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Residents press Fulton commissioners on jail conditions, housing fraud and women’s health funding
Summary
Public commenters at the Dec. 3 meeting urged action on jail safety and inmate medical care, described predatory property practices and deed fraud, and strongly urged commissioners to fund three women’s‑health initiatives (including a $1M grant program); a flurry of related resolutions and grants later drew divided votes from the board.
Dozens of residents and nonprofit representatives used the public‑comment period at the Dec. 3 Fulton County Board meeting to press the commission on a range of issues. Several assembly‑hall speakers described alleged incidents at the Rice Street jail and gaps in medical and mental‑health care for inmates; some said those failures violated prisoners’ constitutional rights and demanded immediate investigations and remedial action.
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