The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is changing its booking policy to block low-level misdemeanor offenders from entering the ...

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is implementing new procedures for processing misdemeanor arrests in response to ...

Fulton County commissioners have approved a plan aimed at reducing the inmate population at the Fulton County Jail on Rice Street by expanding diversion programs and other alternatives to ...

ATLANTA — Fulton County leaders want to give people headed to the Rice Street jail one last chance to avoid incarceration. County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts announced a new plan to ease ...

Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts said the county’s Diversion Center offers an alternative for people arrested for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Officials say expanded diversion programs, lower bonds, and court reminders could help ease overcrowding at the Fulton County Jail ...

Fulton County officials want to give people headed to Rice Street one last chance to avoid jail. Chairman Robb Pitts announced a plan to help with jail overcrowding.

The day after Fulton County commissioners decided to spend $1.2 billion on renovating the county jail and building a new facility next to it, Sheriff Patrick Labat called the decision “a political ...

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is launching a drone program to intercept illegal contraband and respond to jail emergencies. Sheriff Patrick Labat says 75% of contraband enters the Rice Street ...