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Fulton proposal to fix jail locks fails

Sgt. Scott Farron, lock inspection supervisor, points to an old door lock as he compares it to a new door lock at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COMSgt. Scott Farron, lock inspection supervisor, shows a new door lock (left) and an older door lock (right) at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. The current locks are so shoddy that inmates can open their cell doors at will. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COMA new door lock at the 7 North zone of the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. After years of putting off the problem, Fulton County officials once again refused to fix more than 1,300 faulty locks at the Rice Street jail on Wednesday. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COMOlder door locks in an upper tier and new door locks in a lower tier of the 7 North zone at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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Sgt. Scott Farron, lock inspection supervisor, points to an old door lock as he compares it to a new door lock at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COMSgt. Scott Farron, lock inspection supervisor, shows a new door lock (left) and an older door lock (right) at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. The current locks are so shoddy that inmates can open their cell doors at will. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COMA new door lock at the 7 North zone of the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. After years of putting off the problem, Fulton County officials once again refused to fix more than 1,300 faulty locks at the Rice Street jail on Wednesday. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COMOlder door locks in an upper tier and new door locks in a lower tier of the 7 North zone at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM