Fulton County Jail kitchen still down as exhaust fans await repairs

A hand presses against the cell window inside a dorm at the Fulton County Jail.
A hand presses against the cell window inside a dorm at the Fulton County Jail. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated at 5:02 p.m.

The Fulton County Jail will use an elementary school kitchen to prepare hot meals for detainees for “the foreseeable future” after a gas leak left the facility without working kettles and a mix of other issues.

According to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, while the gas is back on at the jail now, the exhaust fans above the kettles aren’t working. Crews are sourcing the parts needed to repair them, but it’s unclear when they’ll arrive.