The suit comes less than a month after the Department of Justice released a scathing report on the "inhumane" conditions inside the jail.

One of the defendants in the YSL RICO trial is now leading a class-action lawsuit against the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat and members of his staff. The lawsuit focuses on inmate treatment and conditions at the Fulton County Jail. The notorious facility has faced intense scrutiny over inmate safety,

Attorneys for Deamonte Kendrick, who goes by the stage name Yak Gotti, have filed an emergency motion seeking bond for their client/

County commissioners scrapped a plan to build a new jail. Instead, they’ll spend a fraction of the cost to renovate the current jail.

Protesters gathered outside Fulton County Jail and Fulton County Courthouse on Thursday demanding change and accountability in response to a 97-page report released by the U.S. Department of Justice last week that exposed inhumane conditions at the facility.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office issued a formal statement responding to a scathing report from the Justice Department about conditions at the Fulton County jail. The response says the federal report underscores “deep challenges facing our correctional system.”