ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 73-year-old inmate died Friday after being found unresponsive at the DeKalb County Jail, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Jail officials said John ...

An inmate was killed after he was in the jail for roughly one day and had been granted bond, records show. GBI investigators ...

David Addo-Wright​'s family says the Covington man had posted bail and was set to get out of the DeKalb County Jail when the deadly attack happened.

Melayna Whatley and Gabriela Ortis face federal charges accusing them of helping three inmates escape the DeKalb County Jail in December 2025.

A 19-year-old rapper and Twitch streamer known online as Aspen "Kartier" Easterling is heading to jail and is banned from being around dogs after a judge sentenced her in a DeKalb County animal abuse ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. Authorities are investigating the death of a 26-year-old ...

Fifteen young people celebrated their completion of the STRIDE program, which stands for “Stopping Trends of Repeat Incarceration with Diversion and Education,” on Monday.

A burst pipe at the DeKalb County Jail has left most inmates without hot water since Friday night. Sheriff officials say the aging facility’s boiler system was damaged and requires significant repairs ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Jail officials and the medical examiner are investigating the death of a 73-year-old man who suffered a sudden medical emergency inside the DeKalb County Jail in Decatur on Friday ...