Power restored to Cobb jail after a 12-hour outage
Electrical power was restored to the Cobb County Adult Detention Center after an outage of just over 12 hours. There have been two short public information releases from Sgt. Jeremy…
Cobb County Adult Detention Center
Power restored to the Cobb County jail; outage explained
Sgt. Jeremy Blake, the public information officer for the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office issued the following public information release about the power outage at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center:…
Power outage at the Cobb County jail
Sgt. Jeremy Blake, the public information officer for the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office issued the following public information release this afternoon: MARIETTA, GA — Today, a section of the Cobb…
Cobb BOC to take up intergovernmental agreement to house Kennesaw detainees at the Cobb Adult Detention Center
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners has been asked to approve a Housing Intergovernmental Agreement to house detainees at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center who are arrested in the…
Cobb sheriff unveils medical tracking device for ‘at-risk’ inmates, plans to expand to all inmates
By Arielle Robinson The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office along with the president of Black Creek Integrated Systems demonstrated a new medical tracking and monitoring device for detainees Tuesday morning at…
Cobb Sheriff’s office reports third detainee death this month
The Cobb County Sheriff’s office issued the following public information release this afternoon, reporting that Nicole Smith, who was in the custody of the Cobb County Adult Detention Center died…
Second detainee death this month at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center
Sgt. Jeremy Blake issued the following public information release about the second death of a person in custody of the Cobb County Adult Detention Center this month: (MARIETTA, GA) —…
Cobb jail earns accreditation by National Commission on Correctional Health Care again
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office distributed the following public information release announcing its accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Marietta, GA – The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office…
Owens says Cobb detainees the first to receive 24-hour mental health service
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release stating that the Cobb County Adult Detention Center will have a full-time psychiatrist on staff: MARIETTA, GA — Under the…
Jail auditor impressed by changes at Cobb County Adult Detention Center
By Arielle Robinson An outside auditor that Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens brought in to review the Cobb County Adult Detention Center saw minor issues amid a mostly positive evaluation…