The Fulton County Board of Commissioners are proposing a budget for the next fiscal year that includes a property tax increase of more than 4% to pay for jail upgrades.

FULTON COUNTY, GA — Improvement’s to Fulton County’s embattled jail could be paid for by a property tax hike being proposed. Under the plan, property taxes would increase an average $156 a year for a ...

Fulton County’s chief financial officer presented commissioners Wednesday with a proposed budget that includes a tax increase to improve deplorable conditions at the county jail, which is the subject ...

The legal agreement with the DOJ mandates jail upgrades, but leaves the deadlines to the implementation schedule.

A Fulton County detention officer was stabbed by an inmate at the Rice Street jail around 8 a.m. Tuesday. The officer is recovering and expected to be released from Grady Memorial Hospital after ...

A Fulton County inmate’s family demands closure of the troubled jail after a brutal beating left their daughter unrecognizable, while an East Point City Council candidate faces child cruelty charges ...

FULTON COUNTY, GA — A Fulton County Jail inmate is in critical condition following an assault at the Rice Street facility. Authorities say 27-year-old Shania White attacked fellow inmate 20-year-old ...

ATLANTA — A Fulton County inmate is in critical condition at Grady Hospital after she was attacked by another inmate, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Tyriana Ledbetter was booked into ...