John E. Goode Release Paths
John E. Goode is the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office intake jail for Duval County. It handles ordinary pretrial detention, but JSO also says the building can hold federal, juvenile, state, and county-sentenced people. That mix makes the destination as important as the local Released date. A bond, recognizance order, dismissal, time served, sentence expiration, or another court order can lead to a community exit. A state commitment, federal movement, out-of-county warrant, immigration transfer, or treatment placement can end the Goode booking while custody continues.
The JSO historical inmate record is the first source for the local event. It can tie the actual Released field to the Jail Number, JSO ID, booking date, charges, and case. The Duval CORE court file can explain the legal order. If the record points to another authority, that authority's locator or record must answer what happened next. The broader Duval County released inmate search sets out the county, state, federal, and court paths in one place.
A transfer closes one Duval custody episode. It does not prove that the person went home. Avoid broad statements until the destination or receiving agency is verified.
Confirm John E. Goode Releases
The active roster is not the right stopping point after release. JSO describes its inmate search as covering current and historical incarcerated and released people. On Search by Name, clear “Search Only Inmates in Jail” so historical matches can appear. Search by number is stronger when a Jail Number or JSO ID is known.
- Open the official JSO inmate search and complete its ordinary verification step.
- Search the legal name, or use the known Jail Number or JSO ID to isolate the booking.
- Open the correct episode and compare booking date, facility, charges, case number, and identity details.
- Read the actual Released field. Do not substitute Expected Released Date, Tentative EOS, bond data, or a court date.
- Check CORE for the order or disposition and follow any named receiving authority.
- Call Jail/Inmate Information or request the release record if the sources conflict or the destination is blank.
The official JSO name form is preserved in the matched capture below.
John E. Goode Release Fields
Names are not enough. Different people can share a name, and one person may have several JSO bookings. Match enough fields to identify one custody episode before drawing a conclusion. The detail interface can mix actual events with forecasts and other case data.
| Field | How to read it |
|---|---|
| Jail Number or JSO ID | Use it to distinguish people and locate the exact county record. |
| Admitted or Arrested | These mark the start of an episode, not its end. |
| Released | This is JSO's recorded actual exit date for the booking. |
| Expected Released Date | This is prospective and can change before processing ends. |
| Charge and case number | These connect the booking to the Duval CORE court file. |
| Active Hold Information | This can flag another authority, but it may not identify the person's present physical location. |
A bond-agency entry does not, by itself, prove that bond caused the final release. If JSO does not display the manner or destination, use the court order or request the Arrest & Booking and release record.
Resolve Goode Release Conflicts
Official channels can briefly disagree because they answer different questions and may refresh at different times. Preserve the identifier, time checked, and exact label from each source. Prefer the booking-level JSO record for the Goode exit, the signed Duval order for the court's authority, FDC for state custody, and BOP for BOP custody. Florida VINE can send a useful custody-change notice, but it mirrors a participating source and is not a certified release record.
Identity mismatch also causes false conclusions. A historical JSO search can return aliases or several bookings, while CORE may shorten a middle name. Compare Jail Number or JSO ID, booking date, date of birth or age when displayed, case number, charges, and facility. Do not merge two episodes merely because the name and age look close. If the matched JSO record still lacks a release manner, ask the records unit for the stored field rather than filling the gap with an assumption.
A VINE release alert should lead back to JSO history. A court bond or dismissal order should also lead back to the actual Released field because legal authority can precede physical processing. When a hold appears, follow the named agency. If the agency is not named, request the destination or receiving-agency information from JSO.
John E. Goode Release Contact
Call before traveling because JSO does not publish a guaranteed release time, exit door, family waiting point, weekend rule, or holiday schedule. Identification clearance and release processing must finish first.
The inmate-information line is the operational check for a current status or release location. The Public Records Unit handles a stored booking record, release disposition, receiving-agency field, or booking-photo request. CORE is the separate source for a court order or case document.
Goode Bond and Property Pickup
The Goode public lobby accepts bond payment. A payment or pretrial order creates a path toward release, but JSO's Released field confirms that the local processing actually ended. Identity checks, paperwork, an active hold, or another custody issue may affect timing. JREC Pre-Trial Services can be reached at 904-630-8623, and the Clerk-hosted Pre-Trial Release Register may show later court dates, compliance, warrants, or revocation information. That register is not a physical release timestamp.
Public-lobby property pickup at Goode is limited to money and keys. JSO lists lobby notary hours as Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. Those notary hours are not release hours. Confirm current instructions before making a trip, especially when the online record has not yet changed to Released.
The official JSO facilities page supplies the release-processing, bond, and property limits shown here.
Federal Transfers from Goode
A federal detainee can be held at Goode without the building becoming a federal prison. When that person leaves, the event may be a return to U.S. Marshals custody, movement into BOP after sentence, transfer elsewhere, or release under a federal court order. The JSO local exit answers only what happened to the Goode episode.
For a federal sentence, search the BOP locator by register number or name. A past BOP release date with no facility, or a “Released” or “Not in BOP Custody” label, confirms only the end of BOP custody. The federal docket can show the court order and any supervision term. USMS has no general public historical detainee-release locator, so its records process and the federal court file are the fallback.
ICE's locator is mainly a current-location tool. No ICE result can reflect release, transfer, new processing, a data mismatch, protected information, or custody elsewhere. No current primary source established a blanket JSO and ICE detention contract. Do not treat the word “federal” or a generic hold as proof of immigration custody.
Request Goode Release Records
JSO accepts public-record requests online, by telephone at 904-630-2209, by mail to the Public Records Unit at 501 E. Bay Street, and in person. Ask for the Arrest & Booking record and the release record for the named person and booking. Include the JSO ID or Jail Number, booking date, and a narrow date range. Request the actual release date and time, recorded manner or disposition, and receiving agency or destination field.
Electronic delivery and a fee ceiling can keep the request focused. Ask for an estimate before costs exceed that amount. JSO does not publish a fixed price for every Goode release record, and Florida public-record law does not promise a fixed response in a set number of hours. If part of the record is exempt, ask for the nonexempt remainder and the cited basis for withholding.
Goode Release Site Planning
Jacksonville City Council studied the future of the downtown jail and other primary JSO facilities after finding that existing sites exceeded their useful life. The work considered relocation, cost, health care, and operations. It documents local planning, not the opening of a replacement jail.
Current JSO information still controls. The Goode address, inmate-information line, historical search, and published release instructions remain the practical sources unless JSO announces a change. A proposal or committee discussion does not move the release point.