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Latreece Williams hasn’t had a good night’s sleep at her home in Perkerson Park in over a month. Not since her son Dewayne Lamar High Jr., who was diagnosed with epilepsy and bipolar schizoaffective ...
Marvin Arrington Jr. announced his candidacy for Fulton County Commission Chair, challenging incumbent Robb Pitts and fellow Commissioner Dana Barrett.
Three Harris County Jail inmates died in custody within a 48-hour period last month. While the circumstances surrounding their deaths are unknown pending autopsies, the news hit home for Marshall ...
Two Fulton County Commissioners introduced legislation Wednesday to end the county’s contributions to Atlanta’s Westside Tax Allocation District (TAD). Commissioners Bob Ellis and Khadijah ...
Several commissioners agreed that the jail is in crisis. But that did not solve the dispute over if the Sheriff’s Office should have to provide quarterly staff reports.
The cancellation of services for Oklahoma County jail inmates by Turn Key Health seems to be playing a role in the jail's accounting issues.
ulton County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident where a man stole an antique Tiffany lamp from the Historic Broadalbin Hotel on June 19. David Thompson owns the hotel and said the theft ...
Shasta County Sheriff calls temporary closure of one floor, with rotating closures of other floors later on so upgrades can be done there.
Following the death of 21-year-old Grace Clark in a jet ski accident, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office is urging the public to put water safety first as the Fourth of July weekend is coming up.
As Sarasota County grapples with a burgeoning jail population, debating a $700 million expansion, programs seek to curb recidivism.