PHOTOS: Atlanta’s mayoral candidates address crime concerns at second forum

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PHOTOS: Atlanta’s mayoral candidates address crime concerns at second forum

The five candidates took stances on the city’s jail and the Buckhead cityhood topic

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral candidate Kasim Reed speaks during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Former Atlanta Mayor and current Atlanta mayoral candidate Kaism Reed responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta mayoral candidate Felicia Moore responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta mayoral candidate Sharon Gay responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral candidate Andre Dickens responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta mayoral candidate Andre Dickens participates during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta mayoral candidate Antonio Brown responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta mayoral candidate Antonio Brown, listens as candidate Andre Dickens responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta mayoral candidates Andre Dickens, left, Sharon Gay, center, and Felicia Moore listen as they are presented a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta mayoral candidates Sharon Gay, left, and Felicia Moore, center, watch as Former Atlanta Mayor and current Atlanta mayoral candidate Kaism Reed response to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Former Atlanta Mayor and current Atlanta mayoral candidate Kaism Reed responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta mayoral candidate Felicia Moore responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral candidate Andre Dickens responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta mayoral candidate Sharon Gay responds to a question during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Members of the audience listen as Atlanta mayoral candidates answer questions during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Former Atlanta Mayor and current Atlanta mayoral candidate Kaism Reed, left, and mayoral candidate Antonio Brown, right, greet each other before the start of the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Former Atlanta Mayor and current Atlanta mayoral candidate Kaism Reed, left, is greeted by Atlanta mayoral candidate Sharon Gay before the start of the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral candidate Felicia Moore speaks during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral candidate Sharon Gay during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral Candidate Andre Dickens speaks during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral candidate Antonio Brown speaks during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral candidates Antonio Brown, from. Left, Andre Dickens, Sharon Gay, Felicia Moore and Kasim Reed participate in the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral candidate Kasim Reed speaks during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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