The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office for civil rights violations at the county jail.
The inquiry will examine living conditions, access to medical and mental health care, use of excessive force by staff and conditions that may have led to violence between incarcerated individuals at the Fulton County Jail.
Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice, said it would also examine whether the sheriff’s office discriminates against those with psychiatric disabilities.
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