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Sumter jail faces deadline to fix state report findings
Sumter County Correctional Center must address overcrowding and faulty equipment by December 29 after a state inspection. The letter to Council Chair Jim Campbell outlines actions to reduce population, including sending inmates to Florence and Columbia, while warning of potential tax increases for a new jail. At the time, 151 inmates occupied a facility with 62 as its maximum capacity.
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