Fulton County Commissioners have given the green light to move forward with a plan to renovate the county’s existing, crumbling jail, but only after building a separate special-purpose facility.
In a 4-to-1 vote on Wednesday, commissioners approved the $1.1 billion plan that’ll take approximately nine years to complete, with the first five years being spent on new construction meant to address the growing mental health and medical needs of pre-trial detainees.
Renovations to the existing jail will follow, said Roger Lichtman, a consultant with ACR Partners.
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