--- title: "Aja Arnold - Mainline" language: "en-US" source_url: "https://www.mainlineatl.com/author/ajers/page/12/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1-26-1024x1024.jpg)](/llg-pilot-orientation-episode/) [ Jun 1 2021 ](/llg-pilot-orientation-episode/) ## [LLG pilot / orientation episode](/llg-pilot-orientation-episode/) GET IN THE CAR WE’RE GOING TO KILL OUR INNER CAPITALISTS. Consider this your LLG orientation / pilot episode.  Theme song “By Summer” by Often. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Bandcamp. [ LLG pilot / orientation episode Read More »](/llg-pilot-orientation-episode/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BLACK.jpg)](/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-atlanta-city-jail-decarceration-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/) [ Apr 20 2021 ](/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-atlanta-city-jail-decarceration-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/) ## [What you need to know about the Atlanta city jail, decarceration, and the prison industrial complex](/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-atlanta-city-jail-decarceration-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/) This article was published on April 20, 2021. ATLANTA — On Mon., April 19, Atlanta City Council was flooded with over six hours of public comment calls from constituents. A majority were calling about the same thing: the fate of [ What you need to know about the Atlanta city jail, decarceration, and the prison industrial complex Read More »](/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-atlanta-city-jail-decarceration-and-the-prison-industrial-complex/) [![Arrendale Women](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/arrendale-1024x614.jpg)](/inhumane-and-illegal-conditions-uncovered-at-lee-arrendale-state-prison-in-georgia/) [ Apr 14 2021 ](/inhumane-and-illegal-conditions-uncovered-at-lee-arrendale-state-prison-in-georgia/) ## [Inhumane and illegal conditions uncovered at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Georgia](/inhumane-and-illegal-conditions-uncovered-at-lee-arrendale-state-prison-in-georgia/) RAUOL, GA. — On Fri., April 9, the Southern Center for Human Rights issued a letter to Warden Murray Tatum of Lee Arrendale State Prison, the largest women’s facility in Georgia. The human rights organization outlines concerns with multiple abuses, [ Inhumane and illegal conditions uncovered at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Georgia Read More »](/inhumane-and-illegal-conditions-uncovered-at-lee-arrendale-state-prison-in-georgia/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/credit-brandon-mishawn-1024x576.jpg)](/the-voter-empowerment-bills-that-didnt-make-it-in-georgia/) [ Apr 7 2021 ](/the-voter-empowerment-bills-that-didnt-make-it-in-georgia/) ## [The voter empowerment bills that didn’t make it in Georgia](/the-voter-empowerment-bills-that-didnt-make-it-in-georgia/) ATLANTA — On Thurs., March 25, Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 202, Georgia’s newest voter suppression bill, alongside six white male legislators underneath a framed image of a plantation. While Kemp signed the bill behind closed doors, which is against [ The voter empowerment bills that didn’t make it in Georgia Read More »](/the-voter-empowerment-bills-that-didnt-make-it-in-georgia/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BLACK.jpg)](/the-dangers-of-sb-202-passed-in-georgia/) [ Apr 2 2021 ](/the-dangers-of-sb-202-passed-in-georgia/) ## [The dangers of SB 202, Georgia’s latest voter suppression bill](/the-dangers-of-sb-202-passed-in-georgia/) The nation is alarmed by the bill’s provisions criminalizing activities like providing water to voters in long lines — but the bill contains plenty of other provisions that warrant sustained attention ATLANTA — What has arguably been one of the [ The dangers of SB 202, Georgia’s latest voter suppression bill Read More »](/the-dangers-of-sb-202-passed-in-georgia/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/what-is-a-labor-press-and-why-do-we-need-one/) [ Mar 6 2021 ](/what-is-a-labor-press-and-why-do-we-need-one/) ## [What is a labor press and why do we need one?](/what-is-a-labor-press-and-why-do-we-need-one/) The journalism crisis and how it affects working class people THE UNITED STATES — Last week, the Mainline published “How the PRO Act would help working Georgians,” written by Democratic Socialists of America member K.A. 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Meanwhile, while countless other cases remain open in Fulton County. [This article includes excerpts from the Feb. 4 press conference [ Brooks, Young, and Pilgrim cases remain in limbo after state attorney general denies D.A.\’s request Read More »](/brooks-young-and-pilgrim-cases-remain-in-limbo-after-state-attorney-general-denies-d-a-s-request/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/letters-final-1-1024x664.jpg)](/breaking-covid-19-outbreaks-in-three-housing-units-in-irwin-county-detention-center/) [ Feb 13 2021 ](/breaking-covid-19-outbreaks-in-three-housing-units-in-irwin-county-detention-center/) ## [BREAKING: COVID-19 outbreaks in three housing units in Irwin County Detention Center](/breaking-covid-19-outbreaks-in-three-housing-units-in-irwin-county-detention-center/) Letters and interview obtained by The Mainline shows ICDC staff mix symptomatic individuals with general population, refuse to protect detainees from COVID-19, among other human rights violations OCILLA, GA. — Three different housing units at the Irwin County Detention Center [ BREAKING: COVID-19 outbreaks in three housing units in Irwin County Detention Center Read More »](/breaking-covid-19-outbreaks-in-three-housing-units-in-irwin-county-detention-center/)