1 officer, 200 residents: Fulton County Jail monitor report shows staff vacancies approaching 60%

The first court monitor report on the Fulton Count Jail, located on Rice Street, was published Thursday.

The report was created as part of the consent agreement between the Fulton County Government, Sheriff’s Office and others with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the conditions and civil rights violations happening at the Rice Street facility.

The report by Lead Monitor Kathleen Kenney details the monitoring team’s impressions of the jail and includes recommendations for the various governmental bodies to focus on from now to roughly March…

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