Wants the 15 different police stations in Fulton county to work together to help local agencies

Ensure the deputies are consistently visible in the community and have the resources to eradicate crime

- Wants the 15 different police stations in Fulton county to work together to help local agencies
- Ensure the deputies are consistently visible in the community and have the resources to eradicate crime

Public Safety

The jail should be a place an inmate would not want to stay in and would never want to return to

- The jail should be a place an inmate would not want to stay in and would never want to return to

Criminal Justice

Businesses need to stay safe from break ins

Businesses bring jobs for community and everyone benefits from that

- Businesses need to stay safe from break ins
- Businesses bring jobs for community and everyone benefits from that

People should be treated with dignity and respect

Get inmates in and out in an expedient way

Population increase in last 20 years may warrant building a new jail

- Jails should be clean
- People should be treated with dignity and respect
- Get inmates in and out in an expedient way 
- Population increase in last 20 years may warrant building a new jail

Jail Management

Myron Freeman

When you think of law enforcement, you likely think of your city’s police force before the sheriff. However, Georgia’s Constitution mandates that each county has a sheriff, and Georgia law designates the sheriff as the chief law enforcement officer of the county. In most counties with city police departments, the sheriff voluntarily hands over general law enforcement activities to city police. Even then, they cannot be forced to do so.

The County Sheriff has three main responsibilities.

1. First is law enforcement, usually done in partnership with the city police. This is meant to be centered around protecting people and property. This involves patrolling jurisdictions, responding to calls, enforcing laws, and making arrests.

2. Second is courtroom security. The sheriff and their deputies provide physical protection in courthouses and act as bailiffs to the Superior Court. The duties of bailiffs include escorting jury members to and from the courtrooms, attending to their needs, guarding them from outside influences, and serving all court summons (subpoenas). In 2005, the Fulton County Sheriff faced harsh scrutiny after an incident in which a sitting judge was killed in a Fulton county courtroom. 

3. Third is jail management. The Sheriff’s department is the official county jailer and is responsible for the health, safety, and wellbeing of its inmates, which may be the lesser-known duty for this office. In the time of COVID-19, sheriffs across the state are under increased scrutiny as concerns about inmate safety have been raised. The office is also responsible for preparing inmates for returning to society by employing transitional programs and potentially helping them overcome addictions. In 2019, the Fulton County Sheriff’s office became the first jail-based agency to receive a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for this purpose.

Runs county jails & keeps the public safe