The Pasco County Inmate Population
Pasco County holds its inmate population at one main jail, the Pasco County Detention Center in Land O' Lakes. The facility is run by the county under the name Pasco Corrections. Jail operations moved from the Pasco Sheriff's Office to county government after the sheriff gave notice in April 2022, which is why current pages read "Pasco Corrections" while older records may still say PCSO Detention Center. A live count pulled from the public roster on June 3, 2026 returned 1,643 people in custody. That figure is a single-day snapshot, not a certified average.
Two other custody systems hold people connected to Pasco County. One state prison, Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, sits inside the county but is run by the Florida Department of Corrections, not by Pasco Corrections. Federal and immigration detainees are tracked through separate national systems. The county roster covers people booked locally. Once someone is sentenced to state prison or moved to federal custody, the count and the lookup tool both change.
The size of the Pasco County inmate population rises and falls with arrests, bond decisions, court schedules, and transfers. A judge granting release, a case ending, or a transfer to the state can all drop the number within a day.
Pasco County Inmate Population Statistics
Several official sources report on the Pasco County inmate population, and each measures something slightly different. The Florida Department of Corrections publishes a county detention report that lists average daily population. The Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research published a 2020 criminal-justice profile for the county. The public roster gives a live count. No single rated capacity for the detention center was published in the official sources reviewed, so none is invented here.
The numbers below come from dated, named sources. Read each one with its date in mind, because a live roster snapshot and a multi-month average are not the same measure.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Live current-custody roster count | 1,643 | Pasco Corrections public API, June 3, 2026 |
| County detention average daily population | 1,590 | FDC County Detention report, Sept 2025 |
| County detention average daily population | 1,525 | FDC County Detention report, June 2025 |
| County detention average daily population | 1,275 | Florida EDR profile, June 2020 |
| County incarceration rate (per 100,000) | 406.3 | Florida EDR profile, June 30, 2020 |
| State prison inmates housed in county | 610 | Florida EDR profile, June 30, 2020 |
The Pasco incarceration rate of 406.3 per 100,000 was higher than the statewide rate of 344.1 in the same EDR profile. That figure counts people by the county that committed them, not by where they sit on a single day.
Pasco County Inmate Population Trends
The reported jail population in Pasco County appears higher in the 2025 state reports than in the 2020 profile. The Florida EDR profile listed an average daily population of 1,275 in 2020. The Florida Department of Corrections county detention reports listed 1,525 in June 2025 and 1,590 in September 2025. Use cautious wording here, because the sources differ in method and in the months they cover. Still, the direction points up over those five years.
A 2014 county criminal-justice facilities master plan projected future bedspace need rather than counting heads. Its projections sit beside the observed figures below so the planning numbers are not confused with real counts.
| Year | Average Daily Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 (projection) | 1,859 | Master Plan Table ES-1 forecast, not an observed count |
| 2020 (observed) | 1,275 | Florida EDR profile |
| 2024 (projection) | 2,205 | Master Plan Table ES-1 forecast |
| June 2025 (observed) | 1,525 | FDC report; 77.4% pretrial |
| Sept 2025 (observed) | 1,590 | FDC report; 61.6% pretrial |
| 2029 (projection) | 2,591 | Master Plan Table ES-1 forecast |
The 2014 master plan ran higher than the actual counts that followed. Planning forecasts add margin on purpose, so they should not be read as head counts for those years.
Who Makes Up the Pasco County Inmate Population
Most people in the Pasco County jail have not been convicted of the charges that put them there. The Florida Department of Corrections county detention report for June 2025 listed 1,057 felony pretrial and 124 misdemeanor pretrial people, which came to 77.4% of the jail held pretrial. The September 2025 report listed 939 felony pretrial and 40 misdemeanor pretrial, or 61.6% pretrial. Pretrial means a case is still open and no verdict or plea has been entered.
The live roster also carries basic identifying data. The snapshot on June 3, 2026 broke down as follows. These are raw roster codes, not a full demographic study.
- Pretrial vs. sentenced - the FDC reports show a clear pretrial majority, between 61% and 77% in 2025.
- Male vs. female - the June 3, 2026 snapshot showed 1,342 male and 301 female.
- Race codes - the same snapshot showed W 1,365, B 269, A 5, I 3, and U 1.
- Age - the snapshot ranged from a minimum of 18 to a maximum of 84, with an average near 39.6.
Note: The roster age average of 39.6 was calculated from the live data during inspection and is a snapshot value, not an official published demographic table.
Pasco County Jail Capacity and Bedspace Planning
No current rated capacity for the Pasco County Detention Center was found in the official county pages reviewed, and the 2020 Florida EDR profile listed the county jail capacity as not available. The 2014 county criminal-justice facilities master plan describes the Land O' Lakes detention center as 353,901 square feet, built in 1991 and expanded in 2011. Rather than a fixed bed number, the plan tied space need to average daily population plus planning factors.
The master plan projected bedspace need higher than projected population. It added a 10% peaking factor and a 5% classification factor. In plain terms, a jail needs more beds than its average count because people must be separated by sex, by custody level, by medical or mental-health need, and by discipline or protection status. Not every bed can hold every person. The plan recommended moving non-detention functions out of the building, expanding alternatives to incarceration, demolishing an older structure on the site, and adding beds in stages if the need held.
Laws Governing the Pasco County Inmate Population
Florida's public-records law is the reason a Pasco County inmate search exists online at all. Chapter 119 makes most government records open, including basic booking facts. Separate statutes set jail standards and govern how booking photos and sealed records are handled. The key sections appear below with a one-line meaning each.
Key Statutes:
Florida Statutes § 119.011 - defines public records and confirms that basic arrest facts such as a person's name, the charge, and the time and place of arrest are not shielded as active investigative information.
Florida Statutes § 119.07 - gives the public the right to inspect and copy nonexempt records, subject to fees and stated exemptions.
Florida Statutes § 951.2302 - requires county and municipal jails to follow at least the Florida Model Jail Standards and allows inspection of the facilities.
Florida Statutes § 944.151 - directs the state corrections department on the safe operation and security of state prisons.
Death-in-custody reporting runs through an FDLE form under the federal Death in Custody Reporting Act. FDLE's own implementation material notes Florida does not have a separate state reporting law apart from that federal framework.
Pasco County and the State Prison Population
People sentenced to more than a year of prison time leave the county jail and enter the state system. The Florida Department of Corrections runs that system and lists those inmates in its own offender search. The 2020 Florida EDR profile reported one state prison inside Pasco County and 610 state inmates housed there, which it put at 0.7% of the state's prison population.
That one state prison is Zephyrhills Correctional Institution. A 2025 federal PREA audit reported a designed capacity of 748 and a current population of 630, with a 12-month average daily population of 595. Those prison figures belong to the state count, not the county jail count, so they should never be added together. A person from a Pasco case is searched on the county roster while held locally, then on the Florida Department of Corrections offender search once sentenced and committed to the state.
How to Search the Pasco County Inmate Population
The county runs a free public roster called Pasco Corrections - In Custody. It needs no login and lists everyone held in the county jail right now. The page title inside the app reads "Pasco Corrections - In Custody," which is the wording to look for. A short walkthrough makes the search faster.
Before starting, have a last name ready. A first name, a date of birth, or a booking number narrows the results further.
Booking screenshots and the roster layout are easier to follow once you have seen them. The official Pasco Corrections landing page links to In Custody, Past Arrests, Inmate Services, and E-Notify from one screen.
The Pasco Corrections landing page below shows those tiles in one view.
From that page, the In Custody tile opens the live roster. The steps below run the search itself.
- Open the roster at jailinfo.pascocorrections.net under the In Custody route.
- Type the inmate's last name into the last-name filter in the table header.
- Add a first name, a date of birth, or a booking number to narrow a common name.
- Open the row to read arrest details, charges, bond, and the booking photo where one exists.
- If the person was sentenced to state prison, search the Florida Department of Corrections offender search instead.
Current Inmate Lookup in Pasco County
The current-custody roster loads everyone in the jail when the page opens, then lets you filter. The fields sit in the table header on a desktop, and a Search button appears on a phone. A switch labeled "Include last 48 hours active bookings" changes the search to a recent-bookings mode and disables some fields while it is on. The county does not post an exact refresh interval, so do not assume real-time updates.
The roster table screenshot below shows the column filters and expandable rows.
Each filter maps to a field in the public data. The search-field table lays them out.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | No | Active in normal and search-all modes. |
| Middle Name | Text | No | Disabled when the last-48-hours switch is on. |
| Last Name | Text | No | The most useful single field for a lookup. |
| Date Of Birth | Text | No | Format is MM/DD/YYYY; helps split similar names. |
| Booking Number | Text | No | Current examples are numeric; disabled with the 48-hour switch. |
| End of Sentence | Text | No | Shows a date or "Currently Unavailable." |
| Include last 48 hours active bookings | Switch | No | Turns on a separate recent-bookings search mode. |
Past and Released Inmate Records
Someone no longer in the jail will not appear on the In Custody roster. Pasco Corrections runs a separate Past Arrests search for prior bookings. Its columns differ slightly from the live roster and do not include a booking-number filter. The page carries a clear notice: "Any Records prior to October 1, 2022 will need to be verified by the arresting agency."
So search Past Arrests first for a released person. For anything before that October 2022 cutoff, follow the page's instruction and confirm with the agency that made the arrest. When a record is older, sealed, or simply not online, a public-records request to the right custodian is the next step. Sentenced state inmates leave the county systems entirely and move to the state offender search.
What a Pasco County Inmate Record Shows
A roster row starts with name, date of birth, and booking data, then expands into arrest and charge detail. The public list view shows the fields below, and opening a row pulls the charges, bond, and photo. Some terms carry meaning that is easy to misread, so a short definition list follows the field table.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Number | The numeric ID assigned to that jail booking. |
| Booking Date / Time | When the person was booked, shown as date and time. |
| Charges | Charge description, statute code, and felony or misdemeanor class. |
| Bond Amount | The bond tied to the booking, which is custody data, not the court's final order. |
| End of Sentence | A date for county-sentenced inmates, or "Currently Unavailable." |
| Mugshot Flag | A field marking whether a booking photo exists for the record. |
- Pretrial
- Held while a case is still open, with no verdict or plea entered.
- Bond
- Money or conditions set to allow release while a case is pending.
- No-bond hold
- A status that blocks release until a judge changes it or a hold clears.
- Central booking
- The intake area listed in some Pasco records as the facility value.
- End of sentence
- A projected county-jail release value when one is available.
County Jail vs. State Prison: Where to Look
The most common mistake in a Pasco County inmate search is using the wrong system. The county roster covers pretrial detainees and short county sentences. Sentenced felons move to a state prison run by the Florida Department of Corrections, which has its own locator. Knowing which side of that line a person sits on saves a lot of time.
| County Jail | State Prison (DOC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Is Held | Pretrial and short sentences | Sentenced felons |
| Run By | Pasco Corrections (county) | Florida Department of Corrections |
| Where to Look | Pasco Corrections In Custody roster | FDC offender search |
| Stays Listed | While in local custody; then Past Arrests | Through the state sentence and supervision |
State and Federal Inmate Search
Beyond the county roster, three systems cover the rest of the custody map. The Florida Department of Corrections offender search lists sentenced state inmates and supports a search by DC number or by name. The Federal Bureau of Prisons locator covers sentenced federal prisoners, with a register-number format of five digits, a dash, and three digits. The ICE Online Detainee Locator covers immigration detainees and asks for a full name with an A-number or date of birth and country of birth.
No federal prison and no ICE detention center sit inside Pasco County. Federal pretrial custody runs through the U.S. Marshals for the Middle District of Florida, which houses people through partner facilities rather than its own jail. For custody alerts, Florida VINELink lets a person register for notification of status changes.
Pasco County Detention Facilities
Two facilities make up the custody map inside Pasco County. One is the county jail that holds the local inmate population. The other is a state prison that holds sentenced inmates under a separate agency. Each has its own page with addresses, lookup steps, and visitation detail.
- Pasco County Detention Center - the county jail in Land O' Lakes, holding pretrial detainees, new bookings, and county-sentenced inmates.
- Zephyrhills Correctional Institution - a Florida Department of Corrections state prison for sentenced inmates, searched through the state offender locator.
Pasco County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Pasco County inmate population?
A live roster pull on June 3, 2026 returned 1,643 people in custody. The Florida Department of Corrections county detention report listed an average daily population of 1,590 in September 2025 and 1,525 in June 2025. The live count is a one-day number, while the FDC figure is an average over a report period, so the two are not the same measure.
How do I search the Pasco County inmate population?
Use the free Pasco Corrections In Custody roster and filter by last name, adding a first name, date of birth, or booking number to narrow the results. Open a row for charges, bond, and a booking photo where one exists. A person who was sentenced to state prison is searched through the Florida Department of Corrections offender search instead.
Can I look up a released or past inmate?
Yes. Pasco Corrections runs a Past Arrests search for prior bookings. The page warns that any records before October 1, 2022 must be verified by the arresting agency. For older, sealed, or non-searchable records, a public-records request to the right office is the next step.
Is most of the jail population convicted?
No. The Florida Department of Corrections county detention reports for 2025 showed a majority held pretrial, between 61.6% and 77.4% depending on the month. Pretrial means a case is still open and no verdict or plea has been entered.