Fulton County Jail, DOJ

More People Were Stabbed In Fulton County Jail Than All Of Atlanta Last Year
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - There were more stabbings in Fulton County Jail than violent crimes committed with a knife or other “cutting instrument” in all of its surrounding city of Atlanta, Georgia, in 2023,
Family of incarcerated loved ones disgusted by DOJ's findings at Fulton County Jail
The DOJ's findings called the jail a death sentence. It describes the conditions as hazardous and unsanitary. Inmates were found to be in danger because of inadequate healthcare, drugs, understaffing, and unwarranted excessive force, to name a few.
Georgia’s Fulton County Jail subjects inmates to ‘inhumane, violent’ conditions that threaten their safety, DOJ finds
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, announcing the results of a 16-month investigation.
Department of Justice Fulton County Jail investigation: Rights of inmates violated
“We can not turn a blind eye to the unlawful and inhumane conditions inside the Fulton County jail” The Department Of Justice outlines what they describe as horrendous findings inside the jail. In 2023 there were 314 stabbing And More than 1000 assaults.⁦ @FOX5Atlanta ⁩ pic.twitter.com/2cmwaaOfma
DOJ Says Conditions in Georgia's Fulton County Jails Violate Inmate Rights
The report follows a federal investigation to assess conditions in Fulton County jails, focusing on detainees' living conditions and access to care.
Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County violate detainee rights
U.S. Justice Department officials said jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions.
Jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violated constitutional rights of inmates: DOJ report
"Fulton County Jail fails to adequately protect incarcerated people from the substantial risk of serious harm from violence, including homicides and stabbings by other incarcerated people," a report released by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said.
Georgia's Fulton County Jail violates detainees' rights with violence and filth, feds say
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 that contributed to multiple deaths — violate the constitutional rights of people in custody.
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Fulton County among seven counties to receive disaster application extension
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency is extending the deadline to apply for disaster assistance in accordance with ...
Fulton County home listings asked for less money in October – see the current median price here
The median home in Fulton County listed for $109,450 in October, down 0.4% from the previous month's $109,900, an analysis of ...
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Fulton K9 sniffs out fentanyl in neighboring county drug search
A Fulton Police Department (FPD) K9 assisted a neighboring county in a drug search on Friday. K9 Officer Bo assisted some law ...
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Fulton County Regional SPCA gets $17k donation to support domestic violence survivors
GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. ( NEWS10) — The Fulton County Regional SPCA received over $17,000 from the group 100 Women Who Care of the ...
Fulton County deputy, wife arrested after clash with police at South Fulton bar
Fulton County Sheriff's Deputy Bryon Thomas and his wife were arrested early Monday after an altercation with police officers ...
'I've been denied water' | Clark Atlanta graduate details personal experience inside the Fulton County Jail after DOJ releases horrific findings
It didn't take much time for him to realize the conditions were not just unfavorable -- but down right dangerous.
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Fulton County faces tough choices as it considers closing elementary schools
One school is in Sandy Springs, the other in East Point. The Fulton County school board is scheduled to make a final decision about the schools in February.