Why So Many Supporters Are Saying: ‘Defund the Police, Fund the People
The slogan returned to the streets during the Cop City protests. What supporters mean by it, what critics say, and how the debate over police budgets has shifted.
Police Accountability
Use-of-force investigations, oversight boards, misconduct cases and police reform.
Imagining a Different Future: What Community- Centered Public Safety Could Look Like Instead of Cop City
Critics of the training center argue the money could fund other approaches to safety. What community-centered public safety models propose, and the evidence behind them.
Stop Cop City Protester Killed – Stop Atlanta Public Safety Training Center
In January 2023, environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, known as Tortuguita, was shot and killed by Georgia state troopers during a raid on the forest encampment. What happened and what followed.