Jail and inmate information — Indian River County, Florida

The Indian River County Jail is run by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office Department of Corrections at 4055 41st Avenue in Vero Beach, the same campus as the Sheriff's headquarters.

The Sheriff's Office lists its jail address as 4055 41st Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida 32960, and routes questions and complaints to Customer Service at (772) 569-6700 (IRCSO Corrections). The jail's own switchboard is (772) 978-6114. Visits, bond kiosks and some registrations take place in Building K on that site rather than in the main Sheriff's building.

Corrections staff work 12-hour shifts, with Alpha and Bravo crews on days and Charlie and Delta crews on nights (IRCSO About Corrections). A Transportation Team moves inmates from the jail to the courthouse in Vero Beach, Judicial Services deputies handle security inside that courthouse, and Civilian Correctional Assistants, who are non-sworn, staff doors, logs and counts. Corrections Support covers canteen, inmate records, classification, chaplaincy, visitation and the kitchen.

Last verified: October 12, 2026, on the Sheriff's corrections, jail operations and inmate search pages.

The Sheriff's online inmate search covers people booked into the 41st Avenue jail since August 1, 2005, and the page's own count of current inmates read 513 when viewed on October 12, 2026.

Searches run by last name, first name, booking date, release date, booking number or date of birth. The Sheriff's Office states that sealed or expunged records and anything before August 1, 2005 are not returned, and that subjects under 18 at the time of booking are omitted (IRCSO Inmate Search). The same page links to VineLink for notifications.

The search matters for practical steps beyond finding someone. The booking number and inmate ID it displays are what the jail requires on every envelope and every account deposit, and the corrections page tells families to watch the search to see whether a judge has set a bond at first appearance (IRCSO Corrections). Families in Sebastian, Fellsmere or Vero Beach use the same county search, since the corrections pages describe one jail for the county.

Once a judge sets bond, it can be paid in full by cash or credit card at the 41st Avenue facility or online, or a bail bondsman registered in Indian River County can post a surety bond.

The Sheriff's Office supplies the IRS form for any cash or cashier's check payment of $10,000 or more (IRCSO Corrections). Online and phone payments need the inmate's name and the Indian River County facility locator number, #232960. The corrections page also posts lists of registered in-county and out-of-county bond companies with their surety and limits; a bondsman from another state works through a locally registered Florida bondsman who files a transfer bond with the Sheriff's Office in Vero Beach.

When no bond has been set, the person waits for a judge at first appearance or, in some cases, the next court date. For those questions the Sheriff's Office points families to the Indian River County Clerk of the Circuit Court at (772) 226-3100 (IRCSO Corrections). The Clerk's office is at 2000 16th Avenue in Vero Beach.

Family visits at the Indian River County Jail are video visits booked through Smart Communications, either remotely from a phone or computer or on site in Building K at 4055 41st Avenue on Fridays from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

Every visitor registers on smartinmate.com, uploads a valid photo ID and a selfie, and must be approved by jail staff before booking (IRCSO Corrections). Visits are 30 minutes, capped at two hours a week and one visit a day, and cannot be booked more than 72 hours ahead. A slot for the next day must be scheduled before 11:00pm. The visitation office at (772) 978-6364 does not monitor voicemail daily.

Visitation closes on public holidays, and the Sheriff's Office lists them, from New Year's Day through Christmas Day, including Columbus Day and the day after Thanksgiving (IRCSO Corrections). Attorneys and public defenders can use the Building K video terminals after bringing credentials to the front lobby in Vero Beach, or request an in-person room by email.

Letters for an Indian River County Jail inmate go to a Seminole, Florida post office box run for the Sheriff's Office, money goes into an account by debit card, e-check or kiosk cash, and property leaves only by appointment at 4055 41st Avenue.

Personal mail is addressed with the inmate's name and booking number to Indian River County Sheriff's Office Department of Corrections, P.O. Box 9150, Seminole, FL 33775, while privileged mail from attorneys, courts and public officials goes to 4055 41st Avenue in Vero Beach (IRCSO Corrections). Only letters are accepted, with no packages or clothing, and inmates read their mail on tablets. Since November 1, 2025 the jail has refused books mailed from bookstores or online stores.

Accounts take Visa or Mastercard debit cards, electronic checks, or cash at the Building K kiosk; money orders and cashier's checks are returned to sender (IRCSO Corrections). Each deposit first covers the intake and booking fee, then 75 percent of it goes to outstanding debts such as daily subsistence fees, and the rest is available for canteen. Canteen orders are delivered weekly, Tuesday morning through Friday evening.

Florida Statutes 951.033 authorizes that subsistence charge: the chief correctional officer of a county may direct a prisoner to pay all or a fair portion of daily subsistence costs after advance notice and a chance to object (Florida Statutes 951.033). Under s. 939.06, a person acquitted or discharged owes no subsistence charge and can ask the Justice Administrative Commission for a refund (Florida Statutes 939.06); the Sheriff's Office directs those requests through the Indian River County Clerk of the Circuit Court (IRCSO Corrections).

To release property, the inmate files a release slip naming the person who will collect it, and that person brings photo ID to 41st Avenue on a weekday between 8:00am and 4:30pm, by appointment at (772) 978-6363 (IRCSO Corrections). Property left 30 days after release is discarded.

The Indian River County Jail runs education and job programs with county partners, including GED classes with the Indian River County School Board, and helps people leaving the 41st Avenue facility obtain IDs and birth certificates.

The Sheriff's Office describes itself as a certified GED test center, partners with the Vero Beach Museum of Art for art classes, and runs employment skills classes with CareerSource along with forklift, restricted barbering and lawn maintenance training (IRCSO Corrections). For release, it works with the state motor vehicle agency and the local Tax Collector to issue ID cards and driver licenses to those who qualify, and reentry navigators help with housing, employment and transportation. CareerSource also brings second chance employers into the jail for an annual hiring event in Vero Beach.