FL DOC - Santa Rosa Correctional Institution — Inmate Records & Recent Arrests

Santa Rosa Correctional Institution: Inmate Search & Visiting

This page holds the inmate records we have on file for Santa Rosa Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison for men in Milton, in Santa Rosa County in the state's Panhandle. Santa Rosa CI is a close-security facility — one of the higher-security designations in the Florida system — with a capacity of about 1,614, and an adjacent annex that opened in 2006 adds roughly 1,478 more beds. Its location in the far northwest of the state matters for families, many of whom travel a long way from South Florida to visit. Because it operates at close security, Santa Rosa tends to hold people whose custody classification calls for tighter supervision, which affects everything from daily movement to how visits are conducted. The records below are a directory of custody entries, not a live count. For more on this facility — history, programs, and what to expect — see our full facility profile.

Finding someone at Santa Rosa CI

Florida runs a free public Offender Search through the Department of Corrections, where you look someone up by name or by their six-digit DC number and see their current facility, custody level, and release date. Note that there are two closely related facilities — Santa Rosa Correctional Institution and the Santa Rosa Annex — so when you locate your person, check which of the two holds them, because it can affect the specific unit and visiting logistics. On this page you can browse the records we hold by last name (A–Z), gender, or age, then confirm the current facility and DC number through the state search before you plan anything.

What a close-security facility means for you

Because Santa Rosa CI operates at close security, day-to-day movement, property, and visiting can be more tightly controlled than at a lower-custody prison. That is worth understanding so your expectations match reality: schedules can be firmer, and access can depend on your person's status within the institution. It also underlines why confirming details in advance — rather than assuming — is so important here. None of this changes the fundamentals of staying in touch; it just means following the rules closely pays off.

Visiting Santa Rosa Correctional Institution

You must be on the inmate's approved visitor list before visiting. Getting on the visiting list in Florida is a process that runs through the incarcerated person: they must request Form DC6-111A (Visiting Privilege Request) from their classification officer and mail it to you, and you complete it and mail it back to the classification department at their facility. Background checks commonly take 30 to 60 days, so start early. The background screening for Santa Rosa commonly runs about two to six weeks. All visits are by appointment, and you complete an inmate search to reach the visitation scheduling form the week before each visit. Expect a dress code, metal-detector screening, and tight limits on what you may bring inside — typically just coins for vending machines, a car key, and photo identification. Given the Panhandle location, confirm the schedule and your approval status before making what is a long drive for many families.

Sending money

Money is sent through JPay. Money orders must be made payable to JPay and mailed with a deposit slip to JPay, P.O. Box 260010, Hollywood, FL 33026, and a small state processing fee applies; note that since 2022 you generally must be on the person's approved visitor list to send funds. Funds cover commissary, phone time, and JPay tablet services, and they stay with the person's account and DC number if they are moved between the institution and its annex or to another Florida prison. Include the correct DC number on every deposit.

Writing to an inmate here

Incarcerated people in Florida can receive letters through the U.S. mail, and all mail is opened and inspected for contraband. Address your letter with the person's committed name and DC number, include a return address, and keep enclosures simple to avoid rejection. For someone in a higher-security setting far from home, regular mail is often the most consistent thread of connection, so a steady rhythm of letters means a lot. Our letter service handles formatting and postage so mail meets facility rules.

Phone calls and messaging

Calls are placed by the incarcerated person out to approved numbers, so set up and fund a phone account in advance. Florida's JPay tablets add a monitored messaging option that is usually faster than paper mail for short notes. Because Santa Rosa's distance makes frequent in-person visits impractical for many families, phone and messaging often carry the weight of staying connected, and lower-cost calling arrangements can make that sustainable over time.

Planning a visit from far away

For the many families who live hours away — often across the length of the state — a visit to Santa Rosa takes real planning, and a wasted trip is costly. A few steps make the difference: confirm well ahead that your visitor application is approved, verify the specific visiting day and hours for your person's unit the week before, and check that they have not been transferred between the main institution and the annex or elsewhere. Build in time at check-in for screening, bring only what is permitted, and have a backup plan in case a visit is canceled for operational reasons on the day. When an in-person visit simply is not feasible, a scheduled phone call or a tablet message can keep the connection alive until you can make the drive.

What the records mean, and next steps

The entries on this page are compiled from public data and reflect a point in time, not a live feed. A record can lag behind a transfer between the institution and its annex, a move to another prison, or a release, and some fields may be incomplete — a limit of the source, not a statement about the person. Everyone listed is presumed innocent or is serving a sentence after conviction. Confirm the person's current status through Florida's Offender Search, then take the next step — start the DC6-111A visiting process early, send funds through JPay, or mail a first letter. You can reach the institution at (850) 983-5800, and verify anything time-sensitive before you make the trip.

Sources: www.fdc.myflorida.com/ci/119.html, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Correctional...