The Atlanta City Council narrowly approved the sale of the city’s jail to Fulton County on Monday.

Negotiations are still underway, but if the sale goes through, city leaders would likely keep a reduced staff and continue housing Atlanta’s detainees at the facility.

The Atlanta City Council gave Mayor Andre Dickens the OK to move forward with plans to sell the city's jail to Fulton County ...

The Atlanta City Council has authorized the $68 million sale of the city's downtown jail to Fulton County, but the ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. The plan to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton ...

The Atlanta Public Safety Committee approved the $68 million sale of the city detention center to Fulton County in a 4-2 vote. Human rights organizations oppose the deal over staffing concerns and ...

The sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County for $68 million could be finalized on Monday, Oct. 19.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has agreed to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County. In a letter to Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts and other board members, the mayor ...

Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari slammed a proposed $68 million sale of the city jail to Fulton County, calling it a move toward mass incarceration. Fulton County Commissioner Khadijah ...

Atlanta City Council voted 8-7 to approve the $68 million sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County to help ...