Officials in a Georgia county say they will stop booking some people accused of low-level misdemeanor offenses into the ...

With just over two weeks until Atlanta hosts its first FIFA World Cup match, Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat has announced a ...

Fulton County Jail will soon stop intake of most misdemeanor arrests, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

Fulton County commission chairman Robb Pitts wants the policy to start before the first World Cup matches in Atlanta June 15.

In a shift to curb overcrowding, the Fulton County Jail is locking its gates to the majority of misdemeanor offenders this ...

Arrestees facing some misdemeanor charges will no longer be booked at the Fulton County Jail as overcrowding continues to be ...

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat says most misdemeanor arrestees won’t be booked into the jail. On Tuesday, the sheriff ...

The request for legal guidance came amid ongoing concerns about overcrowding and conditions at the jail facility.

The jail in Georgia's largest county, Fulton County, leaves its inmates vulnerable to "substantial risk of serious harm from violence" and violates their constitutional and statutory rights, according ...

Fulton County argues FBI affidavit violated 4th Amendment . The FBI executed a search warrant last month at a Fulton County ...

The calls for a probe come in the wake of allegations that a former Fulton County Jail inmate suffered severe neglect, leading to amputations of his lower legs and fingers.