The Justice Department says it has evidence the jail is unsafe, unsanitary and violent.
Fulton County Jail, in Atlanta, Georgia, is in the national spotlight because it's expected to be the official building where former President Donald Trump and 18 others will be booked after they were indicted Monday on charges that they interfered in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.The Fulton County Sheriff has said that unless he's given other instructions, the booking process will be the same for all defendants, and will include mugshots.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has given defendants until noon on Friday, Aug. 25 to turn themselves in. The department said it had found extensive justification to start an inquiry,"including credible allegations that an incarcerated person died covered in insects and filth, that the Fulton County Jail is structurally unsafe, that prevalent violence has resulted in serious injuries and homicides, and that officers are being prosecuted for using excessive force."
In April, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat led an investigation to document inmate issues and conditions in the jail.
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