Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat keeps asking for a new county jail even after a consent decree agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice because repair and maintenance efforts don’t go far ...

Before the commissioners were a mixture of new and old business items, including two related to issues at the Fulton County Jail. The two items related to the Fulton County Jail were a request for ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - A court-enforceable agreement has been reached to address unconstitutional and inhumane conditions at the Fulton County Jail, following an investigation by the U.S. Department ...

On Feb. 21, the Fulton County Jail reached a new stage after a judge approved the appointment of Kathleen Kenney to be the consent decree monitor. As the process ramps up, it is important for ...

Fulton County has been trying for the past two decades, on and off, to buy the city’s jail, but those talks have fallen through time and again. The city’s current mayor, Andre Dickens ...

Protesters are planning to rally on Thursday over the conditions at the Fulton County Jail. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice released a report saying they found the situation at the ...

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office fails to protect jail detainees from violence by other inmates, including stabbings, sexual assaults and homicides, according to a detailed federal report ...

A new proposal to force the city of Atlanta's detention center to house inmates at the Fulton County Jail has been advanced by Republican senators. Dozens of people have died in custody at the ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The U.S. Department of Justice and Fulton County Sheriff’s Office announced that they have come to an agreement for steps to correct issues at the Fulton County Jail.

ATLANTA — The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia's most populous county after finding that violence and filthy ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced Jan. 3 that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s most populous county after finding that violence and filthy ...