The Brief
- Four inmates were hospitalized after separate stabbings at the Fulton County Jail within 48 hours.
- Sheriff Labat warns the deteriorating Rice Street jail is being “weaponized” by increasingly violent inmates.
- At least 66 inmates are sleeping on the floor amid overcrowding and stalled plans for a replacement facility.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – Four inmates were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after being stabbed in separate incidents at the Fulton County Jail over a 48-hour period ending on Friday, officials confirmed.
It follows yet another stabbing on Wednesday, when inmate Kelvin Watts was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed multiple times. He remains hospitalized.
The backstory:…