The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta unconstitutionally subjects inmates to “inhumane, violent and hazardous conditions” that threaten their safety, a US Justice Department official said Thursday ...

The U.S. Department of Justice released the findings of its investigation into the Fulton County Jail on Thursday. The nearly 100-page summary details how the jail violated “the constitutional ...

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 ...

The Justice Department has found that egregious conditions at Georgia’s Fulton County Jail — including pest infestation, malnourishment, a lack of adequate medical care and rampant violence ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fulton County, Georgia, and its sheriff's office violated the constitutional rights of people housed at the county jail, according to a new report released by the Justice Department on Thursday.

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 ...