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Fulton County commissioner warns of jail staffing crisis, court backlogs and FBI search of ballots
Summary
A Fulton County commissioner described staffing shortfalls, high jail population and a recent FBI removal of ballots and absentee envelopes from the elections center, and said county attorneys have filed suit to seek return of materials; the commissioner framed these as threats to local election administration and public safety.
A Fulton County commissioner used a neighborhood meeting in East Point to describe what the commissioner called a countywide crisis in the jail, courts and election administration and to urge residents to stay engaged with local officials.
The commissioner said the jail population is high and staffing is inadequate: "We are 700 detention officers short" and "we have 2,968 people in the jail right now with 70 people sleeping on…
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