Town hall to mark the one-year anniversary of Kevil Wingo’s death
A coalition of Cobb community groups hosted a third town hall at Glover Park about the numerous deaths in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center Wednesday evening, about a year…
Cobb County Adult Detention Center
Justice for Kevil Wingo: Mixed reactions to DA Holmes’s decision
On September 16 Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes opened a new chapter in the ongoing investigations of Mr. Kevil Wingo’s death at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. In…
Joyette Holmes requests independent investigation of Kevil Wingo’s death at the Cobb jail
Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes has asked that the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia conduct an independent investigation into the death of Kevil Wingo. Wingo died…
Broady criticizes Republican officials’ handling of jail deaths, vows independent investigation
In a forum Tuesday evening., Democratic candidate for Cobb district attorney Flynn Broady criticized incumbent District Attorney Joyette Holmes and other Republican officials for their handling of the deaths of…
‘I can’t breathe’: Calls for Investigation into Kevil Wingo’s Death Rise
COBB COUNTY, GA – Georgia lawmaker David Wilkerson, representatives from the Cobb NAACP and Georgia ACLU held a press conference Thursday at the Cobb County Detention Center and called on…
Cobb DA Joyette Holmes issues statement on Kevil Wingo’s death at the Cobb jail
Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes issued a statement on the death of Kevil Wingo while in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Wingo died in custody in…
Craig Owens: Candidate for Cobb County Sheriff
Major Craig Owens, currently the commander of Precinct 2 in the Cobb County Police Department, is a candidate in the upcoming Democratic primary for sheriff, where Owens, along with two…
Speakers describe dismal conditions at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center during town hall
Marietta, Ga. – Zion Baptist Church hosted a town meeting last Tuesday evening to discuss the conditions at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Several groups, including the Cobb County…
ACLU says Cobb Sheriff in potential violation of U.S. Constitution
In a letter to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia stated that alleged absence of clean drinking water at the Cobb County Adult Detention…