The family of Leonard Fortner accused Fulton County officials in a lawsuit of indifference to the conditions inside the jail, ...

They are now charged with one count each of simple battery, cruelty to inmates, false statements or writings and reckless conduct. They also are charged with four counts of violat ...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said that two former detention officers who had worked at the Rice Street Jail had been arrested after being under investigation for misconduct.

The family of a Fulton County inmate who was stabbed to death last year has filed a lawsuit. Inmate Edward Cherry stabbed fellow inmate Leonard Fortner to death with a shank inside the jail last ...

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said that two former detention ... one count of cruelty to inmates, one count of making false statements or writings, one count of reckless conduct and four ...