GEORGIA REPUBLICANS ADVANCE BILL TO MAKE ATLANTA LET THE FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF USE ITS JAIL
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✍️ A Georgia Senate committee advanced a bill to force Atlanta to lease its city jail to Fulton County at a reasonable rate, citing overcrowding and poor conditions in the county jail.
👉 The bill would force Atlanta to lease its city jail to Fulton County at a reasonable rate 👉 The county jail is overcrowded and has poor conditions, leading to a federal civil rights investigation 👉 Fulton County and Sheriff Pat Labat have entered a court-enforceable agreement with the US Department of Justice to improve conditions 👉 The bill passed 5-2, with Democrats opposing it, citing concerns about state intervention in local matters
-- #Sen.JohnAlbers #PatLabat #AndreDickens #TerricaRedfieldGanzy #DickAnderson #SonyaHalpern #JimThornton #Atlanta #Georgia #FultonCounty #politics
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