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FL DOC – Sumter Correctional Institution basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 352-569-6100, 352-793-2525
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at Sumter CI located at 9544 County Rd 476B in Bushnell, FL are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.
Contacting an Inmate at the FL DOC – Sumter Correctional Institution
Calling an Inmate
Inmate Phone Procedure
Florida prison inmates are not permitted to receive telephone calls. Inmates may place collect calls to approved numbers
When an inmate enters the Florida prison system, he/she will have an inmate telephone account established with a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and be provided with instructions for placing collect calls to family and friends. Inmate phone lists are limited to ten (10) numbers
Inmates are authorized to initiate collect calls to personal landline numbers and personal cell phone numbers. Collect calls to businesses are prohibited. Before an inmate is permitted to place a collect call, she/he must submit the telephone number, name, and address for verification and activation prior to being added to the inmate's approved call list
| Call Rates Effective November 23, 2016 | |
| Local per minute call rate | $.04 |
| Prepaid and collect per minute call rate | $0.14 |
Phone Number Approval
Approved call lists can be changed every 6 months, or sooner under specific circumstances provided in the instructions. Each time this list is submitted, all verification information must be included for any additions/changes, as well as those numbers previously approved, the inmate wishes to retain. If only the additions/changes are submitted on the call list, those numbers previously submitted and approved will be deleted. Every new number an inmate requests to be added to the approved call list must be verified and activated before the inmate is allowed to call. If the inmate is unable to complete a call after the number is approved, they should initiate a request through their Classification Office.
If family and friends are unable to receive calls or have other questions regarding receiving calls from an inmate, they may contact their local phone provider or 800-844-6591 Securus Correctional Billing Services, for assistance.
If there is a family emergency, family members are urged to contact the institution's chaplain. The chaplain will notify the inmate and he/she may be granted a special telephone call
Writing an Inmate
All correspondence addressed to inmates must be sent by U.S. Postal Service mail. Correspondence sent by other courier or delivery services will be refused
Inmates shall not be permitted to receive routine mail in boxes, padded envelopes, plastic bags, multi-layer packaging, envelopes that include metal parts, any package containing bubble wrap or packing peanuts, or card stock type envelopes (i.e. U.S. Mail Priority or U.S. Mail Express cardboard type)
Addressing the Envelope
Use the Facility Profiles to locate the address for major institutions. Use the printable directory to locate Work and Forestry Camps, Road Prisons, Work Release Centers and Administrative Service Center addresses.
Mail should be written in English or Spanish unless the inmate has prior written approval from the warden to receive correspondence in another language.
All routine mail sent to an inmate is opened, examined, and read by designated department staff.
Inmates are not authorized access to the Internet.
Inmates Receiving Books, Periodicals (Magazines/Newsletters), or Other Publications
The sending of publications to inmates is addressed in Administrative Rule 33.501.401, “Admissible Reading Material” F.A.C.
If you need more information on Writing an Inmate, see Rule 33 210.101 Florida Administrative Code or e-mail us at: [email protected].
Academic Programs (Adult):
- Adult Basic Education
- GED
- Transition Counseling
- OSHA Certification
- Florida Ready to Work Certification
- Volunteer Literacy Tutoring
- Current Events Class
- Historical Perspectives
- Vocational Aptitude Assessment
- Special Education
- Employability Class
- Personal Finance
- Electronics
- Transition
- Title 1
- Parenting
Vocational Programs:
- Landscape Management
- Masonry
- Auto Mechanics
- Consumer Electronic Servicing
Basic Training Unit Programs:
- Adult Basic Education
- GED
- Basic Literacy
- Title I
- Special Education
- Florida Ready to Work Certification
- Vocational Aptitude Assessment
- Employability Skills
- Parenting
- Transition Counseling
- Personal Finances
- Mason Tender Certification
- OSHA Certification
Youthful Offender Programs:
- Adult Basic Education
- GED
- Masonry
- Drafting
- Title I
- Special Education
- Volunteer Literacy Tutoring
- Florida Ready to Work Certification
- Vocational Aptitude Assessment
- Microsoft Application Training
- OSHA Certification
- Transition Counseling
- Character First
Chaplaincy Services:
- Christian Mission Ministry
- Karios
- Gospel Express
- Gospel Echos
- Chapel Library Services
- Prison Fellowship Quarterly
- Religious Education
- T.D. Jakes Satellite Location
- Value Religious Classes (English & Spanish)
- Trinity Bible College Classes
- Eternal Life Concept College Classes
- Marriage & Family Counseling
- Financial Success (SCORE)
- Free to Grow
- Becoming Financially Independent
- Becoming Productive in Society
- Developing Citizenship
- Parenting 101 (Distant Dads)
- Problem Solving
- Supporting Families
- Goal Setting
- Money Management
- Crown Financial Concepts
- Life Christian University
- Salt Prison Crusade Ministries
- Forgiven Ministries
- Victim Impact
- Celebrate Recovery
- Inside Out Dads
- Purpose Driven Life
- Small Business Concept Class
- Abe Brown Ministry
Re-Entry Programs:
- Story Book Dads
- Re-Entry Dormitory
- CDL Classes
- Veterans Program
- 100 Hour Transition Program
- Aerobics
- Fresh Start Smoking Cessation
- Gavel Club (Adult & YO)
- Law Library Program
- Library Program
- Lifer’s Group
- Life Skills
- Marriage & Family Counseling
- Music/Band
- Sports Leagues
- Weight Training
- Wellness Education
- Social Reintegration
- Health & Hygiene Care (YO)
- D.I.R.E.C.T. Program (YO)
- F.I.T. Anger Management (YO)
- AA (YO)
- Wellness & Nutrition (YO)
- Agriculture (YO)
- Thinking for a Change
- Drug Awareness and Dependency
- Decide Inside (YO)
- AA/NA (Adults)
- Youth Awareness
- Dream Coach
- Building Character BTU & YO
- Multi-Disciplinary Staff Team
- Video Dads
P.R.I.D.E. Assignments:
- Printing
- Wood Furniture
- Image Validation
- Ring Binders
Sumter County Correctional Facility is located in Bushnell Florida. It is a level V facility that houses approximately 1,640 adult and youthful inmates. Youthful inmates at this institution are considered age 14-18. Educational courses offered at this institution include adult basic education, GED courses, OSHA certification, parenting classes, personal finance/debt courses, and vocational aptitude tests. Vocational opportunities at Sumter Correctional Institution include auto repair, consumer electronics repair, masonry, and landscaping. Inmates who are near the end of their sentences can enter the re-entry program which helps prepare inmates for life upon release. The chaplain's office offers a wide array of religion-oriented activities including worship.
visitation Info
FL DOC – Sumter Correctional Institution – Visitation
Regular visiting is held on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (8:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time). Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. (7:15 a.m. CST) on both days. Visitors will not be processed after 2:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. CST) unless authorized by the duty warden. Visitors will be allowed to park in designated spaces no earlier than 7:30 a.m. EST and 6:30 a.m. CST on visiting days.
Regular visiting is permitted on the following holidays:
• New Year's Day
• Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (third Monday in January)
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran's Day (November 11th)
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving; and
• Christmas Day
If any of the holidays listed above falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as a holiday. If any of these holidays fall on Sunday, then the following Monday will be observed as the holiday
