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Sheriff Pat Labat plans a town hall-style meeting this week to hear community concerns, including a proposal to stop accepting some misdemeanor charges at the Fulton County Jail.
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An intense early-summer heat dome has pushed metro Atlanta temperatures past 96 degrees, triggering HVAC failures at the Rice Street jail facility and placing unprecedented strain on Georgia's electrical infrastructure.
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Heavy rain on Wednesday night sent water into parts of the Rice Street facility, deputies said. Sheriff Patrick Labat told reporters the county's plan to fix the jail has 'not worked.'