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Atlanta City Council committee to discuss resolution calling for staged withdrawal of Fulton detainees from city jail.
The City of Alpharetta is considering funding its own jail to avoid sending residents to Atlanta's Fulton County Jail, which ...
Fulton County leased 700 beds from the city in 2022. That agreement is set to expire in 2026 as the future of the Atlanta ...
The proposal includes building a new 3,200-bed special-purpose facility dedicated to mental and medical health needs, while ...
A new report by a court-appointed jail monitor states that the Fulton County Jail is severely understaffed, creating safety ...
FULTON COUNTY, GA — A new independent monitor’s report is calling staffing shortages at the Fulton County Jail a “major ...
Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, who has long advocated for a new county jail, predicts the Rice Street jail renovation will be overbudget and take too long.