A new report released Tuesday morning is renewing scrutiny on conditions inside the Fulton County Jail, just days after a massive pipe burst flooded parts of the aging facility with more than 70,000 gallons of water.
The report, prepared by the ACLU of Georgia and the advocacy group Community Over Cages, is set to be presented at a 10 a.m. news conference outside the jail. Advocates say overcrowding is at the center of many of the jail’s ongoing problems, from maintenance failures to safety concerns, and argue that recent flooding highlights deeper, long-standing issues.
The jail is still drying out after the water main break over the weekend, which forced parts of the facility offline and added to growing concerns about infrastructure failures inside the building. Video from the scene shows standing water and damage in areas that house inmates…