Location | 901 Rice Street Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 33°46′44″N84°25′25″W / 33.77889°N 84.42361°W |
Status | Operational |
Capacity | 1,125 |
Population | 3,000(as of 2023) |
Opened | 1989 |
Managed by | Fulton County Sheriff's Office |
Warden | Sheriff Patrick Labat |
Street address | 901 Rice Street |
City | Atlanta |
County | Fulton County |
State/province | Georgia |
Country | United States |
The Fulton County Jail, also referred to as Rice Street, [1] is a prison in Atlanta, Georgia. It was built to hold up to 1,125 prisoners in 1989 but now occasionally tops 3,000. [2]
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A previous Fulton County facility was first constructed in 1904 before the current one was built in 1989 at 901 Rice Street. [3]
The third and fourth seasons of the docuseries 60 Days In were set at the Fulton County Jail. [4]
In April 2023, the county sheriff, Patrick Labat, fired three jailers after the death of a 35-year-old inmate caused a scandal. [5] Mr. Lashawn Thompson died in his cell only three months after being arrested and remanded to the jail for a misdemeanor in June 2022. [2] His death was considered due to neglect and his family was rewarded $4 million. [6] A former Fulton County jailer was remanded to prison himself in 2012 on charges of accepting bribes of more than $26,000 to distribute drugs inside the jail. [7]
The jail received media attention from the August 24, 2023 mug shot booking of former president Donald Trump. [8]
In August 2023, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved plans to find the funding for a new $1.7 billion facility to replace the Fulton County Jail. [9] The new facility is planned to have a 4,500 bed capacity. [10]
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