WABE · 1h
Justice Department finds unconstitutional conditions at Fulton County Jail
A federal investigation has found that Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail is violating the civil rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force, and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions.
ABC · 2h
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.
Reuters · 11h
US Justice Department finds rights violated at Atlanta jail
The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where a mentally ill man infested with lice died in 2022 from neglect, systematically violates the constitutional rights of the people it incarcerates, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
The Boston Globe · 6h
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,
Yahoo · 10h
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,
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