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The incident which led to her termination and subsequent arrest was videotaped with a contraband cellphone, which was seized during a shakedown of the Fulton County Jail. Jenkins was then terminated and charged, according to the sheriff's office.
Jenkins had been employed with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office since December 2019.
Fulton County Jail cell shakedown leads to video of detention officer
In late January, a sheriff's strike team conducted a shakedown inside a maximum security wing.
In late January, a sheriff's strike team conducted a shakedown inside a maximum security wing.
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Investigators checked those phones and on one of them, Jenkins is shown doing, among other things, sitting on the lap of an inmate, kissing him.
And, it wasn't just an exchange of affection. That inmate asked for something specific.
Kawana Jenkins, 36, is charged with two counts of improper sexual contact by employee or agent, five counts of violation of oath by a public officer, two counts of reckless conduct, two counts of cruelty to inmates, and one count of obtain/procure/give inmate prohibited item without authorization.