Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. How do I find out if someone is currently detained at Suwannee County Jail?
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Suwannee County Jail maintains an online inmate list where one can find the list of detainees. The list is updated usually fairly frequently. To check the inmate roster please visit Suwannee County Jail Sheriff Department website. If that doesn't work, another good way to find someone is to call the Live Oak police department at 386-364-3776 and find out about the inmate directly.
Q. What if you are not able to find the inmate in Suwannee County Jail?
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It means the inmate is transferred to nearby county jail or state prison facility or is released from jail. Check Florida inmate search page for more details on how to search for an inmate in Florida.
Q. What are the visitation rules of Suwannee County Jail?
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Any individual with valid government ID and who isn’t on felony probation is allowed to visit an inmate. Children below 18 years, must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
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For more information one can call 386-364-3776.
Suwannee County Jail Visitation Hours
| Sunday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
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| Monday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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| Tuesday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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| Wednesday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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| Thursday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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| Friday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Saturday |
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
Map & Directions for Suwannee County Jail
More Information
Suwannee County Jail is a booking facility for females, juveniles, and males detained by Live Oak police department, Suwannee County Sherriff, or any other law enforcers operating in Suwanee County. Also, the county jail holds inmates who are sentenced to a jail term of less than one year, as well as those who are unable to post bonds or bails set by a court of law. Inmates who are detained due to the inability to post a bond can be released any time they post the bond or bail.
Most inmates detained at Suwanee County Jail have been sentenced on felony or misdemeanour crimes like theft, kidnapping, assault, animal cruelty, transmission of pornographic materials, resisting arrest, and child molestation. Inmates are held in separate cells, and they are convened according to the nature of their crime, age, duration of their sentence, and sex.
Suwannee County Jail has a commissary that sells various items to inmates, a bathroom facility where inmates bath and wash, a TV facility, a well-stocked library, and an eatery where inmates take their meals.
The County Jail believes that maintaining ties with relatives and friends is essential for all inmates. On that account, the facility allows relatives and friends to visit inmates incarcerated at the facility. However, visitors must follow the jail’s visitation rules. Otherwise, the correctional facility may terminate, deny, or suspend the visitor’s visitation privileges.
Relatives who wish to visit their loved one should call Suwannee County Jail to schedule their visit. Afterwards, the visitors should report to the correctional facility’s lobby before the start of the visitation period. Visitors are prohibited from carrying snacks, phones, tobacco, and purses to the visitation area. Furthermore, visitors with short and revealing attire are not allowed to the lobby area.
During the visit, relatives can add money into their inmate's Commissary accounts using the kiosk at the jail's lobby. The booth accepts cash or the use of credit or debit cards, but it rejects money orders. Inmates use money deposited into their commissary accounts to purchase snacks, sanitary products, clothes, and other personal effects sold at Suwannee County jail’s commissary.
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