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Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jail
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FILE - The Fulton County Jail is seen April 11, 2023, in Atlanta. A Georgia state Senate committee is expected to announce Thursday, Oct. 5, that it's starting its own investigation into the troubled jail, months after the U.S. Justice Department unveiled a similar inquiry. - photo by AP Photo/Kate Brumback, File
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state's most populous county, three months after the U.S. Justice Department unveiled its own inquiry of Fulton County jail conditions. State Sens. John Albers of Roswell and Randy Robertson of Cataula will make the announcement in a Thursday news conference, accompanied by Lt. Gov.