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Amount for which the Fulton sheriff’s office is being sued for sexual harassment: $8 million

Sheriff Ted Jackson

Number of weeks newly elected Sheriff Ted Jackson was in office before the harassment lawsuit was filed: 1

Number of weeks previous Sheriff Myron Freeman had been in office before the Brian Nichols courthouse killings: 9

Number of years the Fulton sheriff’s office has been under federal court order to clean up the jail: 2

Cost, in millions of dollars, of the court-ordered renovation project at the Fulton County jail: 60

Age, in years, of Fulton County jail: 20

Maximum number of prisoners allowed in Fulton jail under federal court order: 2,250

Minimum number of prisoners housed in Fulton jail before the court order: 3,000

Estimated number of pounds of jail documents shredded in 2007 after a federal judge expressed doubt over veracity of information from sheriff’s office: 15

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Looks like Michael Rary is searching for a way to gain attention in his underdog race for the Fulton County sheriff’s office. The Republican nominee is proposing to privatize the county’s troubled jail.

Rary faces former FBI official Theodore Jackson in the Nov. 3 General Election. Jackson, who ran the jail briefly under a court order, defeated incumbent Sheriff Myron Freeman in an Aug. 5 Democratic runoff.

Rary’s press release comes after the jump. (more…)

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