Concerns over conditions inside the Clayton County Jail are prompting a meeting on Tuesday between Sheriff Levon Allen and a local human rights leader who calls the situation a “state of emergency.”
Gerald Rose, founder and CEO of the New Order National Human Rights Organization, says he receives regular reports of alleged violence, unsafe conditions, and drug trafficking inside the jail. “Clayton County is in a state of emergency right now. The whole jail is in a state of emergency,” Rose said.
Dozens of residents raised concerns earlier this month during a county commission meeting, with some calling for a public hearing on what they describe as violations of detainee rights. The ACLU recently sent a letter to the sheriff demanding the immediate release of all inmates, calling the conditions “inhumane and unconstitutional.”…