ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced ... “Our topline goal with this consent decree is to bring the Fulton County Jail within compliance with the U.S. Constitution and federal ...

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it has reached a proposed consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions the department said violated the U.S. Constitution.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that it had anticipated the Justice Department’s filing and has been working with the department and the county attorney’s office. The ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced ... with the department and the county attorney’s office. The agreement to enter into a consent decree came after “extensive negotiations ...

“The Thompson family is certainly pleased with the DOJ and Fulton County and the sheriff’s office agreeing to a consent decree. It is our desire the consent decree is enforced and adhered to ...