its parent institution offers a wider program list, including vocational training and college courses. For that fuller menu and the same FDC search and visiting rules, see the Cross City Correctional Institution page. Both share the same address and the same statewide systems.