BRIAN TODD: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani,
and 17 other defendants this week
are expected to be formally booked at the Fulton County
Jail, also known as Rice Street, a hulking,
crumbling structure that's garnered
a notorious reputation.
The sheriff of Fulton County insisting
that despite their high profiles, Trump and the others
will be treated like every other defendant booked at this jail.
PATRICK LABAT: If you're indicted,
then we're going to treat you as though you
were indicted here locally.
And so we will continue to do fingerprints, mug shots,
et cetera.
BRIAN TODD: What might it look like inside when
Trump and the others formally surrender?
Retired Fulton County Sheriff's Lieutenant Charles Rambo
says normally, people who are surrendering
come through the facility's front door first.
But regardless of which entrances Trump and the others
arrive at--
CHARLES RAMBO: They would be pat down, led to the booking
office in the rear.
From there, they probably will have
to have ties and shoestrings and all
of those type of things taken.
Then, from there, the persons would be fingerprinted,
given a booking photo.
BRIAN TODD: Donald Trump and the other defendants
are expected to be photographed for mug shots.
But it's unclear when those pictures will be made public.
People familiar with the process tell CNN,
normally, those booked at this jail are
searched thoroughly by a jail deputy and, at some point,
given a medical examination and a pretrial screening
to determine if they can sign out on their own recognizance.
But it's not clear if Trump or the other
high-profile defendants in this case
will go through those steps.
For a normal defendant, it would take hours
to go through those procedures.
But with these defendants--
CHRIS TIMMONS: I don't expect Trump
to spend hours in this jail.
Because the longer he is, I mean, it's a pain.
It's going to be a hassle for the entire sheriff's
department, or at least those that are at the jail
when the president is there.
It's going to be a circus.
BRIAN TODD: If they didn't have bond agreements,
Donald Trump and the other defendants
might have been held in custody at this jail,
which observers say could be a nightmarish experience.
CHRIS TIMMONS: The Rice Street jail is not a pleasant place.
It's dirty.
It's scary.
BRIAN TODD: Last month, the Justice Department
launched a civil rights investigation
into the Fulton County Jail following multiple deaths
inside the facility.
Last year, inmate Lashawn Thompson
was found dead in his cell.
His family says unsanitary conditions,
including insect and lice infestation,
contributed to his death.
- Even the sheriff agreed, it was deplorable conditions
like a third world country.