Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Fulton County Jail is still working to restore full operations after a water leak resulted in widespread flooding in the ...

The percentage of incarcerated people charged only with misdemeanors has increased significantly, worsening the situation.

ACLU report cites overcrowding and multiple deaths at Fulton County Jail.

A pipe coupling failure has caused about 70,000 gallons of water to drench the Rice Street Jail. The flooding started shortly after 5 a.m., the Fulton County Sheriff's Office said. No inmate housing ...

Sheriff Labat onboarded 19 new staff members, the largest hiring group since he took office in 2021. Despite recent hires, the jail requires 700 additional employees to resolve critical understaffing ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Crews are working to clean up the Fulton County Jail after a pipe burst inside on Saturday. Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory confirmed that 70,000 gallons of water flooded into ...

A fire broke out at Fulton County Jail on Monday, officials said.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Jail is facing more scrutiny. After a week of troubling headlines, from a report calling the Fulton County Jail's overcrowding a "crisis" to concerns about ...

Fulton County’s diversion center was designed to serve more than 40 people a day, but on average serves just three people a day, as most low-level offenders stay behind bars.

FULTON COUNTY, GA — A fire at the Fulton County Jail sent nine people including five inmates and four staffers to the hospital on Friday evening. Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat says Atlanta fire ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Jail is still working to restore full operations after a water leak resulted in widespread flooding in the facility. On Sunday morning, FCSO said the jail lobby ...