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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Fulton plans to publish data on criminal justice system — soon
Everybody talking about criminal justice in Fulton should find something of interest soon — that is, when the county starts publishing new, detailed statistics on courts.
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Decarceration activists bring message to Fulton County
Fulton County’s commissioners are open about the overcrowding crisis at the county’s main jail. Activists have a solution: stop what they call “over-incarceration” in the county.
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Fulton looking to rent cells in other counties, as releases from jail slow
Fulton County is trying to get inmates out of “boats.” That is, a kind of human-size plastic bin that holds a mattress at night and can be stacked during the day. And it’s what lockups like Fulton’s Rice Street jail use when they’re out of bunks.
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Atlanta’s looking to repurpose a jail. It’s in a league with few other cities.
Cities including New York, Dallas and an area near Portland have found themselves with empty prisons or jails recently. And buyers for the big, hulking buildings.
