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NO . 04-CY·1416-MHS
04-CV-1416-MHS

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Introduction
This quarterly
period
from
November
2008.. It
quarterly report
reportcovers
coversthethe
period
from
November through
through December,
December, 2008
is
based on
on reading
reading and
and re-reading
re-reading Consent
Consent Decree
Decree documents,
is based
documents,other
otherrelevant
relevant materials
materials
and
meeting with
and inmate
inmateletters
letters;; meeting
withall
all parties
parties involved
involvedininthe
the class
class action
action suit
suit case,
including
various
inmates
and
Fulton
County
Jail
detention
officers;
meeting
with the
including various inmates and Fulton County Jail detention officers ; meeting with
Court
Auditor; attending
attending aajail
jail
strategic
management meeting;
meeting ; reviewing
reviewing jail
reports on
on
Court Auditor;
strategic
management
jail reports
and e-mails,
e-mails, telephone
telephone conversations
conversations and
complyingwith
with Consent
ConsentDecree
Decreeorders
orders;; and
and
complying
submitted in
in
correspondencefrom
fromall
allparties,
parties, including
Jail inmates.
correspondence
including Fulton
Fulton County
County Jail
inmates . ItItisissubmitted
accordancewith
withrequirements
requirementsofofSection
SectionVVofofthe
the Consent
ConsentDecree
Decreeininthe
the above
abovecited
cited
accordance
.
However,
because
the
eighth
quarter
report
covered
the
previous
four
months
(July,
case.
However,
because
the
eighth
quarter
report
covered
the
previous
four
months
(July,
case
August, September,
September, and
and October,
October, 2008) specifically relevant
to the
August,
relevant to
to orders
orders connected
connected to
show
by Judge
Judge Marvin
Marvin Shoob,
the Sheriff by
Shoob,the
theninth
ninthquarter
quarter report
report
showcause
causeorder
orderissued
issuedtoto the
of
November
21,
2008
was
replaced
by aa
covers two
months.
The
show
cause
order
date
two months . The show cause
date of November 21, 2008 was replaced by
meeting of
of all
Judge
Shoob's
17,
meeting
allConsent
Consent Decree
Decree parties
partiesinin
Judge
Shoob'sChambers
Chambers on
onNovember
November 17,
2008
Resultingfrom
fromthat
thatmeeting
meetingwas
wasa acommitment
commitment by
by Sheriff Freeman
Freeman to Judge
Judge Shoob
Shoob
2008.. Resulting
electedSheriffs
Sheriffstransition
transitiontoto the
the Fulton
FultonCounty's
County'sSheriff's
Sheriffsoffice,
office,
that during
during the newly
newly elected
there would
would be
be aa smooth
smoothtransition
transition without
without problems
problemsand
andthat
thatno
noFulton
FultonCounty
CountyJail
Jail
changes
However, ifif a
changesand
anddecisions
decisionswould
wouldbebeinitiated
initiated or
or made
madeduring
duringthis
this period
period.. However,
change or
or decision becomes
necessary, the
the Court
Court Auditor
Auditor would
wouldbebenotified
notified and such
change
becomes necessary,
such
change
or decision
change or
decision would
would be
be determined
determined by
by him.
him . After
After hearing
hearing the
theSheriffs
Sheriff scommitment,
commitment,
Judge
Shoob
decided
not
to
have
the
show
cause
order
hearing
that
was
scheduled
for
fudge Shoob decided not to have the show cause order hearing that was scheduled for
the
November21,
21, 2008.
November
2008 . The
The Sheriff was
was advised
advised that
that ifhe
if hewent
wentback
backon
on his
hiscommitment,
commitment, the
showcause
causehearing
hearingdate
date would
wouldbebereactivated
reactivated..
show
Theonly
onlyvisit
visit to
duringthe
the Court
CourtMonitor's
Monitor'sninth
ninthquarter
quarterreport
report
The
to Fulton
Fultan County
County during
was
12,
was November
November
12,13,
13,and
and 14,
14,2008.
this visit,
visit, the
2008. Throughout
Throughout this
theMonitor
Monitor conducted
conducted or
and tours
tours with
with the
the following
followingparties
parties::
participated in
in meetings
meetings and
Counsel to
Monitor's eighth
• Plaintiffs Counsel
to discuss
discuss the Monitor's
eighth quarter
quarter report
report;;
management meeting
Consent
• Weekly
Weeklystrategic
strategic management
meetingatatthe
the Fulton
Fulton County
CountyJail
Jail on Consent
Decree
Decree compliance
complianceissues
issues;;
• Chief
forupdate
updatebriefing
briefingononcompliance
compliance with
with the
the Consent
Consent Decree;
Decree ;
Chief Jailer
Jailer for
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Fulton Count
CountDepartment
DepartmentofofGeneral
GeneralServices
Servicestoto discuss
discuss and tour
Fulton
tour MEP
MEP
projects in the
Jail;;
projects
the Fulton
Fulton County
County Jail
• Gwinnett
GwinnettCounty
CountyJail
Jail tour with
of General
General
with Fulton
Fulton County
County Department
Department of
Services, Fulton
Fulton County
CountyJail's
Jail's Chief
ChiefJailer,
Jailer, and
Services,
and Court
Court Auditor;
Auditor ;
Fulton County
CountyDefendant's
Defendant'sAttorneys
Attorneystotodiscuss
discussthe
theMonitor's
Monitor'seighth
eighthquarter
quarter
•• Fulton
report;
report;
to to
discuss
Fulton County
CountyManager
Manager
discussthe
theMonitor's
Monitor'seighth
eighthquarter
quarterreport
report;;
•• Fulton
Fulton County
CountySuperior
SuperiorCourt
CourtChief
ChiefJudge
Judgetotodiscuss
discussfuture
future inmate
inmate
•• Fulton
alternatives
incarcerationprograms
programs that
thatcan
canbe
be implemented
implemented in
alternatives totoincarceration
in Fulton
Fulton
County;;
County

• Federal
totodiscuss
and the Sheriffs
Sheriffs
FederalCourt
CourtAuditor
Auditor
discussthe
theeighth
eighthquarter
quarter report
report and
with items within
lack of
of compliance
compliance with
within the
the Consent
Consent Decree;
Decree ;
Consent Decree
• Fulton
Fulton County
CountySheriff,
Sheriff, Chief
ChiefJailer,
Jailer, Consent
DecreeAttorney,
Attorney,and
andstaff
staffto
to
;
and
Sheriffs
responses
to
the
Monitor's
eighth
quarter
report;
and
discuss
the
discuss the Sheriff's responses to
Monitor's eighth quarter report
• Federal Judge
Marvin
Shoob,
Staff
member
MichaelRobinson,
Robinson,and
andCourt
Court
Judge Marvin Shoob, Staff member Michael
Sheriffs failure
theitems
itemsinin the
the
Auditorto
to discuss
discuss the
the Sheriff's
Auditor
failuretotocomply
comply with
with many
many ofofthe
ConsentDecree
Decreeasaspresented
presentedinin the
the Monitor's
Monitor's and
and Auditor's
Auditor's reports
reports..
Consent

During this
this reporting
and December,
December,2008)
2008)thetheSheriff
Sheriffhas
has
During
reportingperiod
period(November
(November and
basically adhered
17,
basically
adhered totothe
thecommitment
commitment that
thathehemade
madetotoJudge
JudgeShoob
Shoob on
onNovember
November 17,
2008, in
in Judge
Shoob'schambers
chamberswith
withall
allConsent
ConsentDecree
Decree
partiesinin attendance
attendance to
to make
make
2008,
Judge Shoob's
parties
thethe
new
was
an easy
easy transition
transition of
an
of Sheriff's
Sheriff'sresponsibilities
responsibilitiesto to
newFulton
FultonCounty
County Sheriff
Sheriff who
who was
.
No
significant
Fulton
County
Jail
elected in
the
November
general
election.
No
significant
Fulton
County
Jail
decisions
or
in the November general election
changes occurred
occurred.. The
with the
the Court
The Monitor
Monitor maintained
maintained continuous
continuous communications
communications with
Court
changes
Auditor and
and parties
parties to
Auditor
to the
theConsent
Consent Decree.
Decree .
The
Auditor submitted
submitted his
andDecember,
December,2008,
2008,monthly
monthly
reportstoto the
the
The Auditor
his November
November and
reports
The summary
summary of
Monitor for
for his
of those
those
Monitor
hisinformation,
information,comments,
comments,and
andrecommendations.
recommendations .The
is presented
section..
reports is
presented in the
the following
following section

SUM MARY
STATISTICAL STAFFING REPORT SUMMARY

1110112008
2008)
(Quarterly Report
ReportNovember
November -- December
December 2008)
11/01/2008 through 12/3112008
12/31/2008 (Quarterly
HOUSING
HOUSING OFFICER
OFFICER STAFFING
STAFFING DEPLOYMENT
DEPLOYMENT REPORT

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November 07 - December 31, 2008
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HOUSING OFFICERS
REPORTI N G vs
HOUSING
OFFICERS POSITION
POSITION REPORTING
vs MANDATED
MANDATED POSITIONS
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- December
31,2008
December 31,
2008
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MANDATED
STAFF
STA
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7-3
111-7
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3-11
7-3
(96.3%)
SHIFT(95
(95.6%)
SHIFT
(98.8%)
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6 .3%) SHIFT
.6%) S
H I FT (98
. 8 %)

HO
PERVI SORY STAFFING
E NT
HOUSING
SUPERVISORY
DEPLOYMENT
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STAFFI NG DEPLOYM
Based
analysisthat
that
wasdone
doneusing
using
actual
Watch
Commanders
Based upon
uponthe
the staffing
staffing analysis
was
thethe
actual
Watch
Commanders
Staffing and
Deployment
Reports,
the
shortage
of
supervisory
staff
continues
to be
be
and Deployment Reports, the shortage of supervisory staff continues to
dramatic. Of
supervisory posts
posts
dramatic.
Of the
theeight
eight(3-North
(3-Northand
and3-South
3-South Closed)
Closed) mandated
mandated supervisory
required by
by the
the Consent
Decree,the
thethree
three shifts
shifts maintained
various averages
averages each
each
required
Consent Decree,
maintained various
consistently
be low the
onefloor
floor supervisor
supervisor for
for
consistently operating
operating far
far below
the required
required mandate
mandateofofone
each
floor
in
the
Main
Jail,
and
one
supervisor
at
the
Bellwood
and
Marietta
Blvd.
each floor in the Main Jail, and one supervisor at the Bellwood and Marietta Blvd .
Annex..
Annex

1irov2aos --12/31/2008
12/31/2008
1110112008
During
this
31-day
period, there
there were
were 1,381
1,381supervisors
supervisorsreporting
reportingrather
rather than
than the
During this 31-day period,
onesupervisor
supervisorper
perhousing
housingfloor
floorand
and
1,464 required
required to meet
1,464
meet the Court
Court Mandate
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annex
Housing supervisors
annexfacility
facility.. The
of the
the Housing
supervisorsthat
that are
are
The Jail
Jailoperated
operated with
with only
only 94.3%
94 .3% of
required under
under the
the Consent
Consent Decree.
Decree .
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MANDATED POSITIONS
SUPERVISORYPOSITION
POSITION REPORTING
REPORTING vs
VB MANDATED
POSITIONS
SUPERVISORY
2008
(HOUSINGONLY)
ONLY) November
November01
01 -- December
31,2008
(HOUSING
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BELLWOODANNEX
ANNEXSTAFFING
STAFFING DEPLOYMENT
BELLWOOD
DEPLOYMENT
Housing
Unit
staffing
at
the
Bellwood
Annex
hasbeen
beenshort
short of
of the
on each
each
Housing Unit staffing at the Bellwood Annex has
the mandate
mandate on
of the shifts
of
shifts during
during the
the reporting
reporting period,
period, for
forexample:
example :
.4% of
the mandate
mandate
maintained 93
93.4%
of the
• 11-7 Shift
Shift maintained
ofthe
maintained 97
97.4%
• 3-11 Shift
Shift maintained
.4% of
the mandate
mandate
.7% of
the mandate
mandate
7-3 Shift
maintained 98
98.7%
of the
• 7-3
Shift maintained
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ANNEX - HOUSING
OFFICER
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POSITIONS
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P OS ITIONS
December 31,
(BELLWOOD ANN
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01 -• December
31, 2008
2008
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ANNEXSTAFFING
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MARIETTA BLVD.
BLVD .ANNEX
Housing
Unit
staffing
at
the
Marietta
Blvd.
Annex
Housing Unit staffing
the Marietta Blvd . Annex has been
been short of
of the
themandate
mandate on
on
of the shifts
each
each of
shifts during
during the
the reporting
reporting period,
period, for
forexample:
example :
ofthe
• 11-7 Shift
maintained 88.7%
Shift maintained
88 .7% of
themandate
mandate
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SUPERVISORY STAFFING
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The
followingreport
reportreflects
reflects the percentage
of assignments
assignmentsofofsupervisory
supervisoryofficers
officers
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percentage of
assigned
to
both
Annex
Facilities:
assigned to both Annex Facilities :
.3%
the mandate
mandate for
% of
ofthe
for supervisory
supervisorystaff
staff
• 11-7 Shift
maintained 98
98.3
Shift maintained
the mandate
mandatefor
for supervisory
supervisory staff
staff
• 3-11 Shift
maintained 96.6%
Shift maintained
96 .6% %%ofofthe
mandate
supervisorystaff
staff
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maintained100%
100%
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of ofthe
the mandate
forforsupervisory
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SUMMARY
SUMMARY
subsections,
This summary
summarywill
willhighlight
highlight various
various non-compliance
non-compliancesections
sections,; subsections,
This
ofthe
the Consent
ConsentDecree
Decree
thatare
aredetailed
detailedinin the
the appendix
appendixsections
sectionsofofthis
this
and items
items of
and
that
report.
However,
in
the
conclusion
ofthis
report,
a
list
of
all
Consent
Decree
nonreport . However, in the conclusion of this report, list of all Consent Decree noncompliance
items
will
be
presented.
.
compliance items will be presented

theSheriff's
Sheriffs administration,
administration, the Sheriff
Duringthese
thesefinal
final two
monthsofofthe
During
two months
continued
to be unsuccessful
in reaching
continued to
unsuccessful in
reaching full
fullcompliance
compliance with
with a significant
significantnumber
number
Those items
conclusion section
of
items.. Those
itemsare
are listed
listed in the conclusion
sectionofofthis
this
of Consent
Consent Decree
Decree items
report.
Likewise,
the
Georgia
Department
of
Corrections
was
unsuccessful
in
report . Likewise, the Georgia Department of Corrections was unsuccessful in
relevant
reaching
full compliance
with the mandated
section of the
reaching full
compliance with
mandated sectionn
the Consent
Consent Decree
Decree relevant
to
it..The
The following
following section
section presents
presents the
thestatus
status(compliance
(complianceorornon-compliance)
non-compliance) of
of
to it
major
Decree items
items::
major Consent
Consent Decree

MAJOR
CONSENT DECREE
DECREEITEMS'
ITEMS' COMPLIANCE
OR NONMAJOR CONSENT
COMPLIANCE OR
COMPLIANCE
COMPLIANCE STATUS
STAFFING
STAFFING
Although,
the Sheriff
Sheriff significantly
Although, the
significantlyimproved
improved staffing
staffingConsent
Consent Decree
Decree
mandated
posts,
during
this
period,
staffing
continued
to
present
full
Consent
mandated posts, during this
staffing continued to present full ConsentDecree
Decree
the Jail
Jail having
compliance
problems,ininspite
spiteofofthe
compliance problems,
having the largest
largest contingent
contingent of
of detention
detention
officers
of overtime
spent, and
officersavailable
availablefor
fordeployment,
deployment, large
largeamounts
amounts of
overtime spent,
and extra
officers
on various
various shifts
shifts..ItItis is
thethe
Monitor's
Monitor'sand
andAuditor's
Auditor's opinions
opinions that
officersworking
working on
of
staff
prevented
the
Sheriff
from
achieving
full staffing
staffing
inadequate
deployment
inadequate deployment of staff prevented the Sheriff from achieving full
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compliance as
as mandated
mandatedin
in the Consent
staff
compliance
Consent Decree.
Decree . This
Thismiss-management
miss-management ofofstaff
deploymentexisted
existeduntil
untiland
andthrough
throughthethelast
lastday
dayofofthe
the Sheriff's
Sheriff's administration
administration..
deployment
The
The staffing
staffing item
item has
has not
not reached
reached compliance.
compliance .
TION
POPULATION
POPULA

During this
this reporting
2008),because
becausethe
the
During
reportingperiod
period(November
(November and
and December,
December, 2008),
ofthe
jail
had
to
relocate
to
other
parts
of
the
jail
to
allow
the
MEP
medical
section
medical section of the jail had to
other parts of the jail to allow the MEP
jail's population
project to
to proceed
proceed with
with renovations, the main
main jail's
population capacity
capacity changed
changed
The average
in inthe
jail,
from 1,842
1,842 to
to 1,638
1,638.. The
averagedaily
dailyinmate
inmatecount
count
themain
main
jail,during
duringthis
this
from
The reduction
reduction in inmate
inmate population
Fulton County
1,668.. The
populationatat the
the Fulton
CountyJail
Jail is
is
period, was
was 1,668
.
As
a
result
of
of
the
attributed to
additional
beds
contracted
with
other
county
jails.
As
a
to additional beds contracted with other county jails
theMarietta
Mariettafacility
facility located
located on
on the
the
inmate population
populationreduction,
reduction,the
theclosing
closingofofthe
inmate
Fulton County
County Jail
Jail complex
wasinitiated
initiated on
29, 2008. The
The female
female inmate
inmate
Fulton
complex was
onDecember
December 29,
The reasons
reasons for
forthe
thedecrease
decreaseare
areunknown
unknown
population decreased
decreasedduring
duringthis
this period
period.. The
population
at this
time.
this time.
HOUSING

Duringthis
this reporting
During
reporting period,
period,Fulton
FultonCounty
County outsourced
outsourced Fulton
Fulton County
County
inmates to
to Atlanta
Atlanta City
City Jail,
Jail, Dekalb
CountyJail,
Jail, Union
UnionCity
CityJail,
Jail, Pelham
CityJail,
Jail,
inmates
Dekalb County
Pelham City
Cook
Housing inmates
CookCounty
CountyJail,
Jail, and
and Decatur
DecaturCounty
CountyJail
Jail.. Housing
inmatesininthese
thesefacilities
facilities
allowed
allowed Fulton
Fulton County
Countyto
to maintain
maintain Consent
Consent Decree
Decreehousing
housingcompliance
compliancewithin
withinthe
the
.
The
housing
item
has
reached
compliance
.
Fulton
County
Jail.
The
housing
item
has
reached
compliance.
Fulton County Jail
MEDICAL
SERVICES
MEDICAL SERVICES
Duringthis
this reporting
During
reporting period,
period,because
because of
ofthe
theMEP
MEP project,
project,the
theMain
Main Medical
Medical
Clinic,
Medical Observation
Observation Unit,
Acute Psychiatric
Units were
were temporarily
Clinic, Medical
Unit, and
and the Acute
Psychiatric Units
temporarily
nd
relocated
North Tower
of of
thethe
2"d2 floor
The move
move has
relocated to
to the North
Tower
floorofofthe
theJail
Jail.. The
hasresulted
resulted in
in
several challenges
challenges to
to providing
providing health care
care to
tothe
theinmates
inmates ininananenvironment
environment
conducive
addressing the inmates'
inmates' medical
medical needs.
needs . The
The challenges
challenges
conduciveto
to appropriately
appropriately addressing
Thus, the dental and
and xare caused
by available
available space, equipment,
andfacility
facility design.
xcaused by
equipment, and
design . Thus,
of inmates
inmates getting
getting access
access
operations have
have been
beenaffected
affected resulting
resulting in the
ray operations
the number
number of
.
These
operations
have
experienced
about
20%
to
25%
to dental and
x-ray
services.
These
operations
have
experienced
about
20%
to
25%
and x-ray services
(For aa more
more detailed
reductionininpatients
patients brought
broughttotothe
theclinic
clinicfor
for these
these services
services.. (For
detailed
reduction
review
Fulton County
County Jail
Medical Clinic move
move see
of the Fulton
Jail Medical
see the
the Auditor's
Auditor's attached
review of
report.)
report
.)
INMATE
INMATE GRIEVANCES
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The Inmate Grievances
Procedures have been improved
significantly and
and
improve d significantly
The
G rievances Procedures
operateeffectively
effectively.. The
The Inmate
InmateGrievance
Grievanceitem
item has
has reached
reached compliance
compliance..
operate
INMATE RELEASES
RELEASES
INMATE
The Inmate
InmateRelease
ReleaseProcess
Processcontinued
continuedto
to have
inmates who
whoare
are delayed
delayed
The
have inmates
.
Most
of
beyond
the
24-hour
period
that
is
mandated
in
the
Consent
Decree.
Most
of these
these
beyond the 24-hour period that is mandated in
Consent Decree
delays were
were due
duetoto other
other law
law enforcement
enforcementagencies
agenciesthat
thatmust
mustbebenotified
notified by
by the
the
delays
Sheriff to pick
verylittle
little agency
contact
Although very
agency contact
Sheriff
pick up
up their particular
particular inmates.
inmates . Although
information was
wasprovided
providedbybythe
theSheriff,
Sheriff,the
the Auditor
Auditorreports
reports that
that he has experienced
information
experienced
of
these
agencies
are
notified
numerous
times
before
they
respond,
that many
many of these agencies are notified numerous times before they respond,
Among the
before pick
pick up
up.. Among
thelongest
longest delays
delays
resulting in
in days
days and
and in
insome
some cases weeks
weeks before
Lastly,
agencies.. Lastly,
are those
those inmates
inmates awaiting
awaiting pick
pick up
up by
by Federal
Federal law
law enforcement
enforcement agencies
by release paperwork
fromthe
thecourts
courts have
havegreatly
greatly been
been
release delays
delays caused
caused by
paperwork from
half
dozen
reduced
during
this
period
from
dozens
to
typically
less
than
a
reduced during this period from dozens to typically less than half dozen per
per week.
week .
of the
Moredefinitive
definitive reasons
reasonsfor
for release
release delays were
madedifficult,
difficult, because
More
were made
because of
Sheriffs failure
failure to
data..
Sheriffs
to provide
provide complete
complete data
EMERGENCY
EMERGENCYEVACUATION
EVACUATION PLAN
PLAN

Developing
an adequate
adequateFulton
Fulton County
CountyJail
Jail inmate
inmate and
and staff
staff emergency
Developing an
emergency
The current evacuation
evacuation plan
is
evacuation
plan continues
continues to
to be
planas
as written
written is
evacuation plan
be in need.
need . The
not adequate
to
safely
evacuate
the
inmates
to
negotiated
memorandum
of
adequate to safely evacuate the inmates to negotiated memorandum of
understandingsites
sites that
that will fully
evacuatedtotothat
that
understanding
fully service
service the
the category
category of
of inmates
inmates evacuated
site..An
evacuationproposal
proposalwas
waspresented
presentedtoto all
all the
An emergency
emergency evacuation
the Consent
Consent Decree
Decree
site
however, it
hasnot
notbeen
been accepted
accepted by
by the
the Sheriff
Sheriffand
and County
County
parties
it has
parties by
by the
theMonitor;
Monitor ; however,
.
As
of
this
report,
no
efforts
are
being
made
to
develop
an
adequate
of
this
report,
no
efforts
are
being
made
to
develop
an
adequate
defendants.
As
defendants
At any
any point
point in time
time a disaster could
could occur
occurthat
that requires
requires full
full or
evacuation plan
plan..At
evacuation
theJail
Jail..Also,
fire drills
drills are
the
partial evacuation
Also, as
as mandated,
mandated, fire
are not
not conducted
conducted atat the
evacuation ofofthe
TheEmergency
Emergency
main
Jail, or
Marietta,and
andAlpharetta
Alpharettafacilities
facilities..The
main Jail,
or Bellwood,
Bellwood, Marietta,
Evacuation
Plan
item
has
not
reached
compliance.
Evacuation Plan item has
reached compliance .
CAMERAS AND
SYSTEMS
CAMERAS
AND TAPING
TAPING SYSTEMS

ofrepair
repair and/or replacement.
Cameras
andtaping
tapingsystems
systemsare
areininserious
serious need
needof
Cameras and
replacement .
At the present
present time,
time, many
many of
cameras fail
meetthe
themandates
mandates of
of the
theConsent
Consent
of the cameras
fail totomeet
At
Decree.
and Sheriff
Sheriff defendants.
Decree .Rectifying
Rectifying this
thisproblem
problem belongs
belongs to
to both
both the
the County
County and
defendants .
It
is
primarily
a
funding
issue.
It
is
incumbent
upon
the
Sheriff
to
have
the
It is primarily a funding issue . It is incumbent upon
Sheriff to have the system
system
of parts
parts..
assessed for
and discontinue
discontinue funding
funding repairs
repairs and
for replacement
replacement and
and replacement
replacement of
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He sho
should
budget request to
He
uld then prepare
prepare a budget
to the
theCounty
County for the
the purpose
purpose of replacing
System item
item has not reached
the entire
entire system.
system . The Cameras
Cameras and
and Taping
Taping System
reached
compliance..
compliance
GEORGIA
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENTOF
OFCORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS(DOC)
(DOC)

Duringthis
this reporting
reporting period,
period, there has
no significant
significant change
fromthe
the
During
has been
been no
change from
last
Monitor's
report
in
the
pick
up
of
inmates
who
have
been
sentenced
to
the
last Monitor's
in the pick up of inmates who have been sentenced to the
of Corrections
continuestotoreceive
receivestate
state
Georgia Department
Department of
Georgia
Corrections (DOC).
(DOC) . The
The DOC
DOC continues
sentencedinmates
inmatesaccording
according
theirprotocols
protocolsand
andthere
therecontinues
continuestotobebenonoreal
real
sentenced
tototheir
of processing
processing or
or receiving
receiving them
by which
whichthe
theSheriff
Sheriffor
or the Auditor
can
system of
system
them by
Auditor can
assess their
their effectiveness
effectiveness or
ortimeliness
timelinessininprocessing
processing and
and receiving
receiving them.
them .There
There was
was
DOC
were sentenced
sentenced to
to
also no
no change
change in
in the
thepick
pickups
upsbybythe
the
DOC of
ofsome
some inmates
inmates who
who were
by the
the Auditor
Auditor of
of
Prison Alternative
Alternative Programs.
Programs . The
The most
most recent review
review conducted
conducted by
indicates that approximately
halfofofthe
the inmates
inmates
this particular
particular category
category of inmates
inmates indicates
approximately half
being
sentenced
into
these
programs
are
not
being
picked
up
by
the
DOC.
Rather,
being sentenced into these programs
not being picked up by the DOC . Rather,
they are being
the
they
being released
released by
by the
thesentencing
sentencing Judge,
Judge,because
because they
they remain
remain beyond
beyond the
time
theJudges
Judges allowed
allowed for
forthe
theDOC
DOC to
them .The
The Georgia
Georgia
time period
period that
that the
to receive them.
DepartmentofofCorrections
Corrections item
item has
has not reached
Department
reached compliance.
compliance .
COUNTY DEFENDANTS
It
Auditorthat
that the
the most
It continues
continues to
to be
be the
the opinions
opinions of
of the
theMonitor
Monitor and
and Auditor
most
successful parts
parts of
ofthe
theConsent
Consent Decree
Decree result
from the
the efforts
effortsmade
made by
by the
theCounty
County
result from
Commissioners
in in
thethefunding
of of
the
projects,
thethe
outsourced
facilities,
theMEP
MEP
projects,
outsourced
facilities, and
and
Commissioners
funding
insensitivity by
by
staffing the
Jail.. However,
therehas
hasbeen
beena adisplay
displayofofinsensitivity
staffing
the Fulton
Fulton County
County Jail
However, there
of
General
Services)
toward
the
medical
clinic's
the MEP
project
(Department
MEP project (Department of General Services) toward the medical clinic's
displaced
housing accommodations
andand
general
In this
displaced inmates' housing
accommodations
generalliving
livingconditions
conditions.. In
temporaryrelocation
relocationofofmedical
medical
clinic
inmates,
line
sighttotoindividual,
individual,difficult
difficult to
to
temporary
clinic
inmates,
line
ofof
sight
observe
housing serious
serious medical
medical and mental
mental health inmates
inmates presents major
major
observe cells
cells housing
inmate
problems . This
inmate safety
safety problems.
shared with
with the
the
This particular
particularconcern
concernwas
was adamantly
adamantly shared
GeneralServices
Servicesby
byboth
both the
the Monitor
Monitor and
and Auditor
Auditor.. It
Fulton County
County Department
DepartmentofofGeneral
Fulton
It
is the
Auditor's opinions
opinionsthat
that continuous
continuousobservation
observationofofthese
these
is
the Monitor's
Monitor's and
and Auditor's
inmates is
is paramount
to prevent
prevent catastrophic
catastrophic happenings,
happenings, such
such
categories of medical
medical inmates
paramount to
as suicides
suicides..

INMATE IIN-CUSTODY
FOR THI
THIS
REPORTING
N-CUSTODY DEATH FOR
S REPOR
TING PERIOD
Duringthis
this reporting period,
of
During
period, there
therewas
was one
one inmate
inmate death under
under the custody
custody of
the
the Sheriff
Sheriffss office
office.. This
reported to
to the Auditor
and
This inmate
inmate death
death was
was promptly
promptly reported
Auditor and
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Monitor..The
He was
was pronounced
Monitor
The inmate
inmate who
who died
died was
was Kenneth
Kenneth Grogan,
Grogan, 0829096. He
dead
Grady Memorial
Memorial Hospital
:47
dead some
sometime
timeafter
after arrival
arrival atatGrady
Hospital on
on 11/26/2008,
11126/2008, at
at 18
18:47
hours.
According to information
information provided
provided to the
the Auditor,
Auditor, inmate
inmate Grogan
Grogan had
hours. According
had been
been
of
breath.
playing
basketball
with
other
inmates
and
began
to
experience
shortness
playing
inmates and began to experience shortness of breath .
Hewas
wasimmediately
immediatelytaken
takentotothe
theFulton
FultonCounty
CountyJail
JailMedical
MedicalClinic
Clinicfor
for medical
medical
He
assistance.
Medical Services
Services (EMS)
was called
called and
assistance. Emergency
Emergency Medical
(EMS) was
and inmate
inmate Grogan
Grogan was
was
MemorialHospital
Hospitalwhere
wherehehelater
laterdied
died..No
transported to
to Grady
Grady Memorial
No follow-up
follow-up
information
has
been
provided
the
Monitor
or
Auditor
by
the
Sheriff
ChiefJailer
Jailer
information has been provided the Monitor or Auditor by the Sheriff ororChief
on this death.
death .
on

CONCLUSION
In conclusion,
represents the sections,
sections, subsections,
subsections, and
and items
items
conclusion, the
the following
followinglist
list represents
within the Consent
Decree with
with which
whichdefendants
defendantsare
are not
not in compliance:
within
Consent Decree
compliance :
•
•
•
•

•
•
•

•

i ty Round
15) responsibility
responsibility
Security
Roundss -- (Section
Secur
(Section III,
III,subsection
subsection A,
A, item
item 15)
Sheriff
Jail Census
(Section
III,
Census-- Population
PopulationReview
Review
(Section
III, subsection
subsection B,
B, item
item 21)
21)
responsibility
Georgia Department
Department of
ofCorrections
Corrections
responsibility Georgia
Processing
(Section
ProcessingofofReleases
Releases-- Delayed
DelayedInmate
InmateReleases
Releases
(SectionIII,
III,
subsection
C, items
items 22
22 and
and23)
23)responsibility
responsibility Sheriff
subsection C,
Staffing and
and Security
Main Jail
JailUniform
Uniform Officers
Officers- -96%
96% and
and Housing
Housing
Security:: Main
Supervisors
69 .5% compliance,
Marietta and
andBellwood
Bellwood Uniform
Uniform
Supervisors -- 69.5%
compliance, Marietta
Officers -- 92.9%
and
Housing
Supervisors
59.1
%
compliance
(Section
92 .9% and Housing Supervisors - 59 .1 % compliance (Section
IV,
IV, subsection
subsection A,
A, items
items 25
25 and
and27)
27)responsibility
responsibility Sheriff
Sheriff
Releaseand
andIntake
Intake
(SectionIV,
IV,subsection
subsectionA,A,item
item29)
29)responsibility
responsibility
Release
- -(Section
Sheriff
Sheriff
Popu
lation Limits
- (Section
III,
Population
Limits and
andHousing
Housing
- (Section
III,subsection
subsectionB,B,items
items19,
19,
20) responsibility
responsibility Sheriff
Sheriff
20)
PopulationLimits
Limitsand
andHousing
Housing
- Classification(Section
(SectionIV,
IV, subsection
subsection
Population
- Classification
B, items
items 32,
32, 35b
35b and
and49)
49)responsibility
responsibility Sheriff
Sheriff
B,
Environmental
Health
Safety
- (SectionIV,
IV,subsection
subsectionE,E, items
items
Environmental
Health
andand
Safety
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H ousi n g -- (Section IV, subsection
• Housing
H, items
items 74
74and
and76)
76)responsibility
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subsection H,
Sheriff
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andFamily
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subjectZ,I,item
item77)
77)responsibility
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subsection L,
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items 91 and
and 92)
92)
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(Section IV, subsection M,
• Safety and
and .Emergency
Emergency Procedures
M, items
97) responsibility
responsibility Sheriff
Sheriff
93, 94, 95, 96, and
and 97)
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IV,subsection
subsection M,
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items 93,
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subsection M,
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responsibility Sheriff
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andVideo
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subsection M,
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item
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responsibility Sheriff
Sheriff
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all Consent
ConsentDecree
Decreeitems
itemsisisreported
reportedinin the
the Auditor's
Auditor's
The compliance
compliancestatus
statusofofall
The
The Monitor
Monitor provides
monthlyreports
reports and
andthe
the Monitor's
Monitor'squarter
quarter reports
reports.. The
provides each
each report
report
monthly
However, this
procedure did
the sheriff
Sheriff and
and Chief
ChiefJailer
Jailer for
for their review.
this procedure
did not
to both
both the
review . However,
of
the
short
time
remaining
occur
during
this
reporting
period,
primarily
because
occur during this reporting
primarily because of the
time remaining inin
s Administration
the Sheriff
Sheriff's
Administration to
to effectively
effectivelycomply
comply with
with the
the Consent
Consent Decree.
Decree . The
The
Sheriff failed
Sheriff
failedtotobebere-elected
re-electedasasFulton
FultonCounty
County Sheriff
Sheriffininthe
theNovember,
November, 2008,
2008,
general election
election.. To
Myron
and Chief
ChiefJailer
Jailer Edward
general
To this
thisend,
end,Sheriff
Sheriff
MyronFreeman
Freeman and
Edward
McNeil
were
unable
to
successfully
reach
full
Consent
Decree
compliance
onthe
the
McNeil were unable to successfully reach full Consent Decree compliance on
previously listed
listed Consent
Decreeitems
itemsthroughout
throughoutthetheentire
entiretime
timethat
that they
they were
wereinin
previously
Consent Decree
of responsibility
responsibility..
offices of
their respective
respective offices
The
newSheriff
Sheriffis
Jackson, retired
retired former
of
The new
is Theodore
Theodore Jackson,
former Federal Bureau
Bureau of
in Charge,
Office.. His
Investigation (FBI)
(FBI) Special Agent
Agent in
Charge, Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia Office
Hisnew
new
1,2009.
responsibilities asasFulton
effective on
on January
January 1,
responsibilities
FultonCounty
County Sheriff became
became effective
2009 . His
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of Chief
Jailer isisRiley
first major
the office
office of
first
major top
top administrative
administrative appointment
appointment totothe
Chief Jailer
Rile
Federal Court
Auditor over
over this
this Consent
has
Taylor, former
former Federal
Court Auditor
Consent Decree.
Decree . The
The Monitor
Monitor has
positive anticipation
anticipation that
Taylor's administrations
administrationswill
will
positive
that Sheriff
SheriffJackson's
Jackson's and
and Chief
Chief Taylor's
do what
whatthe
the previous
previousSheriff
Sheriffand
andChief
ChiefJailer
Jailer were
wereunable
unabletoto do
dosuccessfully
successfullyinin
do
complying
with
the
many
items
in
the
Consent
Decree.
Chief
Taylor
the
complying with the many items in
Consent Decree . Chief Taylor served
served the
Federal
v.
Federal Court
Courtininhis
his capacity
capacity as
as Federal
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CourtAuditor
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auditingthe
theHarper,
Harper,etetala1.. v.
Fulton County
Countyet
et al
al Consent
Decree in
in an outstanding
Fulton
Consent Decree
outstanding manner.
manner . His
His honesty,
honesty,
integrity,
and search
search for the truth,
truth,while
while performing
performing his
integrity, and
his responsibilities
responsibilities as
as Auditor,
Auditor,
of
the
highest
quality
and
commitment.
The
are viewed
by
the
Monitor
as
viewed by
Monitor as of the highest quality and commitment . The
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appointment
RileyTaylor
TaylorasasFulton
FultonCounty
County
Jail'sChief
Chief
Jailerisisstrongly
strongly
appointment ofofRiley
Jail's
Jailer
supported
supported by
by the Court
Court Monitor.
Monitor .
It was
theMonitor
MonitortotoJudge
JudgeMarvin
MarvinShoob
Shoob
thatsince
sincethe
the
It
was recommended
recommended bybythe
that
Auditorisis now
nowthe
theChief
ChiefJailer
Jailer there
there will be
for a Federal
auditing
Auditor
be no
no need
need for
Federal Auditor
Auditor auditing
ChiefJailer
Jailer
further recommended
thatthe
theChief
the Consent
Consent Decree.
Decree . The
The Monitor
Monitor further
recommended that
continue
reports with
with the same
informationtoto the
the
continue to submit
submit the Auditor's
Auditor's monthly
monthly reports
same information
.
Monitor,
as
it
should
have
been
submitted
in
the
prior
Sheriff's
administration.
Monitor, as it should have been submitted in the prior Sheriff s administration

Note:: For
information, see
see Auditor's
Auditor'sattached
attachedreport
reportininthe
the
For detailed
detailed supportive
supportive information,
Note
this report
report..
appendixsection
sectionofofthis
appendix
Submitted,
Respectfully Submitted,

Calvin A.
A. Lightfoot
Lightfoot
Court Monitor
Monitor

January 9,
9, 2009
January
2009

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