Fulton County Jail will stop accepting people arrested on misdemeanor charges, in a move aimed at diverting low-level offenders into community-based services. Here's what officials have to say about ...

GBI investigating Fulton jail after inmate's limbs removed Fulton County leaders and civil rights attorneys are calling for state intervention after an inmate lost his limbs following a medical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Georgia NAACP president and civil rights attorney Gerald Griggs says Fulton voters should take notice of what is happening ...

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.

Big changes are coming to the Fulton County Jail. Deputies will stop booking misdemeanor arrestees with limited exceptions ...

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 ...

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

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is demanding an independent investigation after a former Fulton County Jail inmate had his legs and fingers removed. Rashaad Muhammad went into septic shock following a ...

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office joined several partner agencies for a large-scale evacuation exercise at the Fulton County Justice Center Complex. First tankers exit Hormuz as Gulf oil flow resumes ...

Three Fulton County commissioners called on residents to ask Gov. Brian Kemp for an investigation to decide if Sheriff Patrick Labat should be suspended from office, in the wake of allegations that a ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it is now reviewing the case of a man who lost limbs following septic shock at the Fulton County Jail, a case raised in recent weeks by high-profile ...