FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is warning residents not to fall for a scam that has been circulating in the past few days.

Officials say scammers are sending messages telling people to pay a fine or appear in court, but authorities warn the notices are fraudulent.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County says they have a plan to reduce the number of inmates at the Fulton County Jail, but the sheriff’s office isn’t sure it will work the way they say it will. The Jail ...

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said he was not informed about a five-point plan to reduce overcrowding at the Fulton County ...

Sheriff Labat onboarded 19 new staff members, the largest hiring group since he took office in 2021. Despite recent hires, the jail requires 700 additional employees to resolve critical understaffing ...

Sheriff Labat criticized what he described as a pattern of significant proposals being announced publicly without coordination with those who operate the jail.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The first floor of the Fulton County Jail still showed signs of disrepair on Monday after major flooding over the weekend. County leaders estimated that roughly ...

For years, debate about how to fix overcrowding and improve "inhumane" conditions at the troubled Rice Street Jail has fueled public arguments, and even a lawsuit, among Fulton County Commissioners ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fulton County Sheriff Richard C. Giardino has declined to be the running mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman ...

Tensions flared during a Fulton County Commission meeting on Wednesday after a plan to significantly reduce the jail population was introduced, catching some commissioners and the sheriff off guard.

Fulton County commissioners and county leaders announced the approval of a new plan to relieve overcrowding at the Fulton County Jail. County officials recommended moving eligible detainees to other ...