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

Tyriana Ledbetter, a mentally disabled inmate, critically injured in a brutal assault at Fulton County Jail. Fulton County Jail criticized for inhumane conditions, understaffing, and management ...

Sheriff Patrick Labat says the Rice Street Jail’s conditions are "beyond an emergency" and need major staffing and resources. Nearly 300 employees have left the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office this ...

For two years, during the height of the pandemic, Nikita Thomas sat in a Fulton County jail cell in Union City trying to stay ...

Sheriff Labat disputes reports that deputies were pulled from units to focus solely on jail operations. Labat says the October memo reinforced an existing June directive, not a new policy. County ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — A mother whose daughter was violently beaten is pleading for justice outside the Fulton County Courthouse. The family of Tyriana Ledbetter, 20, says that she is fighting for her life after ...