Labat's office said in a statement Tuesday that bookings will happen at the Rice Street Jail, although plans could change without notice. The jail is open 24 hours a day and the defendants could show up at any time, Labat said.

“At this point, based on guidance received from the district attorney’s office and presiding judge, it is expected that all 19 defendants named in the indictment will be booked at the Rice Street Jail,” the statement said.

But the sheriff added that arrangements are subject to change. "Due to the unprecedented nature of this case, some circumstances may change with little or no warning," the statement said. (snip)

The initial processing is separate from the arraignment, when defendants enter a formal plea to the charges. Arraignments in the case might be handled online, the sheriff's office statement said.

“In this case, some arraignments/appearances may be virtual as dictated by the presiding judge,” the statement said.

The Rice Street jail in which Trump and the other suspects are expected to be booked is infamous for its squalid conditions and overcrowding, and was placed under a federal investigation in July for its "structurally unsafe" environment and outbreaks of violence. Fulton County officials and the Fulton County Sheriff's office said they would cooperate fully with the inquiry.

In September 2022, there was national outrage after one inmate held at the jail, Lashawn Thompson, was found dead on the floor with his body infested with lice and bed bugs.(snip)

Two months after Thompson's death, the Southern Center for Human Rights released a damning report on the conditions of the prison, noting how at least 10 people died at the facility in the first 11 months of 2022.

"The Fulton County Jail located at 901 Rice Street is dangerously understaffed and overcrowded. The packed, unhygienic living conditions are dangerous on a number of levels, easily facilitating the spread of viruses like COVID-19 or parasitic outbreaks," the group said in a statement.

Following an outbreak of parasites at the prison, an assessment found that 100 percent of the inmates held in one unit in September 2022 either had lice, scabies or both, and that 90 percent of inmates held in a unit for people diagnosed with mental illnesses were "significantly" malnourished.