Fulton Fiasco: Mismanagement and Chaos at the filthy decrepit jail
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- The Sheriff in Fulton County, GA failed to pay $1,000,000 to a security contractor who had been providing jail guards at the run down county jail.
No pay, no work. The contractor pulled the jail guards out for non-payment.
Retired GA Sheriff Scott Berry joins Phil @InsideTheLaw to break this fiasco down.
Also, Attorney and @InsideTheLaw regular Rachel Kaufman talks about a tragic jail death case she he handing as conditions at the jail remain unlivable.
Attorney Ashley Merchant shares some spending information she dig up that explains, in part, where the Sheriff is spending taxpayer money that could be used to pay thee guards.
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Rachel - so sorry to hear about your client who died in the Fulton County jail. It is obvious that you’re genuinely sympathetic to his plight. You’re a good lawyer and person! Bless you 🙏❤️
Can u provide a short summary why did they die?
First thank you for a great panel show. It was great! Secondly, each and every citizen of Fulton County should be in an uproar over the disgusting, inhumane conditions of this jail and its mismanagement. I am truly disheartened these jail conditions have not immediately been addressed. Shameful 😢😢😢😢
Not an Odor of Mendacity, but the Stench of Fani.
BINGO!!
Same style of money management as Fani and Tiffany Henyard, the mayor of Dolton, IL. If there's money in the budget, I can spend it any way I like.
Another Fulton County mismanagement of funds. Allocating money but no accountability is no excuse.
Fulton County is a cluster f%$k!!!!
@@cindymeloche1429 they are spending it on prosecuting YSL trial - a long trial due to Rico
Hiring folks from an agency cost twice as much as paying individuals as employees...
Yes here in the uk our Health Service the NHS and the Department for Juctice so His Majesty Prison gets fleeced by these agencies this been going on for maybe 15yrs. An actual nurse will train up through the NHS and then transfer to an agency only to work in the hospital she/he came up in. People really do think our healthcare service is the best in the world the truth is it was but these agencies are robbing the government blind. The private agencies who work the prison are no way as good as the officers who came up the ranks. I know there’s a hustle with agencies and schools regarding the class assistants but they do a good job so I’m told.
Exactly! It's like hiring travel nurses in a hospital
But no benefits.
Fani used all available money to pay "herself" through her boyfriend Wade.
I burst out laughing as Phil started trying to explain how Rachel was familiar with jails. Always entertaining with this crew, keep up the great work!
How is it that everyone knows what is going on and nothing gets done ?
I know and love attorney Ashleigh Merchant!!! Awesome and honest counselor!!!
Oh yes that one I do like!
Contractors pay kick backs to politicians.
Mismanagement in Fulton County seems to be a running theme of the elected officials "selected" to run the county.Improper use of funds allocated to go somewhere and ends up disappearing.
Fanni made sure her man was paid on time and when he was overseeing the prison/jail that minja never had to make a report kept it all in his head u can’t make this ish up!
Typical democrats
It’s sad that we now must rely on channels like this to investigate and bring things like this to our attention. Main stream media has become as corrupt as the system itself. Thank goodness there are honest channels like this to bring us the truth! Great work!
They like hiring outside contractors, you don’t have to offer benefits.
People can talk about Ashley Merchant and her political inexperience; however, no one can question Ashley Merchant and her efforts to uncover Fulton County and disclose the potentially corrupt findings of the office bringing this out into the public discourse. Ashley Merchant is a champion for change in this county!
"This is just more of the Sheriff's bs." I love it when older people just tell truth....being older must be so freeing cuz they often say the shameful truth outloud without fear
Yea, cant wait to hear Judge Joe Brown's take 😅
Before I get into this, I suspect that Sheriff held back funds to the contractor to gain control of the guards himself. The Fulton County may be in on this. The State of Georgia needs to launch a full criminal investigation and complete audit of the entire Fulton County government, including the DA. It's their duty to restore integrity in the State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia.
@@rdmineer1 they tried that they won't give up records Ashely merchant requested their funds records an some happen to be missing or they just don't want to give them up, even when the Congress asked she still didn't give it up.
@@alexandriaowens778 everyone needs accountability according to human nature.
Could the Federal Government step in and investigate the running of Fulton Co jail??
@@JudyNGa61 all of them. There’s more going on than anyone thinks because they refuse to investigate.
Fulton County needs to be investigated from top to bottom!!!
Just be more corruption as clearly they don't give a damn! That's the Democrat administration at this point! LAWLESSNESS!!
🎉 Sheriff Berry!!!!!! Everyone that knows this man loves this man!!
I ❤️ Ashley Merchant. What a fantastic lady!
Corrections officers should be county employees. The jail for a large urban county such as Fulton should be its own department accountable to the Sheriff and the Commissioners.
What I don’t understand is was the agency workers getting paid the same or less than their country counterparts. I’m thinking they might have been getting less as the sheriff said he’s employed some of the agency workers who are now earning “a liveable wage” why were they not getting a liveable wage before. I guess I need to watch the podcast properly tomorrow it’s sounding like a great conversation!
I am so glad to see this finally come to light. There is no excuse for Fulton County from the judges down to the prosecution and now the jail-prisoners are not getting fed or getting water or getting showers which are basic human needs. The federal government needs to take a look at Fulton County.
That is the truth. Just look at their bodies, not being fed, no medication, and if the prisoners don’t pay for meal or meds they will let them die or put them on death row, etc. They don’t know what jail they are in or are given a fictitious name of a jail that doesn’t exist and if you call they never heard of them and not one person will believe you. It is still going on and who investigates each and every single cell or kitchen or checks the bodies to see if they’ve been beaten etc I see nothing of their human rights being questioned. Check it out.
Fulton County Georgia seems to be mismanaged at all levels. The same county commissioner said the same thing about DA Fani Willis misspending funds. He didn’t know, wasn’t aware, was misinformed. You approve the funding. If you don’t know, resign. There seems to be a glaring common denominator with everyone involved. I cant seem to put my finger on it.
Demographics.
Democrats, this is how they operate everywhere
A different question is if the sheriff’s office has the money to hire replacements for the employees of the contractor, why didn’t he have the money to pay the contractor?
Adriane Love is not a nice person.
Nor a smart person.
Pitts should have that same energy for Fani Fulton co needs a serious overhaul
The florist shop sounds an awful lot like a laundromat 😮😂
It looked like there were names attached in that sheet that broke down that they were funerals. That could be verified to see who they were. I would think that there is a FOIA requirement.
You should talk to Sheriff Grady Judd
The only thing remotely similar between Georgia and Florida is their common border.
Those in the public spoke out about this happening! Everybody was warned and those who allowed this to become fact bears the responsibility for its failure!
Thank you so much! This very important conversation will continue to provide the opportunity for much needed attention within the public discourse
I agree with Jeffrey Jordan where the hell is Kemp ? Atlanta is a total dumpster fire!
PHIL, please turn up the volume on your stream! We can always turn ours down but I can't turn it up anymore. Thank you!
Yes, please turn up the volume of your guests. I had trouble hearing the sheriff. Enjoy your program, content choices, and guests. In my next life, I need to be an attorney!
@@TAJ_Mom He does a great job! I love listening to his streams!
✋Merchant is awesome!!
Those 4 females fired sound like DEI hires 🤷♀️
IGNORANCE ……..ON DISPLAY …….poor Fulton County …….. cess pool.
In Florida, Gov Jeb Bush removal two Commissioners in Gulf County for camping with a bidding contractor. Florida Sunshine Law is powerful there.
HOLLY HELL , THIS ( NO ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE MONEY IS CRAZY ) !! THATS JUST LIKE ( THE DA'S OFFICE ) THATS GOTTA STOP !!
I recently saw a video where a jail nurse in charge, would not get an inmate help, as he cried in agony and kept passing out, AND she wouldn't allow other nurses to check on him. She said he's detoxing and just wants to go to the hospital for drugs. He died by morning, from a bleeding ulcer, that a simple blood pressure would have revealed a problem! She sat in a chair, judging a person she didn't know, and ended up judging him to a painful death!
Dear god 😢she should b held accountable for that poor man's death 😢😢
I'd be looking deep into this floral business.
@@spitfire_33 u suggesting he be sending bouquets to prisoners now that would be a hilarious scam🤣😭
I wonder how many of them will fail the pre employment drug screen??
Here in Harris County Texas where I am a defense attorney they cannot use the brand of medication usually. Everything has to be according to jail formulary which means they're often getting brand new medications that can have very different psychotropic effects.
Yall need to listen to the press release by the CEO. He explains what happened. The Sheriffs office signed a new contract with no intention of paying and seems like he was planning on poaching their vendor.
Most 3rd party labor contracts have a no poaching clause, usually extending 6-12 months after termination of the contract. But… the contractor can amend/waive that, especially if they have no work for the displaced contractors. Still kinda shady, tho.
@Hornsfan64 Right! Which what the CEO alluded to. He said right after they amended the the new contract the Sheriff's office stopped paying on time then stopped paying at all. Now Labatt is offering to hire on those same contractors as FTE.
Part of the replay gang tonight
Thanks man appreciate you!
I am 73 years old and I have 2 heroes.
1. Ashley Merchant
2. Caitlin Clark
Caitlin not democrat, smarter than that
Fascinating episode. Thank you all!
Sounds like some employees are criminals themselves. Pitiful.
Is this the Fulton County that Judge Manning is always saying to stay out of?
So why aren't the people paying him setting the guidelines for what money is to be spent on.
they should have taken that money willis gave her boyfriend and all those trips to fix the locks and clean the jail
Keeping a clean jail? Exactly what I've been asking is "why can't the um residents clean the jail"?
You do a great service. So hope a difference is made soon
Why are judges and some da’s getting a percentage of the fees charged like commissions on sales?
Sounds like the plot from Major League. The sheriff is letting the team tank in hopes of getting a deal for a new stadium. Trouble is, he's stuck in the same city!
Wow!! corruption from the top to the bottom. WTG Atlanta
A lot of the problems expressed happened to me attempting to visit inmates at Orleans Parish Prison, hundreds of times. So many memories! One day the toilets were stopped up on the 4th floor. It flooded the lobby on the first floor with 4-6 inches of urine raining down from the light fixtures. Good times.
If you're from New Orleans I'm sure you remember the tent city jail set up for overflow on Tulane avenue. This is what happens when too many criminals are arrested that can't afford to bond out or their crimes are so violent that they shouldn't get out. Either way they should not be mistreated in jail. Unfortunately they are mistreated.
HIPPA doesn’t apply, speedy trial doesn’t apply. Bail was implemented to assist in the slowness of the system.
how is this county such a shtshow at so many levels
Democrats, that's how
So woodie told the truth aboute rice street prison 🤔 😢
In Texas we have corrections officers
They decided to hire them and know doesn't pay them but has money to pay same people is just wrong.
PLEASE, LET'S ALL SAY A PRAYER FOR ALL HUMAN BEINGS THAT FIND THEMSELVES IN A JAIL CELL TONIGHT. I AM. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU 🙏
A nation is judged by how it treats it's most vulnerable. Children, elders and those incarcerated.
It's concerning on how many deaths happen annually.
Heat exhaustion seems to be a real problem in our southern states.
Sad. People work hard for their pay. The upper mgmt group seems to be lacking in adequate and honest management of funds.
Hiring those people directly would probably save money. I'm sure the contractor has most of the same expenses per capita, but the county doesn't have to build in a profit margin. Still a shitty thing to do if its intentional...
I like your name :) and agree!
The deal about the third party labor contract is just this simple. I worked for twenty years with company's that used temp services for part of our labor. In areas where finding competent help is difficult (about everywhere I guess) it is just simpler to tell company x, I need 20 people, please have them show up Monday morning. You pay MORE than you would have to as a straight up hire, but it is just way, way easier than dealing with recruitment and turnover. The cardinal rule in this situation is that as the company, or in this case Fulton Co Jail, you DO NOT "poach" these people from the third party that is supplying them to you. Sounds to me this is basically what has happened here.
Thanks!
And in addition people who need medical devices like colostomy bags tracheostomy inner cannulas Etc don't get any of their devices and end up rinsing out the same thing they came in with over and over again
Seems the problem in Fulton and other counties is there is no oversight or consequences, as Sheriff Berry mentioned earlier, for misconduct. These are Constitutionally elected officials. The solution lies within the scope of the Georgia Legislature.
Just like ramen soup prescription drugs someone is making $$$$$. Phone calls is the biggest racket. I am IT for a count jail.
They were using them for over a year the county knows this they are on the hook to pay there bills.
I used to drive by that jail all the time and for years (still might be up for all I know) they had a semi-permanent guard hiring sign made out of a 4x8 sheet of plywood and 4x4 posts buried in the ground right by the road. Always thought that was a bad omen and it seems like my instincts were correct.
A friend of mine died in county jail. Rough arrest, internal bleeding.
Ask Fani for the money...
Taking a cue from Fani
I'm Scottish so all of this is new, crazy but not surprising. It's almost 3am here, can't sleep so replay crew! Happy Labour Day America! ❤
Thank you. Great channel!
Is your country turning communist like ours?
Good Morning! Thanks for watching!
Post office 🏤 is a wreck (snail 🐌 mail or stolen mail
More than 1,000 per month for flowers? 58:56
Who doesn't know Ashley? Would be a better question. She is a superstar
Superwoman
I hope this video helps to educate Fulton County residents so they can make informed choices.
Bish it ain’t even raining out there
Most cities have city police departments who answer calls in the city limits. Deputies answer calls in the county.
@@bettyechols6405 Different places have different hierarchies for these Departments. In CT the only "Sheriffs" we have are actually State Marshall's. We have local and state police.
Fulton Co has a seemingly unlimited budget for prosecuting a former POTUS, while their correctional facilities are starved of resources. That's criminality worthy of jail time at Fulton Co jail.
That is a great point!
I think he is not really buying flowers for deceased inmates or officers but using any one who died and went to that flower shop because money is being funneled elsewhere and taxpayers are paying for it while inmates are getting the shaft. I’m just a nobody but something is crooked here???
Maybe a kickback?
Florist business booming in ATL
Scott got jokes!! 🎉🎉
JEFFREY JORDAN, BRIAN KEMP IS AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA SPA, ALONG WITH RAFFENSBERGER!!!!
Someone said he was seen at the DNC.
Isn't that where that guy died of "bug bites"?
Yes. Same jail.
Yes
Wowzer 😮
Is the GA state prison as dangerous and f’ed up as this jail?
🤣🤣🤣 this goes to show what’s really going on in Georgia.
Because they are better paid than the county employees. Raked in an ohio county jail.
There are certain functions of the government that should not be left to “for profit” private businesses to administer. Anything connected to incarceration of individuals directly or indirectly should be done by civil servants not private security.
Imo, Arpiao didn't brag about the conditions; he bragged about how much money he saved
Maybe he has a friend at the funeral home who holds the flowers for the real delivery guy who picks them up? Or there there could be some funny money going through the florists 🧐 either way it doesn’t make sense
Sound is low
Good morning, great show thank you! Phil, have you heard of the Zachariah Anderson case in Wisconsin??? I believe an innocent man was sent to prison. It was 2 years ago and it still breaks my heart... You might've seen people use the #FreeZachariahAnderson 🤟🏼 around the law sphere of the internet?
I'm suprised they didn't try to blame THIS on Trump! That's what they usually look at each other then do!
Thank you Phil. This is an eye-opening informative show.
Glad you like it!
I know of Ashley❤
Get the money from Fanny Tyrone (daughter arrested) Willis and Nathan BigBucks Wade
Soooommmeone is Dippin in the funds.... mmmm