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Fulton County Detention Officer Injured in Inmate Attack at Jail

The episode underscores persistent safety failures at a facility under federal civil-rights investigation.

Overview

  • The sheriff's office said the officer was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
  • FOX 5 Atlanta, citing sources, reported the officer was stabbed and described the condition as unknown at the time of its report.
  • Sheriff Pat Labat was at the hospital after the incident, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  • FOX 5 reported that county commissioners were notified of the incident, and the sheriff's office provided limited public detail.
  • The attack comes as the jail faces documented overcrowding, unsafe conditions, and more than 30 in-custody deaths since 2021 under ongoing DOJ scrutiny.