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Trump is in for a "humiliating" time when he's booked at a Georgia jail, a local lawyer said. Detainees at the Fulton County Jail are typically processed front of others, the attorney said. A landscaper works near one of the entrances to the Fulton County Jail on August 21, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It's the worst county jail in Georgia," Harper said. A photo of the cell at the Fulton County Jail where Lashawn Thompson was held in squalid conditions.
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Even by the standards of local jails, the Fulton County jail on Rice Street has a reputation for troubled conditions for inmates. Last month, the US Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation into living conditions, access to health care, violence against detainees and possible discrimination against those with psychiatric disabilities. But the treatment that defendants receive when being booked and processed on criminal charges in Fulton County varies drastically, case by case. Trump is expected to turn himself in Thursday or Friday, according to a senior law enforcement official. Custody at Fulton County jail: The Justice Department last month launched a civil rights investigation into the jail which has been the site of multiple deaths on the premises.
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Even by the standards of local jails, the Fulton County jail on Rice Street has a reputation for especially deplorable conditions for inmates. A look inside a cell at the Fulton County Jail in 2013. CNNBut the treatment that defendants receive when being booked and processed on criminal charges in Fulton County varies drastically, case by case. “It could be 15 minutes total to get them in and out.”A look inside a cell at the Fulton County Jail in 2013. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, "The manner and cause of death was listed as undetermined by the county medical examiner.
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By August 25, Trump will be booked at a notorious Atlanta jail known as 'Rice Street.' Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The Georgia jail cell where Lashawn Thompson was found dead. Photos of the jail cell where Lashawn Thompson was held show squalid conditions. Handout from Michael HarperAs it stands, Trump's attorneys are negotiating the terms of his surrender with the Fulton County DA, according to CNN.
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Companies Us Justice Department FollowWASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into conditions at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia that will examine whether the facility is discriminating against incarcerated people with mental illnesses, a top department official said on Thursday. "The Fulton County Sheriff has acknowledged that the main jail is dilapidated and rapidly eroding," Clarke said. "The level of violence in the jails is deeply concerning, and at one point in 2022, the jails averaged more than one stabbing per day." A medical examiner hired by his family earlier this year determined that Thompson died of complications from severe neglect to both his mental and physical health. Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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A tweet reads, in part, “Lashawn Thompson (below) died after being devoured by insects and brutalized for 3 months in a filthy cell in the Atlanta jail” (archive.ph/X22vW). He died at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta in September 2022. A search for the photo on the right leads to news reports of a separate incident at an Indiana jail in 2021. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office didn’t respond to Reuters requests for comment. The posts share photos of inmates who died in separate incidents at jails in Atlanta and Indiana.
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