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This Law Could Save Lives on Georgia’s Death Row

2 days ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill Tuesday that will transform how intellectual disability is handled in death penalty cases in Georgia. Now in alignment with 26 other states that still practice capital punishment, Georgia will require a judge to determine during a pretrial hearing whether a defendant is intellectually disabled or not. Prior to the signing of this bill, intellectual disability was determined by a jury while also considering the defendant’s guilt or innocence.
Tire Dumping Plagues Black Neighborhoods in Southeast Atlanta

3 days ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Alyssa Johnson

Chad Livsey has spent the past seven years removing improperly discarded furniture and other hard-to-recycle litter from Atlanta neighborhoods, but he says he has yet to encounter a dumping site as daunting as this one in southeast Atlanta. The Snellville native commemorated Earth Day by responding to a tip he received one year ago about the dense woodlands near the condemned Forest Cove apartments in Thomasville Heights, where mounds of used tires have been dumped amongst the greenery.
Fulton County Approves $1.8M for Jail Staffing After DOJ Report

4 days ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

Fulton County commissioners voted on Wednesday to allocate additional funding to staff Sheriff Patrick Labat’s office, following a scathing November U.S. Department of Justice report that cited understaffing as a cause of rampant, unchecked violence at Fulton County Jail. Vice Chair Bob Ellis introduced the resolution, which will support the hiring and retention of new deputies and fund overtime pay for current deputies.
Judge to Rule on Whether to Try Officer Who Fatally Shot Jimmy Atchison

1 week ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

Jimmy Hill became visibly emotional on Monday as he watched retired Atlanta police officer Sung Kim testify for the first time in federal court about fatally shooting Hill’s son, Jimmy Atchison. Hill told Capital B Atlanta after the evidentiary hearing that he got caught up in the moment during Kim’s remarks, which he characterized as untrue. “It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one’s actions,” Hill said, quoting Indian independence leader Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi.
Jason Esteves Enters Governor Race, Touts Housing Plan

1 week ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves recently voiced support for the growing Target boycott, as he and other state Democratic Party leaders continue working to mend fences with Black Georgia voters. “My wife has had a [Target Circle 360] subscription, and she canceled it as a result,” Esteves said during an April phone interview with Capital B Atlanta.
Tent City at Center of Atlanta Homeless Crisis to Be Closed

1 week ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn

Atlanta’s largest homeless encampment is scheduled to be “decommissioned” on Monday as city officials continue working to clear potentially hazardous tent cities in the wake of the January tragedy that resulted in Cornelius Taylor’s death. Up until recently, the encampment located downtown beneath Interstate 20 on Pryor Street was home to as many as 80 unhoused people living in about 100 tents, according to nonprofit homeless aid workers affiliated with Atlanta’s continuum of care network.
‘Cop City’ Is Officially Open. This Is What's Inside.

2 weeks ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center — the southern DeKalb County facility colloquially known as “Cop City” — officially opened its doors Tuesday after four contentious years of development. The 85-acre campus will serve as the training grounds for the city’s police and firefighters, yet it has received strong pushback due to its environmental impact, $67 million taxpayer price tag, and prospect of police militarization being used against Black citizens.
Atlanta Nonprofit Helps Teens Rebuild After Family Jail Time

2 weeks ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

When Tiffany Gibson left home in 2008 to serve a nearly four-year prison sentence, her oldest son, Telly McGuire, was well on his way to pursuing a college education. Then 14 years old, McGuire had stellar grades and was active in extracurricular activities, according to Gibson. But through his tenure at Benjamin E. Mays High School in southwest Atlanta, he had limited guidance or motivation to continue his studies or plan for a profession.
Black Businesses Reap Rewards as Target Falters

3 weeks ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn

What began in Atlanta as a 40-day “Target fast” in March has evolved into a full-blown economic movement aimed at making corporate America pay for broken promises — and uplifting Black-owned businesses in the process. “It is time for us to stand 10 toes down about something,” said Pamela Booker, a 46-year-old Stone Mountain resident, business consultant, and creator of the hair care brand Koils By Nature.
She Was Locked Up for 13 Years. Now She’s Helping Others Navigate Reentry.

3 weeks ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

Michelle Morrison heard the judge’s ruling: Life plus five years, for a murder she didn’t commit. But the Atlanta native says she never believed she’d spend the rest of her days behind bars. “I said, ‘I don’t have a life sentence,’” she remembers. “I never claimed the sentence.”Morrison did not fire the gun nor did she enter the apartment where Keith Alan Brown was slain in 2007.