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Entry sign for the Atlanta City Detention Center, home to Atlanta and Fulton County's Center for Diversion Services.
Opinion — Rebranding punishment as care: Examining Fulton County’s recently approved mental health jail plan
Entry sign for the Atlanta City Detention Center, home to Atlanta and Fulton County's Center for Diversion Services.
Opinion — Atlanta and Fulton County need to refocus on policing diversions

As Fulton County's lease of Atlanta's detention center ends, the city and county should commit to utilizing diversion services.

A photo of the the Georgia State Capitol, where the 2025 Georgia legislative session passed anti-trans legislation items attacking gender affirming care.
Opinion — Misplaced priorities: Policing trans bodies over securing our freedoms
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.

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.

A group of Georgia State Troopers stand beside a Georgia State Patrol vehicle at night
Opinion – The harms of poor policy: The urgent need to end police pursuits

Decades of evidence have shown that the harms of police chases far outweigh any safety benefits, and the Department of Justice has recommended severely limiting police pursuits.

Two advocates hold signs outside protesting the Atlanta City Detention Center lease outside the Fulton County Courthouse. The sign on the left says, "Invest that $2B in our communities. NO NEW JAIL." The sign on the right says, "NO NEW JAIL. NO COP CITY"
Opinion: Ending the long fight over the Atlanta City Detention Center
Opinion – Cop Cities are coming: Where will healthcare workers stand?
A surveillance camera attached to a light pole in downtown Georgia, part of the Atlanta Police Foundation's surveillance plan.
Opinion — Police surveillance tech and Cop Cities are the State’s complementary counterinsurgency strategy