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YinYang/Getty Images(ATLANTA)  The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it has launched a civil investigation into the Fulton County, Georgia, jail system following a series of reports of inmate abuse and neglect, including the Sept. 13, 2022, death of LaShawn Thompson, who died in a bed bug-infested jail cell. Kristen Clarke, the DOJ s Civil Rights Division head, said investigators will examine living conditions in the jail, inmates access to medical and mental health care services and allegations of use of excessive force by staff. Fulton County officials and the Fulton County Sheriff s Office responded to the probe in a joint statement. "Fulton County and the Sheriff’s Office have been made aware of a civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice to examine conditions at the Fulton County Jail and will be cooperating fully with the investigation," the statement said. The DOJ said the investigation will be conducted by the Civil Righ

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