FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - The same day the Fulton County Commission voted to approve a $1.1 billion renovation and addition to the Rice Street Jail, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said the jail is flooding.

What we know:

Labat has long said the county needs a new jail, not just a renovated one, but the County Commission Chair, Rob Pitts, said the county can't afford to build a new jail.

The renovations will add a new building for detainees who are suffering medical or mental issues. It will also pay for unspecified renovations in the jail.

The backstory:

The Fulton County Jail has come under fire in recent years for severe overcrowding, crumbling infrastructure and unsafe conditions.

Federal investigators say inmates are frequently exposed to violence, unsanitary living spaces, ina

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