The sheriff’s office said it carried out the shakedown in an area of the jail where deputies have repeatedly found contraband. During the operation, the sheriff’s office said a few inmates did not ...

A former Fulton County deputy was indicted and arraigned in federal court on Tuesday on charges of using unreasonable force against three inmates. Channel 2’s Michael Seiden first reported on ...

A proposal on Monday to build a new mental and medical health facility at Fulton County’s jail follows a spate of lawsuits filed over the past week detailing the dangerous conditions faced by inmates ...

ATLANTA — A 4-1 vote resulted in Fulton County commissioners advancing plans to fund renovations to the Rice Street jail, which is under federal investigation and a consent decree. The vote also ...

FULTON COUNTY, GA — A new independent monitor’s report is calling staffing shortages at the Fulton County Jail a “major crisis,” warning that the lack of jail workers is creating dangerous conditions ...

ATLANTA — Fulton County has more inmates than jail cells, and the county has been working with the city of Atlanta to house some of its inmates at the Atlanta City Detention Center since 2023, but ...