WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN! ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO CLOSE THE CITY JAIL ON MAY 20TH, 2019. ​ But JUSTICE can't wait - we still need a date for closure! TAKE ACTION

Watch our mini-documentary to learn more about the campaign that made it happen.

The Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC) was built in preparation for the 1996 Summer Olympics as the "extra jail" in Atlanta and previously was divided into two sides- the "city side" and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) side.

All of the people detained on the "city side" of the Atlanta jail were arrested on "quality of life" or "broken windows" offenses like drinking in public or loitering. More than 8 out of 10 are Black.

Since community organizers successfully pressured the city to end its contract with ICE in 2018, less than 100 people have been detained in the jail, which costs the city $32.5 million dollars a year to operate.