One year after the Senate Committee on Public Safety chaired by Majority Whip Sen. Randy Robertson (R-Cataula) held a series of meeting regarding conditions at the beleaguered Fulton County Jail and six months after the U.S. Department of Justice issued an official and scathing report regarding the conditions at the jail, the Fulton County Commission is issuing an update on improvement plans.
On Wednesday, May 7, County Commissioners approved an overtime budget for corrections officers following a report by the Department of Justice that resulted in a consent decree.
“Everyone saw the horrific pictures and the terrible conditions under which he died,” said Commissioner Dana Barrett, who represents District 3 of Fulton County…