Fulton Commissioners say they are concerned with jail problem Atlanta Journal Constitution
Reactions Friday to U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob’s ultimatum ranged from anger and defiance to whimsy.
“I didn’t worry about it until he said he would take the cell phones away,” Commissioner Tom Lowe said. “The minute he said he would take my cell phone, that’s when it got serious for me. I don’t worry about jail time.”
Shoob, his frustration obvious, met Thursday with all sides of a 2004 lawsuit that alleged the jail was crowded, dirty and dangerous. The settlement negotiated in 2006 set population limits and minimum staffing levels but jail officials have struggled unsuccessfully to meet the terms of the agreement.
The judge said he has had enough.
Shoob said he would lock up commissioners if they continued to “drag their feet” in the on-again-off-again discussions with the city to buy the Atlanta Jail.
“I am prepared to do something," Shoob said. "I’ve talked to the warden at the Atlanta Penitentiary and he’s got room for everybody I send over. And they [commissioners] won’t have cellphones."
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