Four people have lost their lives there in just the past few weeks. the jail has also been deemed structurally unsafe. cnn s brian todd has been closely following this story. brian, this is the site of the bookings for donald trump and his co-defendants. they re not going to spend any nights there. but it does give us an opportunity to shine a light on this jail s horrible reputation. reporter: that s right, jake. this place is really nothing short of hulking, sprawling nightmare. anybody connected to the criminal justice system in the atlanta area knows that if you re ever told you ve got to go down to rice street brace yourself because it s going to be horrible. we can give you some details on this place now. fulton county jail is the formal name. it is known as rice street because of its address. it opened in 1989 but almost immediately after it opened it was overcrowded, had deplorable conditions, and was just a horrible place to be. just last month the justice department announc