Fulton Commissioners Signal Budget Boost to Address ‘Crisis’ at Jail and Courts

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners appears poised to approve a major budget boost to help address horrific conditions ...
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3 Fulton County Jail detention officers arrested on aggravated assault charges in ongoing investigation

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Three detention officers at the Fulton County Jail have been fired and arrested, the ...
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Fulton sheriff: ‘People will continue to die’ if city ends jail lease

Patrick Labat predicts Rice Street renovation will be overbudget, too slow. Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, here showing a shank found inside the Fulton County Jail in 2024, said Monday that if ...
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Fulton County Jail detention officer ‘assaulted,’ taken to the hospital, sheriff’s office says

A Fulton County Jail detention officer has been taken to the hospital on Saturday after they were “assaulted,” according to ...
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1 officer, 200 residents: Fulton County Jail monitor report shows staff vacancies approaching 60%

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The first court monitor report on the Fulton Count Jail, located on Rice Street, was published Thursday. The report was created as part of the consent agreement between the Fulton ...