The Fulton County Board of Commissioners appears poised to approve a major budget boost to help address horrific conditions ...

ATLANTA — As heavy rain moved through Atlanta on Wednesday night, Fulton County's Rice Street Jail experienced flooding. The Futon County Sheriff's Office released videos showing water inside the ...

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Wednesday that approved a new overtime budget for jail staff. According to the commission’s records, the resolution by Vice Chair Bob Ellis ...

A court-approved deal was reached between Fulton County and the DOJ to address violence and life-threatening conditions at the county jail. Kathleen Kenney, an experienced attorney in corrections, was ...

The Atlanta City Council Public Safety Committee voted to hold a resolution that would have started an exit strategy to remove Fulton County inmates from the city jail. The four-year temporary ...

ATLANTA — A Fulton County Jail detention officer was taken to the hospital after being stabbed on Saturday, according to the sheriff's office. It happened just after 11:30 a.m. when 18-year-old Bakari ...

A Fulton County Jail detention officer has been taken to the hospital on Saturday after they were “assaulted,” according to ...

FULTON COUNTY, GA — Fulton County commissioners have approved a one-time cash infusion to cover detention officer overtime at the county jail, but the vote didn’t come without tension. The resolution, ...

Fulton County officials insist a court staffing shortage is causing "justice failure" adding to jail "crisis." ...

The proposed budget anticipates a property tax rate increase of more than 4%, mostly for improvements at the dilapidated jail ...