The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a detainee stabbing at the Fulton County Jail.
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According the sheriff’s office, it happened Thursday night. The victim survived.
The other detainees involved are facing new charges. How they got or made a knife inside the jail is under investigation.
The latest incident is renewing concerns about security at the jail.
“The time for talking is over,” said attorney Michael Harper in December.
Harper filed a class action lawsuit against the Fulton County Jail. He represents several people hurt or killed at the jail.
“We need change in Fulton County,” Harper told Channel 2′s Audrey Washington.
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In 2023 a jail detainee killed Dayvion Blake inside the jail.
“They were able to get to his jail because of non-working locks and stab him in his back,” Harper said.
Harper also filed a separate lawsuit for Blake’s estate.
Sheriff Pat Labat said a few months ago he addressed issues at the jail.
“These are fixable opportunities, and that is what our plan is as we move forward,” Labat said.
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