The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta subjects inmates to “inhumane, violent and hazardous conditions” that threaten their safety, a US Justice Department official said Thursday, announcing the results of a 16-month investigation.

U.S. Justice Department officials said jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions.

Justice Department finds that Georgia’s Fulton County fails to adequately protect jail inmates from violence

The U.S. Department of Justice released the findings of its investigation into the Fulton County Jail on Thursday. The nearly 100-page summary details how the jail violated “the constitutional and statutory rights of people incarcerated.” Channel 2′s Audrey Washington is breaking down the report for Channel 2 Action News at 4:00 p.m.

U.S. Justice Department says one of the nation’s most notorious jails also violate Americans with Disabilities Act.

Georgia officials violated the rights of people in an overcrowded jail plagued by killings and inhumane conditions, a Justice Department report says.

The DOJ launched a civil rights investigation into conditions at the Fulton County Jail after several inmates had died in a matter of weeks. One inmate, according to his family, was "eaten alive" by bed bugs.