• Brief Historical Timeline of the “Prison Farm” land P1

    Muscogee land- By Lily Ponitz. For further information watch her presentation “Deep Dive: Atlanta City Prison Farm From the Archaic to Now” 8,000 BC – 1,000 BC The property is on naturally resource-rich land in the South River watershed, a headwaters of the Ocmulgee/Altamaha river system, one of the three largest river basins on the… Read more

  • MEDIA ADVISORY: No Permit? “Cop City” Project Doesn’t Seem to Care

    For Immediate Release January 28, 2022 Contact: defendatlforest@protonmail.com MEDIA ADVISORY: No Permit? “Cop City” Project Doesn’t Seem to Care Atlanta Police Foundation Potentially in Violation of County and State Land Disturbance Codes By: Defend the Atlanta Forest & movement members Edit: 1/28/22 11:55am, contact information has been updated ATLANTA – Despite widespread public opposition, the… Read more

  • Cop City Environmental Reports Critical Review & Statement

    Cop City Environmental Reports Critical Review & Statement

    The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center Development Team is Misleading Stakeholders Regarding Environmental Assessments and Avoiding Due Diligence by Lily Ponitz Introduction I am an environmental engineer, formerly registered as a professional engineer in Georgia, and worked for seven years in consulting for private-sector clients. My work revolved primarily around emerging water contaminants, doing design,… Read more

  • A brief history of the Atlanta City Prison Farm

    Slave Labor, Overcrowding, and Unmarked Graves — The Buried History of Atlanta City Prison Farm from the 1950s to 1990s Shows It’s No Place of Honor The official histories of the Atlanta Prison Farm paint a rosy picture of “respect,” “trust,” “reform,” and “the dignity of work.” But digging deeper reveals a much darker history… Read more