Fulton County says they have a plan to reduce the number of inmates at the Fulton County Jail, but the sheriff’s office isn’t sure it will work the way they say it will.

Sheriff Labat criticized what he described as a pattern of significant proposals being announced publicly without coordination with those who operate the jail.

Tensions flared during a Fulton County Commission meeting on Wednesday after a plan to significantly reduce the jail population was introduced, catching some commissioners and the sheriff off guard.

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 Commissioner Mo Ivory is viral on TikTok after bailing out three inmates to highlight overcrowding and the $115 ...

The report “Path to 1,000″ by the nonprofit Community Over Cages recommends a series of actions that would limit the population in the Rice Street facility to 1,000 inmates.

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 ...

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said he was not informed about a five-point plan to reduce overcrowding at the Fulton County ...

Fulton County leaders are working to address unconstitutional conditions at the Rice Street jail, with Chair Robb Pitts advocating for a new mental health facility and Sheriff Pat Labat pushing for a ...

Reducing the inmate population at the Fulton County Jail may be “the next reasonable course of action” to resolve a staffing crisis that prevents the county from safely and humanely housing its ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County says they have a plan to reduce the number of inmates at the Fulton County Jail, but the sheriff’s office isn’t sure it will work the way they say it will. The Jail ...