Hey y’all 👋🏾 Criminal justice reporter @mthigpen.bsky.social here! Did you hear that last week, Fulton County and the U.S. Dept of Justice agreed to a consent decree while the county works on upgrading “unconstitutional” conditions in Rice Street Jail?
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Ensuring that jail staff doesn't use excessive force against incarcerated people
Implementing a comprehensive housekeeping and pest control program
Making adequate special education services more readily accessible to children with disabilities
Take a look at some of our previous reporting on Fulton County Jail here: https://bit.ly/40kj01F