Ahead of World Cup, Fulton County Will Stop Jailing People Accused of Low-Level Crimes

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

Fulton sheriff plans to turn away some misdemeanor arrestees from jail

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat says he will stop accepting people arrested on low-level misdemeanor charges into the ...
WJCL

Georgia sheriff limits jail bookings for minor misdemeanors amid crowding concerns

Officials in a Georgia county say they will stop booking some people accused of low-level misdemeanor offenses into the ...
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN

Fulton County jail misdemeanor policy: Sheriff blocks low-level bookings

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

New Fulton County Jail booking policy under close watch

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

Most people charged with misdemeanors won’t be booked into the Fulton County Jail

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

Fulton County Jail to stop accepting misdemeanor arrestees. But will it help?

Big changes are coming to the Fulton County Jail. Deputies will stop booking misdemeanor arrestees with limited exceptions ...
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN

Fulton County Jail stopping misdemeanor intake over overcrowding

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

Fulton sheriff denounces county’s $1.2B jail facility plan

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 ...