Fulton County sheriff responds to scathing DOJ report on Fulton County Jail conditions
Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat issued a statement Monday before being sworn into office for a second term, addressing November's DOJ report which detailed deplorable conditions at the Fulton County Jail.
Sheriff: Issues in DOJ report "worsened" by deteriorating jail conditions
The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said issues highlighted in a U.S. Department of Justice report on conditions at its jail are amplified by the building's continued decline. Why it matters: The report,
Fulton County sheriff’s office responds to scathing report from justice department on county jail
County commissioners scrapped a plan to build a new jail. Instead, they’ll spend a fraction of the cost to renovate the current jail.
Protests planned over conditions at Fulton County Jail after DOJ report
The protests come a week after the U.S. Justice Department's shocking report calling the conditions at the Fulton County Jail "unconstitutional, unlawful and dangerous."
Fulton County sheriff after DOJ jail report: 'Conditions at the current facility continue to deteriorate'
Though a DOJ report did not have the power to recommend a new jail, Sheriff Pat Labat maintains one would be about "creating a culture" to improve conditions.
Fulton County Sheriff responds to DOJ report about jail conditions
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office issued a formal statement responding to a scathing report from the Justice Department about conditions at the Fulton County jail. The response says the federal report underscores “deep challenges facing our correctional system.”
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Justice Department Says Fulton County Jail Conditions Violate Detainee Rights
using excessive force and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions, U.S. Justice Department officials said Thursday. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office doesn't adequately protect ...
Yak Gotti files emergency bond motion citing conditions at Fulton County Jail
Attorneys for Deamonte Kendrick, who goes by the stage name Yak Gotti, have filed an emergency motion seeking bond for their ...
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Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County violate detainee rights
and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions, US Justice Department officials said Thursday. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office doesn’t adequately protect jail detainees from ...
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‘It’s not a safe place for anyone’: Inmate says he’s blind after fight inside Fulton County Jail
Another Fulton County inmate is reporting they were stabbed while in the county’s custody. “I’m blind completely,” Jason ...
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Overcrowding in America’s Prisons Violates the 8th Amendment Ban on “Cruel and Unusual Punishment”
The Justice Department has just released a scathing 96-page report accusing the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, GA of engaging ...