Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat and the county board of commissioners argue that transferring more inmates would help alleviate overcrowding at the county jail. The dilapidated Fulton County ...

ATLANTA — Republicans in a Georgia Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would force the city of Atlanta to allow the Fulton County sheriff to use the city jail for no more than the ...

After three years of tackling a historic court backlog, Project ORCA has officially wrapped up, marking a major victory for ...

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a detainee stabbing at the Fulton County Jail. According the sheriff’s ...

ATLANTA — An inmate was stabbed at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday night, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The inmate was taken to a hospital for treatment. Officials have not released details ...

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has not yet provided further details on how they plan to curb the ongoing violence, but this latest stabbing adds pressure on officials to take immediate action.

President Donald Trump has prominently displayed a framed copy of a tabloid newspaper featuring his mug shot on the cover in ...

The town’s official website for its 2026 Plan of Conservation and Development is now... Fulton County commissioners have long wanted to acquire Atlanta's city-owned jail, a controversial idea ...

Thirty-two people have died in Fulton County custody since 2021, according to the sheriff’s office. That includes two deaths in the city jail, where the county already uses about 350 beds under ...