2020 Primary Election

Implementing a 100 day Constitutional Policing plan that will specifically address the duties, powers, authority, and budget of the agency

- Implementing a 100 day Constitutional Policing plan that will specifically address the duties, powers, authority, and budget of the agency

Public Safety

Previously introduced a structured and disciplined environment while he presided over the jail from 2009-2013

Develop life skills to help them re-enter the community as better individuals

- Previously introduced a structured and disciplined environment while he presided over the jail from 2009-2013
- Develop life skills to help them re-enter the community as better individuals

Criminal Justice

Pinpoint exact concerns of community and address those issues with legitimate authority

Key of Sheriff's office is that it has constitutional mandates that allow it to get things done quickly without going through bureaucratic delays

- Pinpoint exact concerns of community and address those issues with legitimate authority
- Key of Sheriff's office is that it has constitutional mandates that allow it to get things done quickly without going through bureaucratic delays

Community Involvement

Was professionally offended with how barbaric and unconstitutional the conditions of the jail were found to be in TV show '60 Days In'

Before retiring, he helped to bring the facility back under consent decree compliance

Will get the jail back in order 60 days into his administration

- Was professionally offended with how barbaric and unconstitutional the conditions of the jail were found to be in TV show '60 Days In'
- Before retiring, he helped to bring the facility back under consent decree compliance
- Will get the jail back in order 60 days into his administration

Jail Management

Charles Rambo

Wants the 15 different police stations in Fulton county to work together to help local agencies

Ensure the deputies are consistently visible in the community and have the resources to eradicate crime

- Wants the 15 different police stations in Fulton county to work together to help local agencies
- Ensure the deputies are consistently visible in the community and have the resources to eradicate crime

The jail should be a place an inmate would not want to stay in and would never want to return to

- The jail should be a place an inmate would not want to stay in and would never want to return to

Businesses need to stay safe from break ins

Businesses bring jobs for community and everyone benefits from that

- Businesses need to stay safe from break ins
- Businesses bring jobs for community and everyone benefits from that

People should be treated with dignity and respect

Get inmates in and out in an expedient way

Population increase in last 20 years may warrant building a new jail

- Jails should be clean
- People should be treated with dignity and respect
- Get inmates in and out in an expedient way 
- Population increase in last 20 years may warrant building a new jail

Myron Freeman

Kohn & Yager LLC

Fechheimer Executive

Global Tel Link Corporation

BI2 Technologies

Inmate Calling Solutions

Focus on repeat offenders; 40% of crimes in the community are committed by this group, which comprises of less than 500 people

Narrowing in on repeat offenders will lead to reduced crime and increased safety

- Focus on repeat offenders; 40% of crimes in the community are committed by this group, which comprises of less than 500 people
- Narrowing in on repeat offenders will lead to reduced crime and increased safety

Creation of meaningful re-entry programs is key to reducing recidivism

Programs must be designed to give a true second chance to these inmates through building and sustaining relationships and partnerships across the county

- Creation of meaningful re-entry programs is key to reducing recidivism
- Programs must be designed to give a true second chance to these inmates through building and sustaining relationships and partnerships across the county

We have an obligation to treat people like they're human and maintain cleanliness of the jail

Maintained accreditation of top jail conditions for 9 years at Atlanta Department of Corrections

- We have an obligation to treat people like they're human and maintain cleanliness of the jail
- Maintained accreditation of top jail conditions for 9 years at Atlanta Department of Corrections

Pat Labat

Bradshaw Venture LP

Jet Bonding Company, Inc

Aims to reduce return rates through leveraging large grants

In 2016, a 3-year, $1 million grant from the US Dept. of Justice was awarded to the county and used to work with inmates on securing jobs and housing upon release

In 2019, another grant was awarded from the US Dept. of Health and Human Services

Grant was dedicated to working with inmates while they were still living in the jail, as opposed to helping primarily after release

- Aims to reduce return rates through leveraging large grants
- In 2016, a 3-year, $1 million grant from the US Dept. of Justice was awarded to the county and used to work with inmates on securing jobs and housing upon release
- In 2019, another grant was awarded from the US Dept. of Health and Human Services 
- Grant was dedicated to working with inmates while they were still living in the jail, as opposed to helping primarily after release

The county found a contractor from Emory University and set up mental health facilities in two county jails

Developed mental health programs inside the jail as well, in order to prepare inmates for release or for one of the two facilities that can take care of them

- The county found a contractor from Emory University and set up mental health facilities in two county jails
- Developed mental health programs inside the jail as well, in order to prepare inmates for release or for one of the two facilities that can take care of them

Healthcare

Wants to continue building on partnerships with federal, state and local agencies

Has developed task forces on gangs, drugs, violent crimes, fugitives, terrorism, cyber crimes and sex trafficking with various agencies including FBI, DEA, Homeland Security and US Marshals

- Wants to continue building on partnerships with federal, state and local agencies
- Has developed task forces on gangs, drugs, violent crimes, fugitives, terrorism, cyber crimes and sex trafficking with various agencies including FBI, DEA, Homeland Security and US Marshals

Currently using two of the four jails due to COVID-19

People that have come to see the facilities have seen that the jails are as good as they are going to get

Close to regaining Triple Crown Accreditation (top rating for jails) after improving jail management, maintenance and healthcare conditions

- Currently using two of the four jails due to COVID-19
- People that have come to see the facilities have seen that the jails are as good as they are going to get
- Close to regaining Triple Crown Accreditation (top rating for jails) after improving jail management, maintenance and healthcare conditions

Ted Jackson

Walter Calloway

When you think of law enforcement, you likely think of your city’s police force before the sheriff. However, Georgia’s Constitution mandates that each county has a sheriff, and Georgia law designates the sheriff as the chief law enforcement officer of the county. In most counties with city police departments, the sheriff voluntarily hands over general law enforcement activities to city police. Even then, they cannot be forced to do so.

The County Sheriff has three main responsibilities.

1. First is law enforcement, usually done in partnership with the city police. This is meant to be centered around protecting people and property. This involves patrolling jurisdictions, responding to calls, enforcing laws, and making arrests.

2. Second is courtroom security. The sheriff and their deputies provide physical protection in courthouses and act as bailiffs to the Superior Court. The duties of bailiffs include escorting jury members to and from the courtrooms, attending to their needs, guarding them from outside influences, and serving all court summons (subpoenas). In 2005, the Fulton County Sheriff faced harsh scrutiny after an incident in which a sitting judge was killed in a Fulton county courtroom. 

3. Third is jail management. The Sheriff’s department is the official county jailer and is responsible for the health, safety, and wellbeing of its inmates, which may be the lesser-known duty for this office. In the time of COVID-19, sheriffs across the state are under increased scrutiny as concerns about inmate safety have been raised. The office is also responsible for preparing inmates for returning to society by employing transitional programs and potentially helping them overcome addictions. In 2019, the Fulton County Sheriff’s office became the first jail-based agency to receive a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for this purpose.

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