Republican state lawmakers are considering a bill that would force the city to let the county takeover more space at its jail at minimal cost.

Republicans in a Georgia Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would force the city of Atlanta to allow the Fulton ...

Republicans on a Georgia Senate committee have proposed a solution to the overcrowding problem at the Fulton County Jail, but ...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has said, however, that he won’t transfer the Atlanta City Detention Center. “I cannot legislatively force the sale of the jail,” said Sen. John Albers ...

A new proposal to force the city of Atlanta's detention center to house inmates at the Fulton County Jail has been advanced by Republican senators. Dozens of people have died in custody at the ...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has said, however, that he won’t transfer the Atlanta City Detention Center. “I cannot legislatively force the sale of the jail,” said Sen. John Albers ...