A man was arrested for standing at an Atlanta intersection holding a sign reading “homeless please help” and then was illegally jailed for more than two months because he couldn’t afford to pay $200 bail, a legal advocacy group says.
The Southern Center for Human Rights filed a petition Wednesday in Fulton County Superior Court seeking the release of Sean Ramsey. He was released shortly after the petition was filed against Fulton County Sheriff Ted Jackson, who oversees the jail.
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