Bay Correctional Facility: inmate search, address, visiting and mail

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Address and phone

Bay Correctional Facility
5400 Bayline Dr, Panama City, FL 32404-5492
(850) 769-1455

From the official FDC page. [Source]

Facility facts

Education and programs

• Adult Basic Education
• Aztec
• General Educational Development (GED)
• Open Office
• Paxen Buss/Focus
• Reading Horizons
• Typing Master Pro
• FDE Horticulture/Landscape and Turf Management
• Technology Support Services
• Substance Abuse Programs
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Intensive Outpatient
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Seeking Safety

From the FDC facility page. [FDC]

Visiting

Visiting hours listed by FDC: [FDC]

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CST

• Everyone 12 or older must send the Visitation Application (DC6-111A) to Classification at the person's current facility, by mail or email. Processing takes about 30 days. [FDC visiting]
• You cannot apply while the person is still in reception.
• Once approved, fill out the Visitation Scheduling form each week, between Monday 5:00 AM and Wednesday 5:00 PM ET.
• Regular visiting is Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.

Schedules change. Call (850) 769-1455 or check FDC before every trip.

Mail and phone

• Routine mail goes to the central scanning center, not the prison: Inmate's last name, first name, DC#, PO Box 23608, Tampa, FL 33623. It is delivered electronically. [FDC mail]
• Legal and privileged mail still goes to the institution. Since September 15, 2025, legal mail needs an attorney registration number and tracking number.

How sentence credits work here

Credit rules come from Florida law and are the same at every FDC facility. Read Florida's current good-time and earned-time rules, with sources.

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