Mayoral candidate Felicia Moore, president of the Atlanta City Council, unveiled a multi-pronged platform to combat crime at a press conference Friday morning in front of Grady Hospital.
Tag: Atlanta City Detention Center
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Atlanta and Fulton County must work together – for the taxpayers’ benefit
The tug-of-war over the future of the Atlanta City Detention Center spotlights the flaw in the state of governance between the City of Atlanta and Fulton County.
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A group that fought to close Atlanta’s jail makes a case for keeping it — as something different
A city that thinks of itself as world-class needs to think out of the box, Bennett said. It could blossom, it could come up with new rules. Like turning its jail into this kind of center.
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Activists allege immigrant abuse at Atlanta jail in ICE closure campaign; jailer says record shows high standards
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has hit “pause” on a contract that sees the city jail hold ICE detainees. Activists say one reason she should end it permanently is poor conditions at the jail. The city’s corrections leader says his facility is up to the best standards.
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Activists call on Atlanta to shut out ICE
“It shouldn’t be that Atlanta, an icon of the civil rights movement, has six minutes from here a detention center.”
