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Mental health causing strain on South Georgia's correction system

While Mental Health Awareness Month is coming to an end, the crisis is never-ending with some South Georgia sheriff’s departments becoming mental health facility substitutes. ....

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Jail staff was told a detainee needed medical attention. The help never came.

A Cobb County man died in law enforcement custody less than 24 hours after his arrest. His family said he was having a mental health emergency, but jail medical staff ignored signs. ....

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