As Fulton County weighs options to address the substandard conditions in its jail, a former board commission chairman urges leaders to choose diversion over incarceration.

Stakeholders across Atlanta and Fulton County grapple with a complex web of issues that contribute to overcrowding, crumbling structure.

The family of a Fulton County Jail inmate is speaking out. They fear for his safety after two inmates jumped him and stabbed ...

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 ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - The Fulton County Board of Commissioners will consider a $1.1 billion capital improvement plan for the county jail at its meeting Wednesday. What we know The proposal, unveiled at ...

An Atlanta family is concerned about the safety of their loved one who was jumped and stabbed at the Fulton County Jail.

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 — The Fulton County Jail flooded Wednesday night just hours after county commissioners vote on a $1.1B plan to renovate it. The sheriff’s department released video of the damage ...

UNION CITY, Ga. — A man was arrested while trying to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the Fulton County Jail South Annex. A Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy was making a security round at 3 a.m., ...

BUTNER, N.C. — An outspoken civil rights activist and former leader in the Black Panther Party who was convicted of killing a Fulton County deputy has died. He was 82. His former attorneys announced ...