Jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violated constitutional rights of inmates: DOJ report
"Fulton County Jail fails to adequately protect incarcerated people from the substantial risk of serious harm from violence, including homicides and stabbings by other incarcerated people," a report released by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said.
'Unconstitutional, unlawful and dangerous' | DOJ releases horrific findings related to Fulton County Jail
Investigators also found that the main Fulton County Jail building is hazardous and unsanitary, citing flooding from broken toilets and sinks, infestations of cockroaches and rodents, and filthy cells with dangerous exposed wires. Investigators contend that this exposes detainees to pest infestation, malnourishment, and other harm.
ATLANTA — This week, the Department of Justice released its findings on the deplorable conditions at the Fulton County Jail. The investigation was launched in mid-2023 after Lashawn Thompson ...
It didn't take much time for him to realize the conditions were not just unfavorable -- but down right dangerous.
The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where a mentally ill man infested with lice died in 2022 from neglect, systematically ...
Georgia's Fulton County Jail subjects inmates to 'unconstitutional' conditions, the 16-month investigation found ...
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