The legal agreement with the DOJ mandates jail upgrades, but leaves the deadlines to the implementation schedule.

Fulton County approved $1.2 billion for a new facility and jail renovations. Sheriff Patrick Labat called the plan "smoke and mirrors" that ignores urgent needs. Labat warned delays could raise ...

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 ...

As you step off the elevators in Fulton County’s main jail, you hear the building’s quiet hum and maybe a few voices echoing in the distance. Incarcerated people, wearing gray jumpsuits labeled FCSO ...

FULTON COUNTY, GA — Fulton County will move ahead with plans to renovate its troubled Rice Street Jail. The $1.1B plan is to construct a special purpose building next to the current jail and then ...

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 ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office was awarded the 2025 Technology Champion of the Year Award by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, presented by ...

Fulton County, Georgia addresses health disparities through innovative partnerships, expanding access to care and a holistic ...

A Fulton County detention officer was stabbed by an inmate at the Rice Street jail around 8 a.m. Tuesday. The officer is recovering and expected to be released from Grady Memorial Hospital after ...