Georgia lawmakers have launched an investigation into the troubled jail in Atlanta where former President Donald Trump surrendered in August. A state Senate subcommittee tasked with studying the Fulton County jail system held its first hearing Thursday. The county's main jail opened in 1989 in a neighborhood west of downtown Atlanta.
FILE - The Fulton County Jail is shown, April 11, 2023, in Atlanta. The troubled jail in Atlanta where former President Donald Trump surrendered in August is in such bad shape that inmates are able to make weapons from broken flooring and pipes, an attorney for the sheriff’s office told state lawmakers on Thursday, Nov. 2. FILE - A Fulton County Jail signs points to where the jail is located, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
Fulton County’s main jail, which opened in 1989 in a neighborhood west of downtown Atlanta, has been plagued by overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and violence. Ten people have died in Fulton County custody this year, Joiner said.that it had opened a civil rights investigation into conditions in the jail system, which has five different facilities.
Willis dismissed criticism in July that Trump was keeping her office from handling other cases, saying, “We can walk and chew gum at the same time.”“This will not be a political podium for anyone to come and speak about what their beliefs are,” he said. Of the 2,900 or so inmates, 1,000 have severe or serious mental health problems, she said. As of Wednesday, officials had counted nearly 300 stabbings, more than 900 assaults by inmates on other inmates and 68 assaults on staff this year. At the main jail, more than 300 beds were “inoperable” because of deterioration to the building, she said.
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