As Fulton County weighs options to address the substandard conditions in its jail, a former board commission chairman urges leaders to choose diversion over incarceration.
Stakeholders across Atlanta and Fulton County grapple with a complex web of issues that contribute to overcrowding, crumbling structure.
An Atlanta family is concerned about the safety of their loved one who was jumped and stabbed at the Fulton County Jail.
The Fulton County detention center is old, crumbling and dangerous, according to Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat. Labat has long pushed for a new jail. Now, he's pushing Atlanta City Council to ...
ATLANTA (AP) — An independent monitor appointed to oversee an agreement meant to address dangerous and unhealthy jail conditions in Georgia’s most populous county said significant understaffing ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has given the green light on a plan to improve crumbling conditions at the Fulton County Jail. In a 4-1 vote on Wednesday, ...
ATLANTA — An independent monitor appointed to oversee an agreement meant to address dangerous and unhealthy jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county said significant understaffing creates ...