Protesters demand changes at Fulton County Jail Protesters gathered outside the Fulton County Jail after several contract workers were arrested for smuggling drugs into the facility and called for the resignation of Sheriff Pat Labat. FULTON COUNTY, Georgia. – A small group of protesters gathered outside the Fulton County Jail on Sunday demanding the resignation […]
Anita Baker (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office) ATLANTA – Authorities made numerous arrests and obtained warrants for even more people in connection with the investigation into what the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office says is a smuggling and fraud case. According to the sheriff, the investigation culminated in an early morning operation on Friday. Deputies say there […]
FULTON COUNTY, Georgia. – A Georgia Senate subcommittee investigating problems at the Fulton County Jail is expected to release its final report and recommendations for the troubled prison on Friday morning. The subcommittee was created in late 2023 by Senate Public Safety Committee Chairman John Albers to investigate problems at the prison after 10 inmates […]
4 former Fulton County Jail employees in trouble Four former Fulton County Jail employees face prison sentences after being arrested on charges of smuggling contraband and other items. FULTON COUNTY, Georgia. – Former Fulton County Jail security guards now face prison time themselves after being arrested on charges of supplying inmates with contraband. The Fulton […]
ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – Four Fulton County Jail security officers were arrested on multiple charges during a smuggling investigation, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Those arrested were: LaQuna Ballard, 34, was charged with one count of possession of prohibited items to an inmate or providing prohibited items to an inmate and […]
