Clayton County Jail faces growing concerns over violence and unsafe conditions

The Brief

  • Family members fear inmates may not survive the Clayton County Jail.
  • A mother says her son was stabbed ten times and lost two fingers.
  • A civil rights group calls the jail “inhumane” and “unconstitutional.”

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. Family members of people incarcerated at the Clayton County Jail say the conditions are so dangerous they worry their loved ones will not make it out alive.

Rachell Johnson, whose son Jonathan was hospitalized after a violent attack inside the jail, struggled to keep her composure in an interview with FOX 5.

“I’m okay,” she said, pausing. “Okay, I’m not okay. People tried to kill my son.”

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