DOJ enters consent decree with Fulton County

Fulton County enters into federal consent decree to improve jail conditions
Fulton County's troubled jail is going under federal oversight for the second time in 20 years. Why it matters: The legally binding consent decree will address the jail's deadly, unsanitary and unconstitutional conditions that U.
Justice Department enters consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions
The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia's most populous county after finding that violence and filthy conditions in county lockups violated the constitutional rights of people held in jail.
DOJ Reaches Consent Decree With Fulton County Over Jail Conditions
In November, the DOJ released a report saying that current conditions in Georgia's Fulton County jails violate inmate rights.
Fulton County commissioner, sheriff say despite consent decree, a new jail is needed
Fulton County and Sheriff Pat Labat have agreed to a consent decree with the DOJ to address the federal agency's investigation into the Fulton County Jail, which found poor conditions that led to injury and death.
Justice Department issues consent decree with Fulton County Jail
The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it has reached a proposed consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions the department said violated the U.S.
Justice Department enters proposed consent decree over conditions at Georgia’s troubled Fulton County Jail
The US Justice Department has entered a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s Fulton County over jail conditions that federal investigators have described as inhumane, violent and unsanitary.
‘Inhumane’ conditions at Georgia jail highlighted in man’s ‘horrific’ death, feds say
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DOJ enters consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions
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 ...