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| Clayton County Sheriff's Office | |
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| File:Patch of the Clayton County, Georgia Sheriff's Office.png | |
| Motto | To Serve and Protect |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1858 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Clayton County, Georgia, USA |
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| Map of Clayton County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 888 square miles (2,300 km2) |
| Population | 297,595 (est 2020) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Jonesboro, Georgia |
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| Facilities | |
| Jails | 1[1] |
| Website | |
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The Clayton County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is a law enforcement agency that serves Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It is headquartered in Jonesboro, Georgia, the county seat of Clayton County.[2]
The sheriff's department has aroused national attention due to the practices of former Sheriff Victor Hill. [Describe what he did] In 2021, he was federally indicted on 4 counts, which was later increased to 7, of civil rights violations for strapping several people, including one 17-year-old, in restraint chairs in Clayton County Jail without legal justification.[3][4] In July of that year, he was suspended from his position by Georgia governor Brian Kemp.[5] In October 2022, Hill was found guilty of 6 out of the 7 counts of violating the civil rights of incarcerated people, and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in March 2023.[6][7]
The current sheriff is Levon Allen since December 22, 2022.[8]
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- ^ Wamsley, Laurel (April 27, 2021). "Georgia Sheriff Indicted On Federal Charges That He Used Restraint Chair To Punish". NPR. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill indicted for federal civil rights violations". justice.gov. United States Department of Justice. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Sarisohn, Hannah; Caldwell, Travis (June 3, 2021). "Georgia governor suspends county sheriff indicted on federal civil rights charges". CNN.
- ^ Vera, Amir; Alonso, Melissa; Simonson, Amy (October 27, 2022). "Georgia sheriff found guilty of violating the civil rights of detainees, court documents show". CNN.
- ^ Helsel, Phil (March 14, 2023). "Former Georgia sheriff sentenced to prison over illegal restraints". NBC News.
- ^ "LeVon Allen sworn in as Interim Clayton County Sheriff". FOX 5 Atlanta. 2022-12-22.