ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Nov. 14, 2024, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke on the findings that conditions in the Fulton County jail violate the Constitution and federal law: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. Joining me is Ryan Buchanan, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. The Justice D  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia and the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division announced its findings concluding that Fulton County and the Fulton County Sheriff's Office routinely violate the constitutional and statutory rights of persons incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail and fail to adequately protect incarcer  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: The tenth defendant charged in an Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy has been found guilty at trial, representing the final defendant in the case with all others currently serving prison terms. Donnie Skillman, 47, of Augusta, faces up to life in federal prison after his conviction on methamphetamine-trafficking and firearms possession charges, said Jill E.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: The Justice Department announced today its findings that conditions of confinement at the Fulton County Jail (the Jail) in Georgia violate the 8th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The department's report details its findings from a comprehensive investigation of the Jail, funded and operated   more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Jeremy Larlee, 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Senior Airman Hector Jimenez watched a C-5M Super Galaxy take off the runway here this fall. The 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief played a key part in launching the aircraft, having performed preflight inspections and marshalled the plane. "It feels good to see an aircraft take off and know that I helped   more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: AUGUSTA, Georgia - (Nov. 14, 2024) - The importance of partnership to complete construction of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in support of enduring and sustainable nuclear deterrence was on display during a Deliver 2032 banner signing ceremony with the Augusta Building and Construction Trades Council on Nov. 6. Repres  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Georgia man has been charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other offenses related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Leander Antwion  more