The Glades County Inmate Population
Glades County is rural and small. Fewer than 13,000 people live here, spread across more than 800 square miles of cane fields, groves, and ranches near Lake Okeechobee. Yet the county holds a mixed inmate population that is bigger than its size suggests. The local jail at Moore Haven books county arrestees, holds people before trial, and keeps some who are serving short county sentences. The same building also takes federal and immigration detainees under contract. A separate state prison nearby holds sentenced men for Florida. Each group is counted and reported in a different place.
The clearest official count comes from the Florida Department of Corrections. Each month the FDC publishes a county jail average daily population, or ADP, for every county. For Glades County that number has been low, in the dozens. It reflects the local jail population the sheriff reports to the state. It does not fold in the much larger detention infrastructure tied to ICE and federal contract beds at the same address. That gap matters, and it is explained in detail below.
Several things move the count. Arrests push it up. Bond decisions and quick releases pull it down. Sentencing sends felons out of the county jail and into the state prison count. New bookings can lag online by hours, so the live roster and the monthly report rarely match to the person.
Glades County Inmate Population Statistics
The headline figures come from the Florida Department of Corrections monthly county detention reports. The most recent reported Glades County jail ADP is 41, drawn from the October 2025 report, against a county population basis of 12,815, for a rate of 3.2 per 1,000 residents. The county runs two detention facilities. One current rated bed capacity is not published on the sheriff's current pages, so the stat tile below marks that figure as not published rather than guessing a number.
The table below sets out the sourced numbers and where each one comes from. Every figure is tied to a Florida Department of Corrections report or to an official facility page. No annual booking count, length of stay, or demographic breakdown is published for the Glades County jail in the official pages reviewed, so those rows are left out rather than filled with guesses.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Reported county jail ADP | 41 | FDC county detention report, October 2025 |
| Jail incarceration rate | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | FDC county detention report, October 2025 |
| County population basis (rate) | 12,815 | FDC county detention reports, 2025 |
| Current rated jail capacity | Not published | Current Glades Sheriff pages (440 beds cited only in historical material) |
| Moore Haven state prison capacity | 985 | GEO facility page (state prison, not county jail) |
| County jail detention facilities | 2 | Facility map: jail + state prison |
Note: The 985-bed Moore Haven capacity belongs to a state prison and is never part of the county jail count, so the two figures should never be added together.
Glades County Inmate Population Trends
Three Florida Department of Corrections snapshots show the reported Glades County jail ADP rising across these points. In February 2024 the jail ADP was 27, at a rate of 2.1 per 1,000. By the June 2025 report, with a date reported of April 2025, it stood at 32, a rate of 2.5 per 1,000. The October 2025 report put it at 41, a rate of 3.2 per 1,000. The reported ADP rose across these points. Three data points are not a long-run trend, so this should be read as a short rise, not a guaranteed direction.
| Report Period | Reported Jail ADP | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | 27 | Population basis 12,591; rate 2.1 per 1,000. |
| June 2025 (reported 04/2025) | 32 | Population basis 12,815; rate 2.5 per 1,000. |
| October 2025 | 41 | Population basis 12,815; rate 3.2 per 1,000. |
These are jail numbers only. They do not track the men held next door in state prison, and they do not track federal or immigration detainees who may be housed at the jail under contract. The FDC report measures one slice of the Glades County inmate population, and it measures it monthly.
Jail ADP and the Detention Population Gap
The reported jail ADP and the number of bodies in the building are not the same thing. The Florida Department of Corrections monthly figure reports the local county jail population. The Glades County Detention Center, at the same address, also has an ICE and DHS function. When federal or immigration detainees are held under contract, they may be counted and reported in other systems, not in the county jail ADP.
This is why a small reported ADP can sit beside a much larger detention footprint. The local jail count stayed in the dozens through 2024 and 2025. The detention center itself was built for far more, and historical material cites 440 beds, though the current sheriff pages do not publish a rated capacity. No official combined facility count was located. So the honest reading is this: the FDC jail ADP is the reliable local number, and the full detention center population, including ICE and federal contract detainees, is a documented gap.
For a family searching, the gap has a practical edge. A person held on an immigration matter may not show in the county jail roster at all. They are searched through the immigration locator instead. Custody stage decides the tool.
Laws Behind the Glades County Inmate Population
Florida law is why most of this information is public, and it is why the jail must meet a baseline. Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, is the state's core public-records law. Booking and jail data created or received by the sheriff are generally public records under it, subject to specific exemptions for active investigations, protected personal data, and similar categories. Chapter 951 and section 951.23 set the floor for how a county detention facility must run, through the Florida Model Jail Standards. Section 951.2302 backs that up with inspection and noncompliance rules. Read together, these laws make the Glades County inmate population both visible and accountable.
Key Statutes:
Florida Statutes Chapter 119 - Makes jail booking and custody records public records unless a specific exemption applies, with set rules for inspecting and copying them.
Florida Statutes Chapter 951, § 951.23 - Requires county detention facilities to follow the Florida Model Jail Standards for how the jail is run.
Florida Statutes § 951.2302 - Provides for inspection of county jails and penalties when a facility fails to meet those standards.
The standards are detailed in the Florida Model Jail Standards document, which is built on section 951.23. It sets minimums for jail operation and inspection across the state.
Glades County and the State Prison Population
Once a person is convicted of a felony and sentenced to state time, they leave the county jail count and enter the state prison count. Florida runs that system through the Florida Department of Corrections offender search. Glades County happens to host one of the state's prisons. Moore Haven Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility sits on State Road 78 in Moore Haven, just down the road from the jail.
Moore Haven is a medium-custody facility for adult male state inmates, with a capacity of 985. It is operated by The GEO Group under state contract, and the FDC directory lists it as a male contract facility. The men held there are not part of the Glades County jail ADP. They are sentenced state prisoners, drawn from across Florida, and they are searched only through the FDC locator. A person physically inside the county is therefore not always a county jail inmate.
How to Search the Glades County Inmate Population
The official county roster is the Glades County Sheriff's SmartWEB / JAIL View portal. It is free, public, and needs no login. It covers people in county jail custody, and it can also surface released records when you select the right filter. The portal will not run a blank search. It tells you to fill in at least one search criterion before it returns anything.
You need very little to start. A last name is usually enough. A booking date range helps when the spelling is uncertain or when you want only recent arrests. The roster page links from the sheriff's main site as the Inmate Search tool, and a search screen of that portal is shown below.
The SmartWEB JAIL View search form is captured on the sheriff's public inmate search page, which shows the name and date fields, the current/released/both filter, and the sort controls.
The screen confirms what the steps below describe: name fields, booking and release date fields, a search-for filter, and Submit, Reset, Load More, and Print controls.
- Open the JAIL View portal from the sheriff site's Inmate Search link.
- Enter at least one criterion. A last name works. The page rejects a fully blank search.
- For someone in custody now, leave Search For on Current Inmates Only.
- To check a release, choose Released Inmates Only or Both Current And Released. That reveals the Begin and End Release Date fields.
- For a recent arrest, set Sorted By to Booking Date and Order to Descending, then submit.
- If a person should be there but does not appear, call the jail at (863) 946-1600. A new booking can lag online.
Current Inmate Lookup in Glades County
The live county roster runs on the SmartWEB JAIL View system, branded for the Glades County Sheriff's Office. Its default result area carries the label "BOOKED Last 24 Hours." The page does not publish how often it refreshes, so treat a missing recent booking as a reason to call, not as proof the person is free. The search-field table below lists every field the public form exposes.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | One criterion needed | No wildcard instruction shown. |
| First Name | Text | One criterion needed | Pairs well with a common last name. |
| Middle Name | Text | One criterion needed | Optional narrowing field. |
| Begin / End Booking Date | Date picker | One criterion needed | Use to search by recent arrest date. |
| Begin / End Release Date | Date picker | Conditional | Hidden until Released or Both is chosen. |
| Search For | Dropdown | Defaults to current | Current Only, Released Only, or Both. |
| Sorted By | Dropdown | Optional | Name or Booking Date. |
| Order | Dropdown | Optional | Ascending or Descending. |
When the result list runs long, the portal appends more entries through a Load More control. A Print link saves a result once it is on screen. Booking photos and full profile fields were not visible in the captured public page, so a record's exact contents may vary from one search to the next.
Past and Released Inmate Records
The same portal handles a released search. Set Search For to Released Inmates Only or Both Current And Released, and the release date fields appear. That lets you bracket a window if you remember roughly when the person left. The sheriff site does not state how long a released record stays available online, so do not assume a fixed retention period.
For older booking records that are no longer online, the fallback is a sheriff public-records request. Requests can be made in person at the Administration Building or by U.S. Mail with a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Mailed records are returned within five business days unless the case is under investigation. Copy fees run $1 per copy, $1.50 for a two-sided copy, $7 for a CD or DVD, and $2 for a local records check. A current sheriff records screen is shown below.
Those request routes and fees are set out on the Glades Sheriff public records page. Sentenced inmates, by contrast, move off the county roster and onto the state locator after transfer, so a name missing from SmartWEB may simply have gone to prison. The full roster walkthrough lives on the Glades County jail inmate records page.
County Jail vs. State Prison: Where to Look
The two systems do not overlap. A pre-trial detainee or a person on a short county sentence sits in the county jail and shows on the sheriff's roster. A sentenced felon moves to a Florida Department of Corrections prison and shows only on the state locator. Searching the wrong system is the most common mistake families make, so the table below splits them clearly.
| County Jail | State Prison (FDC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Is Held | Pre-trial and local sentenced | Sentenced felons |
| Run By | Glades County Sheriff's Office | Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) |
| Where to Look | SmartWEB JAIL View roster | FDC offender search locator |
| Stays Listed | While in custody; released search supported | Through the sentence and supervision |
Note: A person can pass through both systems, first booked into the Glades jail and later, after sentencing, listed in the FDC prison locator.
State, Federal, and ICE Inmate Search
Beyond the county roster, three other locators each cover a different slice of the inmate population. The Florida Department of Corrections handles sentenced state prisoners. The federal Bureau of Prisons handles sentenced federal inmates. ICE handles immigration detainees. Each is a separate tool with a separate search, and using the right one saves a wasted call.
Sentenced state prisoners are found through the FDC offender search, which works by last name, first name, or the six-character DC Number. The FDC home screen is shown below as a reference point.
The FDC database covers felony offenders sentenced to state prison or state supervision, and it excludes anyone held only in a county jail or on county probation.
For federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator covers current federal inmates and those released since 1982. A search there can show Released or Not in BOP Custody, and the agency warns a person may still be held elsewhere, on parole, or on supervised release. The BOP search screen is shown below.
A person newly arrested on a federal matter may sit in U.S. Marshals custody before a BOP designation, so a federal pretrial defendant might not appear in BOP at all.
Immigration detainees are a special case in Glades County. The sheriff's ICE-DHS page lists the Glades County Detention Center at the same 1297 address as the jail and links the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. ICE ODLS searches by A-Number with country, or by biographical data, for detainees age 18 and older. Because immigration custody shares the jail's address, a detainee may not surface on the county roster and must be searched through ICE instead.
The Glades County Sheriff Mobile App
The Glades County Sheriff's Office publishes a free mobile app for residents. It carries public safety news, a tip submission tool, and other interactive features. It is worth setting expectations clearly: the store listings do not advertise an inmate search, a warrant lookup, or a most-wanted feature, so the app is not a roster. For custody questions, the SmartWEB portal and the jail phone line remain the tools to use.
The app is available on the Google Play store, published by OCV, LLC, and on the Apple App Store under the sheriff's office. Its Google Play listing is shown below for reference.
Treat the app as a news and tips channel, not as a way to look up the Glades County inmate population. It also reminds users to call 911 in any emergency.
Glades County Detention Facilities
Two facilities hold part of the Glades County inmate population, and they sit on nearly identical addresses. That overlap causes real confusion, so the list and the warning below should be read together before calling either one.
- Glades County Detention Center - The sheriff-run county jail at 1297 East State Road 78; holds local arrestees, pre-trial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and federal or ICE detainees under contract.
- Moore Haven Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility - A GEO-operated state prison at 1282 East State Road 78 for sentenced adult male inmates in the Florida corrections system.
Watch the address. The county jail is at 1297 East State Road 78 and the state prison is at 1282 East State Road 78. The numbers are close, and the two are different facilities run by different agencies. Confirm which one you need, then call the right number: the jail at (863) 946-1600, the prison at (863) 946-2420.
Glades County Inmate Terms Defined
Custody language trips up most first-time searchers. A few short definitions clear up the words that appear across the roster, the court system, and the locators. Each term below is used in the context of the Glades County inmate population.
- Booking
- The jail intake event after an arrest, when property is inventoried, a medical screening is done, and the jail record is created.
- First appearance
- The first court hearing, held within 24 hours for an arrestee who does not bond out; in Glades it may be in person or by video court.
- Own recognizance (PR)
- Release on a written promise to appear, with conditions, instead of posting money.
- Detainer
- A hold placed by another agency, such as ICE or another county, that can block release even when a local bond exists.
- ICE detainee
- A person held under immigration authority, searched through the ICE Online Detainee Locator System rather than the county roster.
- DC Number
- The Florida Department of Corrections six-character identifier used to find a sentenced state prisoner.
Glades County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Glades County inmate population?
The reported county jail average daily population was 41 in the October 2025 Florida Department of Corrections report, a rate of 3.2 per 1,000 residents. Earlier reports showed 27 in February 2024 and 32 in the June 2025 report. That count covers the local jail only. It does not include sentenced state prisoners at Moore Haven or ICE and federal detainees, who are counted separately.
How do I search the Glades County inmate population?
Use the Glades County Sheriff's SmartWEB JAIL View roster. Enter at least one search criterion, such as a last name. To check a release, choose Released Inmates Only or Both, which reveals the release date fields. For a recent arrest, sort by Booking Date in Descending order. If the person should appear but does not, call the jail at (863) 946-1600.
Can I look up a released or past inmate?
Yes, in part. The SmartWEB roster supports a released search through its Search For filter. The sheriff site does not state how long released records stay online, so older bookings may need a public-records request to the sheriff. Mailed records come back within five business days unless the case is under investigation.
Why is the jail number so much smaller than the building?
The Florida Department of Corrections figure reports the local county jail population only. The detention center also has an ICE and DHS function at the same address, and those detainees may be counted in other systems. No official combined facility count was located, so the gap between the reported jail ADP and the full detention population is a documented unknown.
Where do I find someone sent to state prison?
Use the Florida Department of Corrections offender search. It covers felony offenders sentenced to state prison or state supervision and excludes county jail and county probation records. Search by last name, first name, or the six-character DC Number. Someone moved from the Glades jail after sentencing will appear there, not on the county roster.
Is the Glades County jail the same as Moore Haven prison?
No. The Glades County Detention Center at 1297 East State Road 78 is the sheriff-run county jail. Moore Haven Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility at 1282 East State Road 78 is a state prison run by GEO for sentenced adult men. The addresses are close, but the facilities, the operators, and the lookup tools are different.
Are Glades County jail records public?
Generally yes. Under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, booking and custody records held by the sheriff are public records unless a specific exemption applies. Active investigations, protected personal data, and similar categories may be withheld or redacted. The sheriff records process is the route for records that are not visible online.