A device with two cameras, part of the Atlanta surveillance camera network, stands on a pole against a cloudy sky backdrop with trees in the background.

Opinion — Mapping Atlanta’s camera network and surveillance strategy

Using APD data obtained via open records request, Taylor Shelton maps Atlanta's camera network and explores the city's surveillance strategy.

A group of people sitting in a circle on a gravel backstreet discussing housing first policy for Atlanta.
Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition and unhoused Atlantans propose Housing First policy

Four months after Cornelius Taylor was killed in his tent during a city-led encampment sweep in January, the Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition is calling for radical housing changes in Atlanta.

Atlanta faith leader and chaplain to the justice-impacted Muslim community, Imam Furqan Muhammad in his office at Masjid Al-Mu'Minun in Atlanta. (John Arthur Brown)
Muslim life behind bars: From religious practice to retaliation
A Flock Safety Camera, which have been used to track license plates on behalf of ICE, sits center frame with a backdrop of trees.
Flock Safety’s license plate readers used for immigration enforcement by metro Atlanta police departments

Local police agencies’ data sharing policies created a national network of license plate readers, which local agencies have used to gather info on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

ACPC and Lucy Parsons Labs win open records lawsuit against Atlanta Police Foundation
A device with two cameras, part of the Atlanta surveillance camera network, stands on a pole against a cloudy sky backdrop with trees in the background.
Flock Safety: The billion-dollar company at the forefront of AI-powered surveillance
Xavier de Janon, defense attorney for one of the Stop Cop City RICO and domestic terrorism defendants, speaks during a press conference following the May 14 status hearing.
ATL61: ‘Cop City’ RICO judge hears arguments over evidence and discovery issues 

Defense attorneys in the 61-person ‘Cop City’ racketeering case argued the evidence obtained during a May 2023 police raid be tossed out and requested the trial judge issue orders to limit discovery.

Opinion – How the American healthcare system puts profits over patients

As hospitals continue to close in low-income communities, the American medical system abandons the health of the most vulnerable.

Auner Cobon holds his son Andry while waiting in line outside the building that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Atlanta Immigration Court, in Atlanta
ICE checking documents outside Atlanta immigration court hearings, lawyers say
A craft table set up at the Mourning Our Losses event, allowing attendees to add adornment to their remembrances.
Explainer: Accessing legal resources for incarcerated Georgians with the Atlanta Community Support Project

Atlanta Community Support Project's recently launched Toolkits Platform promotes self-advocacy through legal and policy resources.

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