Fulton Co. Sheriff Discusses Combating Crime Amid The Pandemic, Addressing Overcrowding At County Jail

In 2020 when Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat campaigned to be sheriff of Georgia’s most populated county, he committed to addressing several key areas.

Those areas included: public safety, crime reduction, improving jail conditions, increasing mental health services, expanding reentry programs and reviewing the sheriff’s office use-of-force policies.

Roughly one year after being elected as one of Fulton County’s top law enforcement officers and 7 months on the job, Sheriff Labat was a guest on Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look.”