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Fulton County Jail under Federal Control
Loaded on March 15, 2005
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2005, page 22
by David M. ReutterFor the second time since 1999, Georgia Federal District Judge Marvin H. Shoob has taken over supervision of the Fulton County Jail. Fulton County Jail Sheriff, Jacquelyn H. Barrett, told the court to go ahead, telling the court that appointing a receiver to oversee the jail, …
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