In 2021, 22 people died in the custody of Georgia’s five largest jails, or after the jails sent them to hospitals, according to an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Clayton and Gwinnett county jails experienced the highest death tolls, their largest annual total in more than a decade.| ajc
Fulton County Jail is understaffed amid cases of malnourishment, lice and scabies among some inmates, according to Fulton records obtained by the Southern Center for Human Rights.| ajc
Fulton County commissioners Wednesday approved a lease with the city of Atlanta to lease up to 700 of the city’s detention center beds.| ajc
Shamar Mcelroy's family told 11Alive his death was a homicide. Neither the Fulton County Sheriff's Office nor APD have released details on the investigation.| 11Alive.com
At Virginia’s Hampton Roads Regional Jail, reform has been slow even after high-profile tragedies including the death of mentally disabled man incarcerated for allegedly stealing $5 worth of snack food.| theappeal.org
The ACLU says half of people at the Fulton County Jail haven't been indicted. But Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat wants more jail beds.| theappeal.org