Man dies after he was found unresponsive in cell at problem-plagued Fulton jail

The Fulton County Jail has been dealing with persistent overcrowding, and some civil rights organizations are concerned that Senate Bill 63 could exacerbate overcrowding. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

A man who was being held at the problem-plagued Fulton County Jail in Atlanta died Wednesday at a hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell, authorities said.

A jail officer doing a security round found Michael Anthony Holland, 36, in his cell early Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Jail staff attempted unsuccessfully to revive Holland, who was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Atlanta police will investigate the death, and the county medical examiner’s office will do an autopsy, the release says.