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## [This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City](/this-is-the-atlanta-way-a-primer-on-cop-city/)





This story was originally published by Scalawag as a part of A Week of Writing: Stop Cop City. Click to read this story with an interactive timeline of events. Micah Herskind is an organizer and writer based in Atlanta, GA. […]




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							Feb 7 2022

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## [Cop City and the Prison Industrial Complex in Atlanta](/cop-city-and-the-prison-industrial-complex-in-atlanta/)





How cops, corporations, local government, and the media fueled an undemocratic process to build a massive police training center one year after #DefundThePolice uprisings Anyone listening to the virtual Atlanta City Council meeting on September 8, 2021 could hear the




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