ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Three detention officers at the Fulton County Jail have been fired and arrested, the ...

The sheriff’s office said it carried out the shakedown in an area of the jail where deputies have repeatedly found contraband. During the operation, the sheriff’s office said a few inmates did not ...

A Fulton County Jail detention officer has been taken to the hospital on Saturday after they were “assaulted,” according to ...

FULTON COUNTY, GA — The head of Fulton County Government has proposed a plan to commissioners this week aimed at fixing long-standing problems at the Fulton County Jail. The proposal includes building ...

FULTON COUNTY, GA — A new independent monitor’s report is calling staffing shortages at the Fulton County Jail a “major crisis,” warning that the lack of jail workers is creating dangerous conditions ...

A metro Atlanta family says 23-year-old Jacob Howard was jumped because he refused to give other inmates money in an extortion attempt. Family members say jail officials lied to them and said the ...

ATLANTA — An independent monitor appointed to oversee an agreement meant to address dangerous and unhealthy jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county said significant understaffing creates ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Water service has been fully restored at the Fulton County Jail after some parts where inmates are held spent hours without it. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to ...