Atlanta Councilmembers Discuss Public Safety Training Center Vote; Public Policy Expert Discusses Defunding The Police Movement Amid Pandemic
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Show Notes
In a 10-4 vote Wednesday, the Atlanta City Council approved a controversial plan to build a state-of-the-art public safety training center at the Old Atlanta Prison Farm site. Councilmember Natalyn Archibong and Matt Westmoreland discuss their positions about the $90 million project
Plus, Dr. Amara Enyia, a public policy expert and the policy and research coordinator for the Movement for Black Lives, discusses why she feels clarifying the messaging around defunding the police is necessary to combat Republican claims that it’s directly linked to COVID crime.
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