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☆ Georgia’s Fulton County Jail subjects inmates to ‘inhumane, violent’ conditions that threaten their safety, DOJ finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta unconstitutionally subjects inmates to “inhumane, violent and hazardous conditions” that threaten their safety, a US Justice Department official said Thursday, announcing the results of a 16-month investigation. “We cannot turn a blind eye to the inhumane, violent and hazardous conditions that people are subjected to inside the Fulton County Jail,” Clarke said. The deaths of Thompson and other inmates in the mental health unitThe 105-page report lays out examples of the problems it alleges, including the treatment of inmates with mental health challenges. Meanwhile, around 75% of the people who have died at the jail since 2021 had a mental health diagnosis or history of mental illness, Buchanan said. “The Fulton County Jail had as many stabbings in a single month as the Miami-Dade County Jail had all year, and that’s a facility with one-and-a-half times more people,” Clarke said.

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☆ Washington judge, Georgia DA both got violent threats on heels of Trump vow to 'go after' foes, court docs allege
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A lead prosecutor and a judge involved in separate criminal cases against Donald Trump received violent threats within two days of the former president warning that he was "coming after" his foes, court documents allege. Prosecutors allege Arthur Hanson, 59, of Huntsville, Alabama, delivered the threats in voicemails left for Willis and Labat on Aug. 6. Smith cited the same post in a September court filing seeking a gag order against Trump. Later in August, Trump was booked and had his mugshot taken at Fulton County jail, which was run by Labat. Trump was already facing dozens of felony counts in three other criminal cases by the time he was charged in Georgia.

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☆ Man charged with making threats against Georgia officials connected to case against Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jason Morris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —An Alabama man has been charged with making threatening voicemails to Fulton County officials in Georgia because of their connections to the case against former President Donald Trump. Hanson, from Huntsville, Alabama, called the Fulton County government customer service line twice in August and left voicemails in which he threatened violence against the officials, according to US Attorney Ryan Buchanan. The Fulton County district attorney’s office declined to comment. Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, center, speaks to the media June 1, 2021, in Atlanta. Ben Gray/AP“Threats of harm were directed towards me and District Attorney Willis for simply doing our job,” Labat said in a statement.

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Former President Donald Trump turned himself into Fulton County, Georgia, authorities Thursday. In his mugshot that has been made public, Trump is wearing a deep scowl and navy suit. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyAdvertisementAdvertisementDonald Trump's mugshot has been released. After being booked at the Fulton County courthouse, Trump was fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken. True to Labat's word, Trump's mugshot shows the former president in his obligatory navy suit, red tie, and scowl.

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☆ Trump's Atlanta booking on RICO charges show why we need perp-walkable cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Trump's booking and arraignment in Atlanta will take weeks, which is way too long. In Atlanta, where the Fulton County district attorney charged Trump with an array of crimes for trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results, that same process is expected to take several weeks. It's 'lightning speed' for AtlantaTrump has said he'll go to Atlanta on Thursday where he'll be booked at the Fulton County jail, known locally as Rice Street, on 13 charges ranging from RICO — a racketeering charge — to illegally pressuring public officials. Fulton County Sheriffs install barricades outside the Fulton County Jail, making it even less walkable. AdvertisementAdvertisementYes, the district attorney's office, county court, and federal court are all nearby each other in downtown Atlanta.

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☆ Trump's being booked at Fulton County Jail and can 'expect a humiliating experience' if he's treated like everyone else, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

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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☆ Live updates: Trump indictment news in the Georgia election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Shawna Mizelle | Maureen Chowdhury | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

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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Image Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor and lawyer for Mr. Trump, was charged as well in the indictment. The indictment bundles together several efforts by Mr. Trump and his allies to reverse the election results in Georgia. The two women served as election workers in Georgia in 2020 and were wrongfully accused of fraud by Mr. Trump and his allies. Patrick Labat, the Fulton County sheriff, said this month that unless he was told otherwise, Mr. Trump would be booked in the same way as any other defendant. Image Mr. Trump has until Aug. 25 to surrender in Fulton County, where he would be arraigned on the charges and enter a plea.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is wrapping up a probe of attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the politically competitive state of Georgia. The front of the courthouse was lined with rows of orange plastic, water-filled Jersey barriers and steel crowd control barricades. Dozens of county sheriff's deputies were stationed out front, and other deputies and Atlanta police drove marked cars in circles around the streets nearby. Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying his defeat. Samaya Lockridge, 23, a Democrat, who just moved from Tampa to Atlanta, said she hoped Atlanta would not see a replay of that violence.

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☆ 'We have mugshots ready for you,' Georgia sheriff says ahead of possible Trump indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said that Trump would be processed like anyone else if he were to be indicted. "Unless someone tells me differently, we are following our normal practices," Labat told reporters. In recent days, barricades have been erected outside of the county courthouse, a possible sign that an indictment may be imminent. Labat told reporters that he sent a team to Miami to observe Trump's historic arraignment, allowing his team to fine-tune potential plans for Willis' possible charges. The sheriff said there have been "dozens" of threats as Willis' investigation begins to wrap up.

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The sheriff of Fulton County, Ga., said on Tuesday that if former President Donald J. Trump were to be indicted in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state, he would not receive special treatment, and would be booked and photographed like any other defendant. The Fulton County district attorney, Fani T. Willis, has signaled that she will bring indictments in the matter by the middle of the month. “Unless someone tells me differently,” the sheriff, Patrick Labat, said on Tuesday, his office would follow “normal practices, and so it doesn’t matter your status. We’ll have mug shots ready for you.”Sheriff Labat’s remarks raised the prospect that a former president could be booked at the county jail near downtown Atlanta. But it remains to be seen whether the Secret Service would weigh in and alter the sheriff’s plans, should an indictment of Mr. Trump come to pass.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Fani, Willis, Patrick Labat, Labat’s, Mr Locations: Fulton County ,, Fulton County, Atlanta

☆ Georgia DA probing Trump says she will announce charging decisions during summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fani Willis, the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia inside her office chambers in the Fulton County Justice Center Tower in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The Georgia prosecutor leading an election interference probe of former President Donald Trump and his allies said Monday she would announce charging decisions in the matter this summer. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she plans to make her announcement during the Fulton County Superior Court's fourth term, which begins July 11 and ends Sept. 1. The probe began weeks after Trump urged Georgia officials to "find" him enough votes to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in the state. Law enforcement officials in Georgia were watching how Trump's arraignment in Manhattan played out, a source familiar with the Fulton County probe previously told NBC.

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