The U.S. Justice Department announced that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s most populous county after finding that violence and filthy conditions in county lockups violated the constitutional rights of people held in jail.

Fulton County and Sheriff Pat Labat have agreed to a consent decree with the DOJ to address the federal agency's investigation into the Fulton County Jail, which found poor conditions that led to injury and death.

A court-enforceable agreement has been reached to address unconstitutional and inhumane conditions at the Fulton County Jail, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S.

Fulton County's troubled jail is going under federal oversight for the second time in 20 years. Why it matters: The legally binding consent decree will address the jail's deadly, unsanitary and unconstitutional conditions that U.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Department issued an advisory earlier this week for those considering ice fishing or other recreational activities.

The U.S. Department of Justice and Fulton County Sheriff’s Office announced that they’d come to an agreement for steps to correct issues at the Fulton County Jail.

More than a month after releasing a scathing report on Fulton County Jail, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed an official complaint against the sheriff’s office and proposed solutions.