A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state's most populous county, three months after the U.S. Justice Department unveiled its own inquiry of Fulton County jail conditions.
The Fulton County Jail is seen on April 11, 2023, in Atlanta. A Georgia state Senate committee is expected to announce Thursday, Oct. 5, that it’s starting its own investigation into the troubled jail, months after the U.S. Justice Department … — A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county, three months after the U.S. Justice Department unveiled its own inquiry of Fulton County jail conditions.
Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat says the jail’s walls are crumbling. Last year, Labat’s deputies wheeled wheelbarrows of shanks pulled from jail walls into a county commission meeting to show how decayed conditions and violence feed each other. The main holds about 2,600 inmates on a typical day, even though it has only 2,254 beds in cells. The remaining inmates sleep in plastic bunks on the floor in common areas.
Such a move would be expensive and leave inmates far from families and lawyers. Pitts wants to house more inmates in empty portions of‘s city jail, but the Fulton County sheriff has to provide the jailers and Labat says he doesn’t have the staff.noted lawmakers could increase the number of judges in the county, which could allow more detainees to come to trial and leave the jail.
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Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jailA Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county. The Thursday announcement comes three months after the U.S. Justice Department launched its own inquiry of Fulton County jail conditions. Senate Public Safety Committee Chairman John Albers says he will appoint a subcommittee with hearings to begin in November. Fulton County’s main jail has been plagued by overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and violence. Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat has campaigned to build a new jail, which could cost $1.7 billion or more. It’s not clear what state-level remedies lawmakers could come up with.
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Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jailA Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county.
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Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jailA Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county.
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Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jailA Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county
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Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jailA Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county
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Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jailA Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county.
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