Lee County is anchored by two Lee County Sheriff's Office facilities: the main jail on Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers, and the smaller Core Facility downtown that handles medical, mental-health, and specialty classifications. Cape Coral — the county's largest city — feeds into these facilities after brief holding at CCPD. We know how the transfer chain works and where release actually happens.
Cities we serve in Lee
Fort Myers · Cape Coral · Bonita Springs · Estero · Lehigh Acres · North Fort Myers · Sanibel · Captiva · Fort Myers Beach · Pine Island · Boca Grande · San Carlos Park · Iona · Buckingham
Primary booking facility
Lee County Jail (Ortiz Avenue) — 2501 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905
Other facilities we post at
- Lee County Core Facility — 2115 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901
- Cape Coral Police Department Holding — 1100 Cultural Park Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33990
Nearest courthouse
Lee County Justice Center (20th Judicial Circuit) — 1700 Monroe St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Typical release timeline
The Ortiz Avenue jail averages 6–12 hours from posting to release. The Core Facility is typically a little slower — 8–14 hours — because its specialty populations require additional out-processing checks.
Why Lee County families call Faroy
Cape Coral is by far the largest city in Lee County, but Cape Coral PD doesn't hold pretrial defendants for more than a few hours. If you're calling about a Cape Coral arrest, we'll almost certainly be posting at Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers.
How we post in Lee County
Lee County sits outside our core four counties, so the bond is posted through our nationwide surety network by a licensed local agent — acting on our behalf, under the same agreement you sign with us. Faroy remains your point of contact from the first call through discharge. Read how transfer bonds work →
Lee County: Frequently Asked Questions
My relative was arrested in Cape Coral — where do we post bond?
Cape Coral PD may hold someone at 1100 Cultural Park Blvd briefly, but pretrial defendants are transferred to the Lee County Jail on Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers, usually within a few hours. That's where we post the bond.
What's the difference between the Ortiz Avenue jail and the Core Facility?
Ortiz Avenue is the main Lee County intake and pretrial jail. The Core Facility downtown handles medical, mental-health, and specialty classifications. Defendants are moved between them based on classification, and we track the transfers to post at the right one.
Where does first appearance happen for Lee County cases?
First appearance is held by video from the Ortiz Avenue jail, with the judge sitting at the Lee County Justice Center on Monroe Street in downtown Fort Myers. It happens within 24 hours of arrest, seven days a week.
Call (305) 642-1986. English or Spanish. Day or night.