This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, or by calling the facility at 863-402-7201. In order to find information about an inmate online, you will need either an iphone or Android phone, and need to download the app.
If you cannot find the mugshot of the offender that has been arrested, it is because Highlands County or the state of Florida has recently changed their policy regarding publicly posting them in the jail roster. However, you can write the jail at the following address and request a copy of an inmate's mugshot be mailed or sent by email to you. Make sure to include your email address in all correspondence.
Mail to:
Highlands County Jail
338 South Orange Street
Sebring, FL 33870
Attention: Media Relations - Inmate Mugshot Request
Mail, click on the link below, or call the facility at 863-402-7201 for the information you are looking for.
Highlands County Jail Inmate Search
Click the links above, or the button below.
Highlands County Jail Inmate Services Information
Phone: 863-402-7201
Physical Address:
338 South Orange Street
Sebring, FL 33870
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Smart Communications / Highlands County Detention Facility
P.O. Box 9166
Seminole, FL 33775-9166
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Highlands County Jail
338 South Orange Street
Sebring, FL 33870
Every year Highlands County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 13,340 offenders, and maintain an average of 667 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.
The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.
The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Highlands County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Highlands County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Florida and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.
If you are looking for a prisoner in Florida or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.
If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Florida, click below.
If you are searching for a prisoner in a Florida State Prison click below.
If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.
Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Search
For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 37.28% |
| Black | 112 | 21.41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 194 | 37.09% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 4 | 0.76% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.91% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 4 | 0.76% |
| Other | 4 | 0.76% |
| Total | 523 | 100.0% |
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 123 | 23.52% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 135 | 25.81% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 29 | 5.54% |
| State Jail Felony | 0 | 0.00% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 76 | 14.53% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 160 | 30.59% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 462 | 88.34% |
| Female | 61 | 11.66% |
| Total | 523 | 100.0% |
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 9 | 1.72% |
| 18-20 | 36 | 6.88% |
| 21-24 | 62 | 11.85% |
| 25-30 | 104 | 19.89% |
| 31-35 | 70 | 13.38% |
| 36-40 | 62 | 11.85% |
| 41-45 | 65 | 12.43% |
| 46-50 | 39 | 7.46% |
| 51-55 | 28 | 5.35% |
| 56-60 | 24 | 4.59% |
| 61-65 | 12 | 2.29% |
| 66-75 | 8 | 1.53% |
| 76-85 | 4 | 0.76% |
| Total | 523 | 100.0% |