Spartanburg County
Detention Facility

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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
10/17/11Spartanburg County votes to approve fee for inmates from municipalities