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DOJ Finds Deplorable Conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a damning report on conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail. Federal investigators say officers and detainees routinely brutalize other imprisoned people, staff often ignore allegations of sexual assault, and people with mental illness, people perceived as gay or transgender, and children are at the greatest risk of violence. The DOJ began its investigation into the jail in 2023 after international outrage over the ...