Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory is viral on TikTok after bailing out three inmates to highlight overcrowding and the $115 ...

A plan to reduce overcrowding at Fulton County’s Rice Street Jail, approved by the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday morning, has blindsided some Fulton County officials.

Sheriff Labat criticized what he described as a pattern of significant proposals being announced publicly without coordination with those who operate the jail.

Tensions flared during a Fulton County Commission meeting on Wednesday after a plan to significantly reduce the jail population was introduced, catching some commissioners and the sheriff off guard.

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said he was not informed about a five-point plan to reduce overcrowding at the Fulton County ...

Mo Ivory is continuing her annual tradition of posting bail for three people who cannot afford their small bond amounts.

ACLU report cites overcrowding and multiple deaths at Fulton County Jail. Population rose about 20% in early 2025; many held for inability to pay bond. Advocates urge systemwide reforms; sheriff says ...

Reducing the inmate population at the Fulton County Jail may be “the next reasonable course of action” to resolve a staffing crisis that prevents the county from safely and humanely housing its ...

The conclusion that a court-ordered cap on Fulton County’s jail population may be needed to ensure safe operations — a possibility mentioned in a report filed in federal court this month — has left ...