Aug 3, 2023
The Deadly and Tragic Costs of Pretrial Detention
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
![Protester with raised fist in the air at Fulton County Jail after the death of Lashawn Thompson.](https://www.acluga.org/sites/default/files/styles/rich_listing_360_width/public/fulton-county-jail-protest-f.jpg?itok=ub00J8K0)
![Protester with raised fist in the air at Fulton County Jail after the death of Lashawn Thompson.](https://www.acluga.org/sites/default/files/styles/rich_listing_360x360/public/fulton-county-jail-protest-f.jpg?itok=RR4P3xEN)
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ACLU of Ga. Philanthropy Officer Nicole Berman remembers sitting on her couch and crying last year when the Dobbs ruling came out. She was filled with a visceral fear and despair, for all Americans who just...
ACLU of Ga. Philanthropy Officer Nicole Berman remembers sitting on her couch and crying last year when the Dobbs ruling came out. She was filled with a visceral fear and despair, for all Americans who just...