Atlanta’s jail diversion program resumed services today, Jan. 6, after a months-long contract dispute with Mayor Andre Dickens’ office was resolved. Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative (PAD), ...

The Atlanta City Council has chosen which priorities it is seeking legislative assistance with for the coming year.

According to PAD’s monthly reports, the program helped divert more than 250 Atlantans from jail to community resources from January through October of 2024. The organization has worked with ATL 3-1-1 ...

ATLANTA — Atlanta’s long ... tower and space for specialized programs. City officials aim to have the center fully operational next year. Police Chief Darin Schierbaum emphasized the ...

$5 million contract to renew PAD’s services with the city, but those services were temporarily put on hold. The Atlanta Mayor’s Office announced Thursday morning that the agreement had been ...

Family of 'Cop City' Activist Who Was Killed by Troopers Files Lawsuit DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The parents of an environmental activist who Georgia state troopers fatally shot near the site of a ...

The comments came a few months after Charlotte-based hospital operator Atrium Health bought a 40-acre site near the West End MARTA station. When an Atlanta city councilmember recently blurted out ...