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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Brumback

Judge appoints monitor to oversee agreement to reform Georgia's Fulton County Jail

Georgia Jail Federal Investigation - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A federal judge on Friday appointed a lead monitor with three decades of experience in corrections to oversee a consent decree meant to address dangerous and unhealthy jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county.

U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May named Kathleen Kenney to the position after the U.S. Department of Justice, Fulton County and county Sheriff Pat Labat jointly sought her appointment as part of the consent decree process.

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