The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

‘A lot of blame, but not enough action’: Atlanta leaders lack path to fix jail

Stakeholders across Atlanta and Fulton County grapple with a complex web of issues that contribute to overcrowding, crumbling structure.
Opinion
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionOpinion

Fulton County doesn’t need a new jail. Here’s why it’s a bad investment.

As Fulton County weighs options to address the substandard conditions in its jail, a former board commission chairman urges leaders to choose diversion over incarceration.

Patch AM: How a $45 million jail contract affects Alpharetta’s inmate annex

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FOX 5 Atlanta

Fulton County Jail detainee on being stabbed

The family of a Fulton County Jail inmate is speaking out. They fear for his safety after two inmates jumped him and stabbed him five times. The detainee is talking to FOX 5 about the attack that ...
The Daily SignalOpinion

The Trump Case Is Finally Dead, but Fani Willis Left Fulton County Taxpayers on the Hook for Millions of Dollars

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis handed President Donald Trump the right to send Fulton County taxpayers the bill ...

Georgia inmate captured after ordering Uber to evade deputies

Timothy Shane, 52, escaped from Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta on Dec. 1 while in deputy custody, the Rockdale County ...

Escaped Rockdale County inmate taken into custody in Newton County after knocking on doors

The suspect escaped from custody on Monday after he was taken to the hospital after he tried to kill himself, deputies said.

Georgia inmate Timothy Shane taken into custody in Newton County after dayslong multi-county manhunt

Escaped Georgia inmate Timothy Shane is back in custody after a days-long multi-agency manhunt that stretched across Rockdale, Newton, and Henry counties, according to the Newton County Sheriff's ...