Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat says he will stop accepting people arrested on low-level misdemeanor charges 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 decline bookings for low-level misdemeanor offenses to ease population pressures, according to the ...

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is implementing new procedures for processing misdemeanor arrests in response to overcrowding and worsening conditions at the jail.

Some advocates say the new plan to not accept certain misdemeanor bookings into the Fulton County Jail is a good first step.

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

Sefenech Henok reports from Rice Street after the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office announced major booking changes set to begin ...

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

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 ...

More than 300,000 people are expected to visit Atlanta this summer for the Men's World Cup, and since many of them may not be familiar with our laws, officials don't want tourists in jail for ...

A 40-year-old man is in custody after investigators say a woman’s body was found with suspicious injuries in a burning home in the Glencoe area.