Fulton County commissioners approve plan to build special‑purpose facility and renovate Rice Street jail
After months of study and public pressure over jail conditions, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted to move forward with a plan that builds a new special‑purpose facility for vulnerable inmates and later renovates the Rice Street Jail. The board approved the plan despite continued questions about costs, outsourcing and timing.
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Fulton County commissioners on Wednesday voted to proceed with a capital improvement plan that calls for construction of a new special‑purpose facility to house medically and mentally vulnerable inmates and a later, multi‑year renovation of the Rice Street Main Jail.
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