Sunday evening at 5:22 PM, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an escaped inmate. The inmate, Joseph Brown, 39, was in a trusted position on kitchen work detail. Brown utilized his position to escape the area of the jail, removing his green and white striped inmate uniform top approximately 50 yards east of the jail kitchens. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office immediately began searching for Brown, utilizing K9’s, deputies and detectives as well as, drones, and helicopters from Su

Recently, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Corrections Bureau has taken a big step forward by enhancing the security of the Sumter County Detention Center with the purchase of a full-body scanner. The Body scanner will be located in our intake and release building and will be used to screen both the newly arrested and inmate workers that enter the facility. By having the scanner, our deputies will be able to immediately identify a person who is attempting to smuggle any type of contraband int