Facilities in Sumter County
- Sumter Lee Regional Detention Center County jail in Sumter
- Address
- 1250 Winkles Rd, Sumter, SC 29153
- Phone
- (803) 436-2340
- Website
- sumtercountysc.org
- Visiting page
- sumtercountysc.org
- Wateree River Correctional Institution State prison in Rembert
- Address
- Highway 261, Rembert, SC 29128
- Phone
- (803) 432-6191
- Website
- doc.sc.gov
Addresses, phone numbers and capacity come from a public facility directory (HIFLD Prison Boundaries, data edited October 2025) and can be out of date. Visiting, mail, money and phone pages are linked from each facility's own site. Call before you travel or send anything.
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Find someone in Sumter County
- CallSumter Lee Regional Detention Center: (803) 436-2340; Wateree River Correctional Institution: (803) 432-6191. Have the person's full name and date of birth ready; booking can take several hours.
Questions about Sumter County jail and inmate search
Where do people arrested in Sumter County go?
We list 2 facilities in Sumter County, South Carolina: Sumter Lee Regional Detention Center (1250 Winkles Rd, Sumter); Wateree River Correctional Institution (Highway 261, Rembert). We cannot say for sure which one is the main jail, so call the Sumter County sheriff's office or the police department that made the arrest to ask where someone is held.
What phone numbers do we list for Sumter County jails and facilities?
Sumter Lee Regional Detention Center: (803) 436-2340. Wateree River Correctional Institution: (803) 432-6191. These come from a public facility directory and can change, so confirm a number before you rely on it.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Sumter County?
Call Sumter Lee Regional Detention Center at (803) 436-2340 with the person's full name and date of birth.
What county jails are near Sumter County?
The closest county jails we list outside Sumter County are Kershaw County Detention Center in Camden (Kershaw County, about 18 miles), Clarendon County Detention Center in Manning (Clarendon County, about 27 miles) and Alvin S Glenn Detention Center in Columbia (Richland County, about 29 miles). Distances are straight-line miles between listed facilities, not driving distances.