Fulton County Jail Explained

Prison Name:Fulton County Jail
Location:901 Rice Street
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Status:Operational
Capacity:1,125
Population:3,000
Populationdate:2023
Opened:1989
Managed By:Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Warden:Sheriff Patrick Labat
Street-Address:901 Rice Street
City:Atlanta
County:Fulton County
State:Georgia
Country:United States

The Fulton County Jail, also referred to as Rice Street,[1] is a prison in Atlanta, Georgia. It was built to hold up to 1,125 prisoners in 1989 but now occasionally tops 3,000.[2]

History

A previous Fulton County facility was first constructed in 1904 before the current one was built in 1989 at 901 Rice Street.[3]

The third and fourth seasons of the docuseries 60 Days In were set at the Fulton County Jail.[4]

In April 2023, the county sheriff, Patrick Labat, fired three jailers after the death of a 35-year-old inmate caused a scandal.[5] Mr. Lashawn Thompson died in his cell only three months after being arrested and remanded to the jail for a misdemeanor in June 2022.[2] His death was considered due to neglect and his family was rewarded $4 million.[6] A former Fulton County jailer was remanded to prison himself in 2012 on charges of accepting bribes of more than $26,000 to distribute drugs inside the jail.[7]

The jail received media attention from the August 24, 2023 mug shot booking of former president Donald Trump.[8]

In August 2023, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved plans to find the funding for a new $1.7 billion facility to replace the Fulton County Jail.[9] The new facility is planned to have a 4,500 bed capacity.[10]

Notable inmates

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inside Fulton County jail where Donald Trump and 18 allies will be booked over Georgia election plot . August 17, 2023 . Sommerlad . Joe . . August 26, 2023.
  2. https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/the-real-behind-the-wall-a-look-inside-the-infamous-deadly-fulton-county-jail/ The real behind the wall: A look inside the infamous, deadly Fulton County Jail
  3. Web site: From songs to famous inmates and a riot. What to know about Fulton County Jail after Trump's booking . August 24, 2023 . Robledo . Anthony . . August 26, 2023.
  4. News: '60 Days In' Returns for Two More Seasons, But Moves to An Even More Dangerous Jail . Michael . Schneider . January 30, 2017 . IndieWire . Penske Business Media . February 12, 2017.
  5. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fulton-county-jail-shakeup-sheriff-pushes-resignation Sheriff accepts resignation of key leadership at Fulton County Jail
  6. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fulton-county-lashawn-thompson-bedbug-settlement Fulton County commissioners reach settlement in death of inmate 'eaten alive by bedbugs'
  7. https://www.fbi.gov/atlanta/press-releases/2012/former-fulton-county-detention-officer-sentenced-to-10-years-in-federal-prison-for-public-corruption-and-drug-trafficking FBI Atlanta: Former Fulton County Detention Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
  8. https://fcsoga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Media-Access-to-the-Fulton-County-Jail-on-Rice-Street-Booking-Photo-Requests.pdf August 2023 press release for the Trump mugshot booking
  9. News: Quinn . Patrick . Fulton commissioners give green light to find how to fund almost $1.7B new jail facility . 17 October 2023 . Atlanta News First . Aug 3, 2023.
  10. News: Francis . Marquise . Billion-dollar supersize prisons are slated to be built across the U.S. But do they help or hurt public safety? . 17 October 2023 . Yahoo News . October 14, 2023.
  11. Hanging the Peachtree Bandit: The True Tale of Atlanta's Infamous Frank DuPre Tom Hughes (2019) Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 162584946X, 9781625849465
  12. Web site: Harrison Floyd remains in jail, says he can't afford private lawyer . August 25, 2023 . Queen . Jack . . August 26, 2023.
  13. Web site: 2023-02-14 . Rapper Playboi Carti arrested in Georgia after allegedly choking pregnant girlfriend, reports say . 2023-09-08 . FOX 5 Atlanta . en-US.

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