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After Secret Replacement Process Ends, Atlanta Diversion Program’s Future Is Still Unclear
Civil rights groups are demanding that Atlanta City Council members vote at today’s meeting on a contract for pre-arrest ...
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‘Fund the Police’ Backfired—and Gave Trump More Power Than Ever
Democrats spent the last four years running away from police reform and instead chanted "fund the police." They lost.
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DOJ Finds Deplorable Conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail
The Appeal and other news outlets spent years reporting on dangerous conditions inside Atlanta, Georgia's Fulton County Jail.
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Women Languish at San Francisco’s Jail for Years Without Answers—or Sunlight
After a moral panic about crime, San Francisco’s billionaires and political leaders demanded more arrests. Pretrial detainees ...
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Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Will Be Even Harder to Stop a Second Time
Trump’s plans are more extreme, and the tools advocates used to limit harm during his first term may not be effective.
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Atlanta Mayor Tries to Secretly Replace Popular Diversion Program
Mayor Andre Dickens’ office initiated a secret bidding process for community responders—that left out the current beloved ...
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The Case Against Solitary Confinement: Explained
Even though the United Nations considers more than 15 days of solitary confinement a form of torture, American prisons still use the practice.