Conditions in Fulton County, Georgia, Jail System Violate Inmates’ Constitutional Rights: DOJ Report

The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on April 11, 2023. Kate Brumback/AP Photo

The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a report Nov. 14 alleging that conditions within Georgia’s Fulton County jail system violate its inmates’ constitutional and statutory rights.

The DOJ opened its investigation in July 2023 after four inmates died in their cells in the mental health unit, the DOJ said in its report.