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

Mo Ivory was officially sworn in as the Fulton County Commission's first Afro-Latina commissioner at a ceremony in downtown Atlanta.

In the lawsuit, the DOJ argues the jail has a pattern of depriving incarcerated people of their constitutional rights. Sandy Springs police chased down a woman accused of driving while impaired on New ...

Under the proposed deal, known as a consent decree, the jail will develop plans to keep people safe from violence, improve ...

The Justice Department has filed a complaint and proposed consent decree in federal court, and the agreement must still be ...

The Great Sacandaga Lake. It may look picturesque and tranquil covered in snow but it can also be dangerous. On Friday, ...

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

Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts responds to a consent agreement with the Justice Department over the Fulton ...

The Justice Department has entered into a consent decree with Fulton County calling for a series of improvements at the ...

A court-enforceable agreement has been reached to address unconstitutional and inhumane conditions at the Fulton County Jail, ...

The U.S. Department of Justice and Fulton County Sheriff’s Office announced that they’d come to an agreement for steps to ...

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