Fulton County Jail Understaffing Exposes Dangerous Neglect, Threatening Safety of Staff and Residents

In the heart of Georgia’s largest county lies a troubling portrait of government neglect—and it puts American values of safety and justice at risk. An independent monitor assigned to oversee the federal consent decree targeting dangerous jail conditions in Fulton County has uncovered a crisis so stark it demands urgent attention: crippling understaffing that fuels violence, unconstitutional confinement, and unsafe environments for both detainees and deputies. How Did We Let Safety Slip Through the Cracks? Appointed to enforce an agreement born from a Department of Justice investigation exposing excessive force and illegal conditions, Kathleen Kenney's recent report paints a grim...