The bill would require the City of Atlanta to rent unused space at the city jail to house overflow inmates from Fulton County ...

The report “Path to 1,000″ by the nonprofit Community Over Cages recommends a series of actions that would limit the population in the Rice Street facility to 1,000 inmates.

Fulton County commissioners and county leaders announced the approval of a new plan to relieve overcrowding at the Fulton County Jail. County officials recommended moving eligible detainees to other ...

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said he was not informed about a five-point plan to reduce overcrowding at the Fulton County ...

Fulton County Jail in Atlanta has become one of the most controversial detention centers in the United States. Overcrowding, ...

A plan to reduce overcrowding at Fulton County’s Rice Street Jail, approved by the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday ...

A city resolution points out the underuse of existing diversion programs and calls for more data transparency from the ...

The five-point plan passed on a 4-3 vote, with those against saying it is not fully formed nor publicly vetted.

Atlanta City Councilmember Kelsea Bond and community advocates held a press conference on March 2, 2026, to urge the expansion of jail diversion programs. Citing a "human rights crisis" at the Fulton ...

A new bill in the legislature would require the City of Atlanta to allow the city jail to house Fulton County Jail inmates.