Central Booking is located at 455 North Broadway Avenue, Bartow, at the Lawrence W. Crow, Jr., building.  This facility processes all the inmates that enter into the Polk County Jail.  The Intake Records Specialists generate a hard file and a computer file on all inmates at the time of booking.  They also complete a book out process for all inmates before they leave the Polk County Jail. 

In 2008, 30,269 inmates were booked into the Polk County Jail, and 30,294 were booked out.  Also, 1,782 warrants were served by Detention Deputies working in Central Booking and over 48 million dollars was processed from cash bonds, surety bonds, purges, etc.