Mattresses on the floor will remain the short-term fix to overcrowding as Wake County moves forward with expansion plans for its detention centers.
When beds fill up, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office places “EZ Bunks” on the jail floors. The thin plastic mats have edges that hold mattresses in place on the floor.
County officials blame overcrowding in part on a strained judicial system, with staffing shortages in state prisons, prosecutors’ offices and courts forcing more inmates to stay in county jails longer…