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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.

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Calls for accountability made at Fulton County Jail after scathing report on facility conditions

An outspoken former officer from the Fulton County Jail said the brutal violations found in a new federal report are unacceptable in Atlanta, home to the Civil Rights movement.

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Georgia’s Fulton County Jail subjects inmates to ‘inhumane, violent’ conditions that threaten their safety, DOJ finds

The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta unconstitutionally subjects inmates to “inhumane, violent and hazardous conditions” that threaten their safety, a US Justice Department official said Thursday, announcing the results of a 16-month investigation.

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DOJ demands changes at 'abhorrent' Atlanta jail

Georgia's Fulton County Jail subjects inmates to 'unconstitutional' conditions, the 16-month investigation found ...

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Justice Department Finds 'Dehumanizing' Filth and Violence at Atlanta Jail Where Man Died Covered in Bugs

Justice Department investigators found squalid living conditions, unchecked violence, and illegal mistreatment of minors and ...

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'I've been denied water' | Clark Atlanta graduate details personal experience inside the Fulton County Jail after DOJ releases horrific findings

It didn't take much time for him to realize the conditions were not just unfavorable -- but down right dangerous.

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