Dixie County Jail Inmate Lookup

Dixie County Jail Custody Overview

The Dixie County Jail sits at 386 NE 255th Street in Cross City. It is run by the Dixie County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Darby Butler. The detention page describes the jail as being under the direct authority of the sheriff. A jail administrator and correctional staff handle daily operations. The stated goal is a safe, secure, and humane setting for both staff and inmates. The jail is open around the clock.

Who is held here? The jail holds people arrested in the county who do not post bond. It holds pretrial detainees. It also holds people serving short county sentences. After intake, inmates move to general population. Housing is set by the charge level, felony or misdemeanor, plus prior convictions. Once a person is sentenced to a long prison term, custody shifts. Sentenced inmates transfer from the Dixie County Jail into a Florida state prison such as Cross City Correctional Institution.

The sheriff did not publish an official rated bed count for the jail. Capacity numbers in this section come from outside data sources, and each one is labeled. Do not confuse this small county jail with the large state prison complex in the same town. They share roads but not custody systems.

Dixie County Jail Population and Capacity

No current bed count appears on the sheriff's website. So the figures below are sourced and date-stamped. The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) tracks county jail numbers each month. Its June 2025 county detention report put the Dixie County Jail at 62 average daily population, or ADP. That same report listed an incarceration rate of 3.5 per 1,000 county residents. It also flagged 27 felony pretrial inmates and a total pretrial share of 43.5%. ADP means the average count over the month, not the exact number held on one day.

The Vera Institute publishes a separate trend series. Vera lists a rated capacity of 140 for the Dixie County Jail at its latest data point, dated March 31, 2024. The sheriff has not posted that number, so it is shown here on Vera's authority, not the county's. Treat both figures as context. A small rural jail can swing by dozens of people from month to month.

How to Look Up a Dixie County Jail Inmate

The county jail roster is the first stop for a local arrest. The sheriff links it as "Arrest Search," and it runs on the SmartCOP Jail View system. It is free and needs no login. The page opens to a "BOOKED Last 24 Hours" list, so a recent booking may show before you even search. This roster covers county jail bookings only. A person sentenced to state prison is not here. Sentenced state prisoners are found through the FDC offender search instead.

The lead-in screenshot below shows the SmartCOP search form on the official sheriff system.

You can see the search form and a recent booking list on the SmartCOP Jail View page.

The sheriff homepage carries the Arrest Search link in its tool block, which is the easiest way to reach the roster if the direct URL changes.

1. Open the SmartCOP Jail View link from the sheriff homepage, or use the direct roster address.
2. For a recent arrest, scan the default "BOOKED Last 24 Hours" list before typing anything.
3. To search a named person, enter at least one field. Last name works best first, then add a first name if too many results appear.
4. Open the booking entry to read the name, booking number, charges, bond, and status, and click "Enlarge Photo" for a larger booking image.

For a full walkthrough of the roster fields and what each booking record shows, the jail inmate records page breaks them down in detail.

Dixie County Jail Address and Contact

The jail and the sheriff's administrative office are at separate addresses. The jail handles custody around the clock. The sheriff's office keeps daytime business hours. Use the jail line for custody and visit questions. Use the records division for booking records and arrest reports not posted online.

Booking records, arrest reports, and mugshots that are not online can be requested from the Sheriff Records Division. Requests go in person at the Suite L office or by written mail to the P.O. Box. Mailed requests should include a self-addressed stamped envelope. A record tied to an active investigation will not be released.

Visiting a Dixie County Jail Inmate

The Dixie County Jail uses video-chat visitation through HomeWAV. The official link sits on the sheriff's detention page. Here is the honest part. The sheriff does not publish a video visit schedule, visit length, visitor approval rules, or a dress code for the county jail. So the table below does not invent day-and-time rows. Set up a HomeWAV account first. Then call the jail to confirm when visits run before you plan one.

Create or sign into your account at the HomeWAV login page. Because the local schedule is not posted, do not assume a walk-in visit is available at the facility.

State prisons run a very different system. If your person has moved to FDC custody, visitation needs an approved-visitor application and weekly scheduling, which the Cross City Correctional Institution page explains.

Mail, Phone, and Money at the Dixie County Jail

The mail rule here is strict and very specific. The jail accepts postcards only. All other mail is returned to the sender. The one exception is legal or privileged mail, which is opened in the inmate's presence. Inmates may not receive packages except legal materials. Express mail that requires a receipt is refused. Regular mail is opened and checked for contraband and money orders in the mail room.

Money can reach an inmate three ways. You can mail a money order made out to the inmate, with only the money order in the envelope. You can deliver cash or a credit or debit card in person at the lobby kiosk. You can also deposit online. Canteen funds must post no later than midnight on the Sunday before the order week. Phone calls are collect calls only, placed by inmates from housing units. Inmates cannot receive calls.

Booking and Intake at the Dixie County Jail

Booking is the jail intake step that creates the record after an arrest. At the Dixie County Jail, staff process identity, property, and a medical screening on arrival. Money is deposited to the inmate account. Clothing and personal items are inventoried. A mugshot and the charges then appear in the SmartCOP record once booking is complete.

First appearance comes fast. The sheriff says people who do not bond out appear before a judge within 24 hours of arrest. At that hearing, the judge states the charge or charges and the bond amount. It may happen in the judge's presence or by phone or Polycom video. After intake wraps up, the inmate moves to general population. Housing depends on the felony or misdemeanor classification and any prior convictions. The roster does not show a housing unit or pod, so call the jail for visit logistics rather than searching for a cell location online.

About the Dixie County Jail

The Dixie County Jail serves a small, rural North Florida county. The county seat is Cross City. The jail, the sheriff's courthouse office, and the state prison complex are all near one another but run by different governments. The jail address even doubles as the county animal shelter site, a small navigation quirk for first-time visitors. The detention page below lays out the jail's visitation, money, phone, and mail rules in one place.

You can read the official rules on the Dixie County Sheriff's detention facility page.

That page is the source for the postcard-only mail rule, the HomeWAV visitation note, and the canteen deposit deadline used above.

County jail programs are not detailed online. The detention page focuses on basic operations rather than education or treatment classes. For sentenced inmates who move to state prison, far more programming exists through FDC, and the Cross City Correctional Institution page covers it.