The Brief
- The family of the inmate charged in the recent attack at the Fulton County Jail says the judicial system has failed them as well.
- The family of 27-year-old Shania White say she had just had a baby and was mentally ill.
- The family says they told jail and court officials that White was mentally ill, but nobody listened, and they put her in a cell with another mentally ill inmate.
ATLANTA – The family of an inmate accused in a violent attack at the Fulton County Jail says the system failed her and ignored repeated warnings about her mental health.
What we know:
Shania White, 27, is charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery and tampering with evidence after deputies discovered an attack on another inmate, 20-year-old Tyrianna Ledbetter, last Tuesday.…