Fulton County, Georgia

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.
Fulton County sheriff, chairman respond to federal report that inmates’ rights are being violated
Report also finds violations of Americans with Disabilities Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | County has 49 days to respond or could face lawsuit.
Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County violate detainee rights
Jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county are violating 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,
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.
Sheriff, ACLU Executive Director say change is needed to improve Fulton County Jail conditions
Shocking statistics from the Fulton County Jail revealed by the Department of Justice have organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union demanding change.
DOJ Report Finds Fulton County Jail in Georgia in Violation of Constitutional Laws
The Justice Department found that Fulton County Jail in Georgia violates constitutional laws, with conditions leading to violence, neglect, and deaths.
Family of man who died in Fulton jail wants criminal charges after DOJ report on violated rights
“I most definitely want to see criminal charges,” Brad Mcrae, Thompson’s brother, said. Thompson, who suffered from mental health issues, was found dead inside his jail cell and covered in bed bugs. Attorneys with the DOJ said they began investigating conditions at the Fulton County Jail following Thompson’s death.
Scathing Justice Dept report says Georgia jail left inmates vulnerable to dangerous conditions
The DOJ launched a civil rights investigation into conditions at the Fulton County Jail after several inmates had died in a matter of weeks. One inmate, according to his family, was "eaten alive" by bed bugs.
Justice Department: Fulton County Jail conditions violate the constitution
The deaths of at least four Georgia men with mental disabilities at the Fulton County Jail are "symptomatic of a pattern of dangerous and dehumanizing conditions,"
Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates from violence
Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates from violence
Department of Justice says rights of inmates at Fulton County Jail are being violated
At that time, at least seven people had died inside the jail since the DOJ started its investigation. “Today’s Justice Department report confirms that abuse at the Fulton County Jail has been not just horrific,
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 ...
Justice Dept. Reports Broad Civil Rights Abuses at Georgia Jail System
In a blunt report released on Thursday, the department said officials in Fulton County have had “deliberate indifference to ...