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Lee County Core Facility

County jail 2501 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL, 33905 Live roster

Facilities in Lee County

Addresses, phone numbers and capacity come from a public facility directory (HIFLD Prison Boundaries, data edited October 2025) and can be out of date. Visiting, mail, money and phone pages are linked from each facility's own site. Call before you travel or send anything.

Bookings in Lee County, Nov 3 to Nov 7, 2026

222 bookings from the jail rosters we copy.

Most common first-listed charges

Battery (touch or strike)
31 bookings (14%)
Drugs-possess (possess controlled substance w/o prescription)
13 bookings (6%)
Prob violation (or commty cont re unk/fel/misd/juv non critria)
13 bookings (6%)
Moving traffic viol (operate motor vehicle w/o valid lic 1st conv)
10 bookings (5%)
Failure to appear (failure to appear for misdemeanor offense)
9 bookings (4%)
  • 122 bookings list a bond amount. The middle amount is $2,575 and the highest is $130,000.

These are counts of the bookings we copied, not a count of arrests in the county. A charge is not a conviction.

Recent bookings in Lee County

Newest first, from the public roster.

Last 7 days

An arrest is not a conviction. Everyone is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Bookings by day

Find someone in Lee County

Read the full guide to finding someone in jail.

  1. Search the nameUse the search box at the top of this page. We copy the public roster for Lee County Core Facility.
  2. Use the facility's own lookupLee County Core Facility, Lee County Jail. It is the source of record.
  3. CallLee County Core Facility: (239) 477-1700; Lee County Jail: (239) 477-1500; Fort Myers Youth Academy: (239) 215-4700. Have the person's full name and date of birth ready; booking can take several hours.

Questions about Lee County jail and inmate search

Where do people arrested in Lee County go?

Most people arrested in Lee County, Florida are booked into Lee County Core Facility at 2501 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers. Its phone number is (239) 477-1700.

What phone numbers do we list for Lee County jails and facilities?

Lee County Core Facility: (239) 477-1700. Lee County Jail: (239) 477-1500. Fort Myers Youth Academy: (239) 215-4700. SW Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center: (239) 332-6927. These come from a public facility directory and can change, so confirm a number before you rely on it.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Lee County?

Search the name at the top of this page. We copy the public roster for Lee County Core Facility. Lee County Core Facility has its own inmate lookup (sheriffleefl.org), the source of record. Or call (239) 477-1700 with the person's full name and date of birth.

What are the most common charges in Lee County bookings?

Of the 222 bookings in the jail rosters we copy for Nov 3 to Nov 7, 2026, the most common first-listed charges were Battery (touch or strike) (31), Drugs-possess (possess controlled substance w/o prescription) (13) and Prob violation (or commty cont re unk/fel/misd/juv non critria) (13). Of 122 bookings with a bond amount, the middle amount was $2,575. A charge is not a conviction.

What county jails are near Lee County?

The closest county jails we list outside Lee County are Charlotte County Jail in Punta Gorda (Charlotte County, about 22 miles), Hendry County Jail in Labelle (Hendry County, about 25 miles) and Collier County Immokalee Jail in Immokalee (Collier County, about 30 miles). Distances are straight-line miles between listed facilities, not driving distances.