Staffing shortage at Fulton County Sheriff’s Office causes backlog of protection orders

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is working to clear a backlog of unsolved court papers, including 124 temporary protective orders, as part of a temporary shift in resources.

Sheriff Pat Labat redirected resources to address the backlog of court papers and to ensure adequate staffing at the Fulton County Jail, he told Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Mark Winne.

Labat issued a clarification memo after a previous document suggested limiting certain law enforcement activities, which generated attention in the law enforcement community…

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