SC asks Spartanburg to build a bigger jail But will it fix overcrowding

SPARTANBURG — The South Carolina Department of Corrections has asked Spartanburg County to add more beds to its chronically overcrowded jail. In a Feb. 3 letter to the county, SCDC compliance director Blake Taylor thanked the county for its planned 260-bed addition to the main jail, meant to replace an annex facility, and asked the county to “launch an initiative for developing your strategy and a timetable on further expansion to accommodate the overcrowding.” The county has until May 2 to respond to the request. The annex is a warehouse that was converted to hold inmates more than 30 years…