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St. Johns County Detention Center

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St. Johns County Detention Center is a county jail located in St. Johns County, Florida. Rated capacity: 714. Reported population: 490. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

714

Current population

490

Occupancy

69%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Florida

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

A ProPublica report documented that Brian Tracey died in the medical ward of the St. Johns County Detention Center after lying naked and unable to breathe on the floor for 30 minutes before being noticed by deputies.

Contact & address

3955 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine 32084
(904) 209-1443
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

11/100
Low concern11/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
1/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
5/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record
  • · In-custody-death signal in sources

This facility scores 11. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 9 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 69% · peers avg: 93% (26%)
Capacity (beds)this: 714 · peers avg: 547 (+30%)

Reports

  • propublica28 Apr 2026

    ighlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. For 30 minutes, Brian Tracey lay naked and unable to breathe on the floor of the medical ward at the St. Johns County Detention Center, a low-roofed building south of Jacksonville, Florida. It was Dec. 15, 2023, the day Tracey was supposed to be released from jail. By the time deputies noticed him, it was too late. His

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Data completeness

74%

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@misc{worldprisons-st-johns-county-detention-c,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {St. Johns County Detention Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/st-johns-county-detention-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-22}
}