Sumter Correctional Institution

Sumter Correctional Institution
Location	9544 C 476B Bushnell, Florida
Status	mixed
Capacity	1639
Opened	1965
Managed by	Florida Department of Corrections

The Sumter Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, owned and operated by the Florida Department of Corrections.^[1] This facility has a mix of security levels, including minimum, medium, and close, and houses both adult male and young male offenders. Sumter first opened in 1965 and has a maximum capacity of 1639 prisoners.

An alleged sexual assault against a 17-year-old inmate by six other prisoners in July 2013 triggered a federal lawsuit against the institution.^[2]

References

↑ "Sumter Correctional Institution". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ Cherney, Elyssa (28 January 2016). "Sex assault on teen at Florida prison spurs federal lawsuit". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

Coordinates: 28°37′03″N 82°12′19″W / 28.617427°N 82.205297°W / 28.617427; -82.205297

Florida Department of Corrections prisons

State prisons	Apalachee East Unit Apalachee, West Unit Avon Park Baker Calhoun Central Florida Reception Center Central Florida Reception Center, East Unit Central Florida Reception Center, South Unit Century Charlotte Columbia Columbia Annex Cross City Cross City East Unit Dade Desoto Annex Everglades Florida State Prison Florida State Prison, West Unit Florida Women's Reception Center ♀ Franklin Gulf Gulf Annex Hamilton Hamilton Annex Hardee Hernando ♀ Holmes Homestead ♀ Jackson Jefferson Lake Lancaster Lawtey Liberty Lowell ♀ Lowell Annex ♀ Madison Marion Martin Mayo Annex Northwest Florida Reception Center Northwest Florida Reception Center Annex Okaloosa Okeechobee Polk Putnam Quincy Annex Reception and Medical Center Reception and Medical Center, West Unit Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Annex South Florida Reception Center South Florida Reception Center, South Unit Sumter Suwannee Suwannee Annex Taylor Taylor Annex Tomoka Union Wakula Wakulla Annex Walton Zephyrhills

Private	Bay (operated by GEO Group) Blackwater River (GEO Group) Gadsden ♀ (Management and Training Corporation) Graceville (GEO Group) Lake City (Corrections Corporation of America) Moore Haven (GEO Group) South Bay (GEO Group)

Closed (partial list)	Broward Glades Mayo

Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female)

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