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Jail Overcrowding
An Issue That Won't Go Away
Rated Capacity of Spartanburg County Detention Facility
Main Jail
Annex 1 (Old Jail)
Annex 2 (Warehouse)
Total
Current Population
Read about the issue of jail overcrowding
as chronicled by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal www.goupstate.com
and other news sources.
06/24/66 County Jail's best solution: New Building
01/15/85 Overcrowding Means Violations For Jail
02/01/85 Judge Proposes Minimum Security Facility For County
12/15/85 Pleas Reduce Prison Population
12/15/85 Prisons Jammed, S.C. In Trouble
01/00/86 Lack Of Space Still Jail's Biggest Problem
01/18/86 17 Prisoners Transferred From County Jail
04/03/86 Jail Crowding Forces Court Session
11/04/86 County Jail bulging At Seams
06/07/87 Council Studying County Jail Crowding
05/15/88 Bulging At The Bars - One Jail problem is inescapable: Overcrowding
05/15/88 Bulging At The Bars - Crime may not pay, but it sure does cost
05/16/88 Bulging At The Bars - Inmate overflow puts the squeeze on aging county jail
05/18/88 Bulging At The Bars - Taxpayers will have to foot the bill
05/18/88 Bulging At The Bars - Someone has to pay to build jails and keep them operating
09/03/88 Jail cost projection skyrockets
09/08/88 City checking out costs of joint jail
10/16/88 Redistricting, jail topics dominate council race
11/30/88 Panel's jail proposal pending
12/01/88 Committee Delays New Jail Decision
12/13/88 Downtown jail site seen as too costly
01/08/89 Spartanburg to try electronic surveillance
01/20/89 Jail plan draws tepid response
02/08/89 County Costs for City Jail Rise
05/17/89 Solicitor, Judge Square Off In Court
06/25/89 Jail still a thorn in County Council's side
07/13/89 Judge unveils plan to schedule cases
07/30/89 Under house arrest, South Carolina finding economical jail alternative
09/03/89 S.C. companies building answer to overcrowding
09/07/89 Architect may be hired to design county jail
10/23/89 Bulging State expects population in prisons to soar
12/07/89 Temporary inmate housing needed
12/14/89 Temporary inmate housing requested
12/26/89 Experts seek alternatives to overcrowded facilities other than construction
01/04/90 County Planning Another Jail Tour
02/06/90 Jail Architects to Tackle Crowding, Site Selection
03/04/90 County council to review new jail proposal
03/08/90 Team Reviews Potential Sites for New County Jail
03/29/90 County may put inmates in warehouse
04/09/90 Alternative to jail time less costly
04/26/90 County to spend $800,000 on more jail space
04/30/90 Funding for jail political hot seat
05/15/90 Downtown jail site gets death sentence
05/17/90 California Avenue site tops list for jail
06/15/90 California Avenue site to get jail
07/06/90 Companies Trying to Sell Council on Jail Plans
08/18/90 Jail overflow brings 'state of emergency'
08/19/90 Weekend inmates enjoy amenities at makeshift jail
08/23/90 Roebuck company chosen to build temporary jail cells
10/11/90 Additional testing called for
12/05/90 Local inmate population blossoming
12/07/90 New jail wetlands permit rejected
12/21/90 Feds to pay third of temporary jail's cost
12/22/90 Judge, Solicitor at odds - Criminal Case backlog fuels running feud
12/29/90 State officials urge county to advance with jail plans
01/03/91 Dennis Seeking a Cheaper, Downtown Jail
01/22/91 California Ave. site back in favor for jail plan
01/24/91 Construction May Begin Before '92
03/01/91 County council dislikes sound of jail proposal
03/13/91 Temporary county jail to open today
03/17/91 Spartanburg, Cherokee County Jails Repeatedly Cited for Overcrowding
03/17/91 New county jail annex opened to the public
03/28/91 Marshals Revise Jail Offer to County
04/03/91 Owner of site for jail seeking about $850,000
04/25/91 Marshals' Service offer for jail OK'd
06/26/91 At times, bail bonds just don't seem fair
08/08/91 Jail population hits record high - No end in sight, director says
09/12/91 County Council approves $13.7 million county jail
09/28/91 Study: Citizens support early inmate release
11/06/91 Residents make last-ditch appeal to change jail site
12/03/91 Roll Call exemplifies burden on court system
12/15/91 County jail considering home arrest program
02/12/92 Planned County Jail Already Too Small
02/13/92 Council OKs opening bids, bonds for jail
07/29/92 County wants to increase jail capacity
11/22/92 Plan lets new jails house more prisoners
12/14/92 New rules on jails welcomed
12/15/92 Jail changes will save Spartanburg $19 million
05/03/93 Inmates crowd jail on weekends
11/29/93 $14 million jail to open cell doors in March
08/27/94 New jail filled up before all work done
03/14/95 Council Toys with Proposal of Boot Camp for Prisoners
03/26/95 Warden Requests Money to remedy Jail Problems
04/13/95 U.S. Marshals Service could provide $350,000 for Spartanburg county jail
04/22/95 Shifting the burden
06/13/95 County considers options to ease crowded jail
09/12/95 Council supports boot camp for prisoners
10/27/95 Crowded jail puts guards on 6-day week
11/26/95 Transfer Court would relieve crowded docket
11/29/95 Committee discusses new court
12/04/95 City feels slighted over jail use
03/26/96 Counties search for planner for boot camp
06/05/96 Prosecutors win grant to help establish new court
08/08/96 County to levy charge to hold cities' inmates
10/25/96 Beatty conducts review of cases in an attempt to ease burden on jail
11/18/96 Too many inmates, too little money; State officials say jails overcrowded
01/14/97 Costs, Focus of Boot Camp Questioned
02/00/97 The Impact Of Case Processing On Jail Crowding In Four South
Carolina Counties
02/24/97 The jailhouse that's a palace
03/01/97 Warden: County Jail Space Critically Low
03/11/97 Council Punts on Boot Camp Proposal, Claims Costs Too High
07/15/97 Crowding may force county to reopen jail
11/17/97 County jail overcrowding 'critical,' council warned
11/18/97 Solicitor's Office, judge spar over jail crowding
11/19/97 Authorities promise to bring order to court
11/23/97 Finding the cause of jail overcrowding is the first step in fixing it
11/28/97 Warden says jail shouldn't evict federal inmates
12/17/97 Shortage of officers forces old jail to close
11/16/98 Officials want judicial system audited
05/09/99 Crowded jail drives county to action
05/09/99 Council members looking for efficiency
05/30/99 Overflowing drug cases becoming big concern
07/27/99 Audit offers no quick fix for county jail overcrowding
07/28/99 Overcrowding problems cited by audit leave questions unanswered
12/15/99 Judge clearing out jail - Beatty points finger at Solicitor's Office
12/19/00 Longer jail stays pack cells
12/20/00 Jail crowding - Good management of jail isn't enough to ensure a trouble
free facility
04/05/01 County jail coping well on limited budget
10/25/01 Crowded cells make tense jails
03/23/02 County to Match Jail Funds, Trying for Grant, Overcrowded Jails Causing
Problem in S.C.
01/14/03 Jail voluntarily housing many federal inmates
06/13/03 County opens old jail to ease inmate influx
06/14/03 Rivals challenge jail's bid to run home detention
06/20/03 County makes room at jail
11/18/03 Jail Expansion Needed, Director Says
02/15/04 County Council to Study Jail Expansion
02/17/04 County Considers Jail Options
02/00/04 Spartanburg County Detention Facility Project Definition Study
03/14/04 Council Holds Key to Unlock Go-Ahead for Jail Expansion
03/16/04 Fines for bad checks increase
04/15/04 County Council members tour jail
02/04/05 Letter: Jail overcrowding needs to be fixed
02/16/05 Toal's order could help ease crowded jail
02/21/05 Panel could take up jail overcrowding
02/22/05 Committee to Look at Jail Overcrowding
02/26/05 Circuit judges push effort to relieve overcrowded jails
05/01/05 Leaders send in less-filling jail plan
08/21/05 Gowdy to present jail plans to Council
08/23/05 Panel urges county to build new jail
08/24/05 Panel suggests solid plan for minimizing crowding and expense
11/20/05 Bail Frustration: Officers Beginning to Question System
11/25/05 Council Should Look to Task Force's Recommendations to Ease Jail Population
01/08/06 Jail overcrowding: Committee makes proposals for remedy
01/08/06 Jail overcrowding: Judges' ability to have impact is limited
01/08/06 Jail overcrowding: Overzealous mentality fuels problem
02/19/06 City crime: In order to stop the violence, communities need to change their
mind-set
02/21/06 Jail relocates 91 inmates in order to install bunks
01/28/07 Where should your money go?
02/04/07 Law enforcement deals with crowded jail
02/25/07 New state prison limits frustrate officials
02/27/07 State and local authorities struggle as failed state policies lead to more crowding
03/17/07 Utah company thinks it can solve county's jail problem and save money
03/24/07 Powers sends state bill for holding prisoners
03/27/07 General Assembly is ultimately responsible for state refusal to accept inmates
03/29/07 State senator offers solution to overcrowded county jails
04/02/07 Inmate quotas on the table
04/03/07 Rising inmate population needs long-term solution
04/14/07 Senate panel cuts state prison funds
04/19/07 Prison Funding
07/04/07 State limit on prison transfers lifted
09/20/07 Balanced Approach Needed To Fix Justice System
09/25/07 31 inmates charged in riot at crowded county jail
09/28/07 Overcrowded jails
01/29/08 Jail's needs strain Spartanburg County's coffers
02/18/08 Reform Sentencing
02/29/08 America's Prison Blues (video)
02/29/08 A costly 1 percent
04/07/08 Spartanburg County jail bursting at the seams
04/07/08 Overcrowding at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility (video)
04/22/08 Leaders crunch numbers on Spartanburg County jail
05/04/08 Jail talks switch from overall cost to number of beds
06/17/08 County anticipating costlier jail expansion
06/29/08 Councilman wants municipalities to pay for inmates in county jail
07/19/08 County looks at billing cities for use of jail
07/23/08 County drops plan to enforce jail fee
08/16/08County keeping tabs on its 7-day city inmates
08/18/08County Council explores jail options
09/05/08Spartanburg County Council marks Sprung jails off list
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