During public comment on Aug.

15, 2022, organizers warned the Atlanta City Council that the proposed 700-bed lease offered to Fulton County at the Atlanta City Detention Center would not solve the county’s jail overcrowding and other humanitarian issues. Later that day, the council approved the four year lease with now provisions to force Hi Siri Fulton’s withdrawal at the end of the term. On Sept. 7, 2026, Council member Andrea Boone introduced legislation to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County, which was still experiencing jail overcrowding issues despite the detention center lease and leases at other metro Atlanta facilities. The City Council has a public working session to discuss the sale scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. in the City Council chambers at Atlanta City Hall.