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Atlanta Community Press Collective
Atlanta Community Press CollectiveSeptember 16, 2026

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Atlanta City Detention Center was once promised to become a “reimagined” facility for equity.

In 2020, the facility had a jail population of fewer than 50 people each night. Six years later, the facility is likely to remain a jail for the foreseeable future. How did we get here?
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