Officials in a Georgia county say they will stop booking some people accused of low-level misdemeanor offenses into the ...

Arrestees facing some misdemeanor charges will no longer be booked at the Fulton County Jail as overcrowding continues to be ...

In a shift to curb overcrowding, the Fulton County Jail is locking its gates to the majority of misdemeanor offenders this ...

The jail in Georgia's largest county, Fulton County, leaves its inmates vulnerable to "substantial risk of serious harm from violence" and violates their constitutional and statutory rights, according ...

The request for legal guidance came amid ongoing concerns about overcrowding and conditions at the jail facility.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - A plan to reduce overcrowding at Fulton County’s Rice Street Jail, approved by the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday morning, has blindsided some Fulton County officials. Fulton ...

Fulton County commission chairman Robb Pitts wants the policy to start before the first World Cup matches in Atlanta June 15.

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat says most misdemeanor arrestees won’t be booked into the jail. On Tuesday, the sheriff ...

The calls for a probe come in the wake of allegations that a former Fulton County Jail inmate suffered severe neglect, leading to amputations of his lower legs and fingers.

Reducing the inmate population at the Fulton County Jail may be “the next reasonable course of action” to resolve a staffing crisis that prevents the county from safely and humanely housing its ...