A federal judge has lifted court oversight of the Fulton County Jail freeing it from nearly a decade-long mandate to improve conditions and safety at the Rice Street facility.
U.S District Court Judge Thomas Thrash granted the county’s motion to lift the supervision Thursday. Filed earlier this year, county officials contended they’d pumped tens of millions of dollars into the jail in order to come into compliance with a consent decree that’s been in place since 2006.
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