WABE's Week In Review: Fulton tries to clean up its jail after death and an autopsy for 'Cop City' protester shows no gun residue on hands

NEW: A DeKalb County medical examiner found no gunpowder residue on the hands of #Tortuguita, who was shot and killed in January.

It's now up to the Mountain Circuit DA’s Office to determine next steps. The GBI handed over its investigation last week.https://t.co/KFWdskXvJv

— Chamian Cruz 🔍 (@xchamian) April 20, 2023

Fulton jail death sparks calls for action…

The family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail’s psychiatric wing is calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the facility. https://t.co/FvtLEnKynr

— WABE News (@wabenews) April 20, 2023

The family of Lashawn Thompson and their attorneys, Michael Harper and Ben Crump held a press conference on Thursday afternoon outside the Fulton County Jail after meeting with Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat as the family continues to press for answers about Thompson’s death pic.twitter.com/I0WYISKzpO

— Matthew Pearson (@justmattphotoj) April 20, 2023

Happening now at the Fulton County Jail Porsche Miller and other activists with the NAACP and the PSL are outside protecting the death of Lashawn Thompson who died in custody covered in insect and bug bites. Thompson’s family is currently inside meeting with the Sheriff. pic.twitter.com/kndthu1mTy

— Matthew Pearson (@justmattphotoj) April 20, 2023

Conservationists and the military team up…

Conservation groups in Georgia have found an unexpected ally in the U.S. military. The military's partnership has helped protect more than 150,000 acres of wildlife in the state and could help Georgia get its first national park. https://t.co/Qz9y9f2bwO

— WABE News (@wabenews) April 18, 2023

DeKalb superintendent drama…

The DeKalb County School Board voted 6-to-1 Wednesday to hire Devon Horton, current Superintendent of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 in Illinois, as the next superintendent of Dekalb County Schools.https://t.co/wT4ZlVVNQq

— WABE News (@wabenews) April 19, 2023

Scholarships!

The students were selected for the program based on several criteria like academic achievement and financial need. Each student will receive $10,000 over four years, plus an internship with Amazon each summer after the first year.https://t.co/8WeZFpRoJS

— WABE News (@wabenews) April 19, 2023

Also in this episode…

–Emily Wu Pearson tells us about some military families living in private housing at Fort Gordon near Augusta who are just now starting to see some relief from years of unlivable and dangerous housing conditions.

–Lily Oppenheimer reports students applying to most of Georgia’s 26 public colleges and universities next year will not need to submit SAT or ACT test results.

–And a remembrance of the first Black woman to serve on Atlanta’s City Council, Carolyn Long Banks, who passed away at age 82.