The two items related to the Fulton County Jail were a request for funding by the sheriff’s office to pay certain contracts ...

The U.S. Justice Department announced that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s most populous ...

Fulton County's troubled jail is going under federal oversight for the second time in 20 years. Why it matters: The legally ...

Fulton County and Sheriff Pat Labat have agreed to a consent decree with the DOJ to address the federal agency's investigation into the Fulton County Jail, which found poor conditions that led to ...

Days after announcing the U.S. Department of Justice had reached an agreement with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office to fix ...

The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it has reached a proposed consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions ...

ATLANTA — The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia's most populous county ... and proposed consent decree in federal ...

In November, the DOJ released a report saying that current conditions in Georgia's Fulton County jails violate inmate rights.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said in a news ... The agreement to enter into a consent decree came after “extensive negotiations,” the release says. “This consent order is a road ...

The proposed consent decree provides for an independent monitor ... against people in county custody, the report said. Fulton County has a main jail and three annexes, and investigators found ...

The proposed consent decree must still be approved by a judge ... a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Fulton County, citing violence, filthy living quarters and the in-custody ...

Justice Department Enters Consent Decree With Fulton County Over Jail Conditions ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable ...