The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia's most ...

Fulton County's troubled jail is going under federal oversight for the second time in 20 years. Why it matters: The legally ...

The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it has reached a proposed consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions ...

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said in a news ... The agreement to enter into a consent decree came after “extensive negotiations,” the release says. “This consent order is a road ...

In November, the DOJ released a report saying that current conditions in Georgia's Fulton County jails violate inmate rights.

ATLANTA — The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia's most populous county ... and proposed consent decree in federal ...

The US Justice Department has entered a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s Fulton County over jail conditions that ...

“Our topline goal with this consent decree is to bring the Fulton County Jail within compliance with the U.S. Constitution and federal law,” U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan said in an interview Frida ...

The proposed consent decree must still be approved by a judge ... a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Fulton County, citing violence, filthy living quarters and the in-custody ...

The proposed consent decree provides for an independent monitor ... against people in county custody, the report said. Fulton County has a main jail and three annexes, and investigators found ...

Justice Department Enters Consent Decree With Fulton County Over Jail Conditions ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable ...