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Justice Department to investigate jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county
Fulton County Jail conditions
Attorney Michael Harper holds a photo of Lashawn Thompson's cell in the Fulton County Jail at a news conference addressing the results of an independent autopsy determining the cause of death of Thompson, May 22, 2023, at the state Capital in Atlanta. The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county, with officials citing violence, filthy conditions and excessive force by jail officers. (Christina Matacotta/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP/file)
ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county, with officials citing violence, filthy conditions and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects.
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