The Justice Policy Board — a group of city and county leaders working with local organizations to develop arrest and incarceration diversion resources — will have to finish its jail population review before Fulton County is allowed to begin moving inmates into the Atlanta City Detention Center. By a vote of 9-5, the Atlanta City […]
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Fulton Jail Study Could be Sidestepped by City Council
There is a new development in the proposed plan to lease space in the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County. The Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee voted to introduce legislation that would repeal an amendment requiring a jail population review before the agreement can go into effect. When the City Council voted to […]
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‘A Tale of Two Jails’: Join Us for a Conversation About Criminal Justice in Atlanta
In the past few months, the Fulton County Jail on Rice Street has been at the forefront of discussion on whether the city should lease beds in the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County to address overcrowding. In August, the City Council voted to lease up to 700 beds in the 17-story ACDC building […]
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Why Does Atlanta Want to Lease Its Jail to Fulton County?
As local leaders and criminal justice advocates eagerly await the results of a Fulton County Jail inmate population study expected to be released this month, Atlanta’s recent decision to lease jail space to the county has drawn accusations of increasing mass incarceration. In August, the conversation around overcrowding in metro jails got contentious when the […]
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Former Principal Avoids Prison in Atlanta School Cheating Scandal
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what’s up in Atlanta today: ICYMI: Teachers, sign out of Indeed and head to Columbia Middle School today! A job fair is being thrown by DeKalb […]
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Atlanta Residents Call on City to Close Detention Center
Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what’s up in Atlanta today: Community members voiced their support for the Atlanta City Detention Center’s closure at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The center, which reportedly holds fewer than 50 […]