Justice Can't Wait, We Need a Date!
Two days ago, hundreds of people- including many of you- marched in the rain to demand the city DEFUND & close the jail by July 1st, &...
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JOIN US to Reimagine Atlanta City Detention Center, Tuesday, September 10th
The second Design Taskforce meeting is upon us & we need YOU to join us to continue to hold Atlanta accountable to our vision of a...
Black Formerly-Incarcerated Women, Queer, & Trans Folks Appointed to Design Taskforce
25 MEMBER TASKFORCE COMPRISED OF 10 #CLOSETHEJAILATL #COMMUNITIESOVERCAGES CAMPAIGN ALLIANCE MEMBERS MEETS ON JULY 16TH In the month...
BREAKING: Atlanta City Council Passes Legislation toward Closing and Repurposing City Jail
Creation of Task Force gives voice to the formerly incarcerated and seeks to “right the wrongs” of past harmful criminal justice policies...
DAY OF REDEMPTION WAS ALSO DAY OF SOLIDARITY AT CITY HALL
#COMMUNITIESOVERCAGES CAMPAIGN GEARING UP FOR VOTE ON LEGISLATION On Monday, the #CommuntiesOverCages #CloseTheJailATL Campaign, led by...
MAYOR BOTTOMS COMMITS TO LEGISLATION TO CLOSE AND REPURPOSE JAIL
After months of collaborative work, the Mayor’s Office, who has shown enthusiastic support for this initiative, has officially committed...
MAYOR BOTTOMS PUBLICLY COMMITS TO #COMMUNITIESOVERCAGES GOAL IN STATE OF CITY ADDRESS
Thanks to the powerful work of Women on the Rise, Racial Justice Action Center, and the nearly 40 organizations in the Campaign Alliance,...
John Legend Supports #CommunitiesOverCages Campaign & Formerly-Incarcerated Led Process to Repurpose
John Legend tweeted support for the #CommunitiesOverCages #CloseTheJailATL Campaign yesterday, specifically thanking Mayor Bottoms for...
PRESS ADVISORY: Coalition Launches Community-Led Process to Repurpose Atlanta City Jail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Xochitl Bervera, (404) 861-0756 xochitl@rjactioncenter.org www.closethejailatl.org John Legend...
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