Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County violate detainee rights
Jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county are violating the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force, and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions,
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Fulton County sheriff, chairman respond to federal report that inmates’ rights are being violated
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday conditions at the notorious Fulton County Jail violate the 8th and 14th amendments of the U.S. Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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The DOJ launched a civil rights investigation into conditions at the Fulton County Jail after several inmates had died in a ...