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DeKalb County Jail released more than a hundred inmates on signature bond

Published  April 13, 2020 4:38pm EDT
Coronavirus in Georgia
FOX 5 Atlanta

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - More than a hundred inmates of the DeKalb County Jail have been released on a signature bond.

The move comes following a judicial emergency order issued last month. The directive on March 18 calls for inmates who can be released to be identified and allowed bond.

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DeKalb County Sheriff Melody M. Maddox haws authorized 103 inmates who qualified for the standing order.

A full list of those inmates was not immediately available.

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