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But after years of arrests, sentences and a seemingly inescapable cycle, Winn found footing with a job. She began raising her voice on community issues. Before long, she had found herself on a path of activism and advocacy.
Winn has been a leader in the grassroots movement to push the city of Atlanta to close its massive 500,000-square foot jail, the Atlanta City Detention Center.
“I’ve seen people go to jail,” Winn told 11Alive’s Matt Pearl, “and they were just like you and I, but when they left that jail, they were never the same way again.”
An Atlanta building, barely a quarter-century old, stands tall on the cities south side. But it s the history and the communities battle over the building that casts an even bigger shadow.
Built in the 90s as Atlanta won the bid to host the Olympics, the Atlanta City Detention Center made national headlines.
It was made to house low-risk individuals who violate city ordinances. Around the same time, the city passed an ordinance that made loitering a new punishable offense.
The community pushed back saying it was a way to penalize the homeless population and rid the city streets of them.
Atlanta public safety panel unanimously approves Rodney Bryant as police chief
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Mayor, police chief address recent violence
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Atlanta Police Chief Rodney N. Bryant address the recent violence in the city.
ATLANTA - The City of Atlanta is close to confirming its next permanent police chief.
In a major step on Monday, the Atlanta City Council Public Safety panel approved Rodney Bryant as chief of the Atlanta Police Department. The vote was unanimous.
Bryant, appointed Atlanta s Interim Police Chief in 2020 after former chief Erika Shields resigned during the fallout of the police killing of Rayshard Brooks, is a more than 30-year veteran of the department. He first joined APD in 1988 and served as Interim Chief of the Atlanta City Detention Center prior to his appointment in June 2020.