Unsafe conditions, prosecutor shortages, and lack of due process are just some of the problems plaguing Atlanta’s criminal justice system.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Three detention officers at the Fulton County Jail have been fired and arrested, the ...

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 — Fulton County will move ahead with plans to renovate its troubled Rice Street Jail. The $1.1B plan is to construct a special purpose building next to the current jail and then ...

A metro Atlanta family says 23-year-old Jacob Howard was jumped because he refused to give other inmates money in an extortion attempt. Family members say jail officials lied to them and said the ...

ATLANTA — An independent monitor appointed to oversee an agreement meant to address dangerous and unhealthy jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county said significant understaffing creates ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Fulton County inmate is facing several charges after deputies say she attacked a fellow inmate at the Fulton County Jail. Shania White, 27, is charged with aggravated assault, ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett has announced her bid to run for Georgia Secretary of State.