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 Jail is seen on August 23, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a consent decree with Fulton County over the jail conditions.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said in a news ... The agreement to enter into a consent decree came after “extensive negotiations,” the release says. “This consent order is a road ...

“Our topline goal with this consent decree is to bring the Fulton County Jail within compliance with the U.S. Constitution and federal law,” U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan said in an interview Frida ...

ATLANTA — The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia's most populous county ... and proposed consent decree in federal ...

The proposed consent decree provides for an independent monitor ... against people in county custody, the report said. Fulton County has a main jail and three annexes, and investigators found ...

Justice Department Enters Consent Decree With Fulton County Over Jail Conditions ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad “Our topline goal with this consent decree is to bring the Fulton County Jail within compliance with the U.S. Constitution and federal law,” U.S ...

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 ...