findings report details the supporting facts giving rise to those violations and the minimum remedial measures that we believe may remedy those alleged conditions. After carefully reviewing the evidence, we conclude that there is reasonable cause to believe that conditions in the Fulton County Jail violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United State Constitution, the ADA, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482. These violations are pursuant to a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of rights protected by the Constitution and federal law. Specifically, we find that Fulton County and the Fulton County Sheriff's Office fail to protect people incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail from violence and harm by other incarcerated people in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. We also find that Fulton County Jail deputies and detention officers use force against incarcerated people without adequate justification, in U niteo States Attorney Northern District of Georgia violation ofthe Fourteenth Amendment. We find that the living conditions in the Fulton County Jail are constitutionally inadequate and violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. We further find that inadequate medical and mental health care in the Fulton County Jail exposes people to a substantial risk of serious harm in violation ofthe Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Moreover, we find that restrictive housing conditions in the Jail pose a substantial risk of serious harm, including acute mental illness and self-injury, in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. We find that the Jail's restrictive housing practices discriminate against people with mental health disabilities in violation ofthe ADA, and that the Jail does not provide due process protections when imposing restrictive housing in violation ofthe Fourteenth Amendment. Finally, we find that the Jail fails to provide special education services to 17-year old boys and girls who are entitled to such services, in violation of the IDEA. The attached report details the supporting facts giving rise to the violations and the minimum remedial measures that we believe may remedy the alleged conditions. We hope to resolve this matter through a cooperative approach and look forward to working with Fulton County and the Fulton County Sheriffs Office to address the violations of law we have identified. The lawyers assigned to this investigation will contact counsel for the County and Sheriffs Office for such discussions. Please note that in the event we are unable to reach a resolution regarding our findings, CRIP A authorizes the Attorney General to initiate a lawsuit 49 days after issua~ce of this notice letter to correct the alleged conditions we have identified. 42 U.S.C. § 1997b(a)(l). Please also note that this notice letter and accompanying report are public documents. They will be posted on the Civil Rights Division's website. If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact Regan Rush, Acting Chief of the Special Litigation at (202) 532-5675. Sincerely, Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division cc: Y. Soo Jo County Attorney 2 Colonel Jarrett Gorlin Chief Jail er Attachment: Report oflnvestigation of the Fulton County Jail 3
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