The report follows a federal investigation to assess conditions in Fulton County jails, focusing on detainees' living conditions and access to care.

U.S. Justice Department officials said jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions.

The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta subjects inmates to “inhumane, violent and hazardous conditions” that threaten their safety, a US Justice Department official said Thursday, announcing the results of a 16-month investigation.

The U.S. Department of Justice says Georgia's Fulton County Jail violates detainees' Constitutional rights and federal law by subjecting them to "dangerous and dehumanizing conditions."

“I most definitely want to see criminal charges,” Brad Mcrae, Thompson’s brother, said. Thompson, who suffered from mental health issues, was found dead inside his jail cell and covered in bed bugs. Attorneys with the DOJ said they began investigating conditions at the Fulton County Jail following Thompson’s death.

“We can not turn a blind eye to the unlawful and inhumane conditions inside the Fulton County jail” The Department Of Justice outlines what they describe as horrendous findings inside the jail. In 2023 there were 314 stabbing And More than 1000 assaults.⁦ @FOX5Atlanta ⁩ pic.twitter.com/2cmwaaOfma

The Justice Department has found that egregious conditions at Georgia’s Fulton County Jail — including pest infestation, malnourishment, a lack of adequate medical care and rampant violence that contributed to multiple deaths — violate the constitutional rights of people in custody.

Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates from violence.