Fulton County Jail Overcrowding and Bed Bug Outbreak Leads to Inmate Transfers and Tragedy.
Over 600 inmates will be transferred from Fulton County Jail in Georgia due to overcrowding and an outbreak of bedbugs, lice, and other vermin. The move comes after a preliminary investigation into the death of Lashawn Thompson, who died in the jail last year. Thompson's family blames his death on unsanitary conditions and complications from insect bites. The sheriff's office has approved an emergency expenditure of $500,000 to address the infestation. The family has demanded a criminal investigation into Thompson's death and for the jail to be closed.