Residents can provide their input on what the Atlanta City Detention Center could become at the The Atlanta City Jail task force’s final town hall meeting this week.
The task force has already held several town halls, including those for formerly incarcerated people, LGBTQ people and youth.
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In May, the City Council created the task force to examine and recommend ways the jail could be repurposed to benefit the community. Ideas discussed have included turning the property into a mixed-use development, a job center and a wellness center.
The task force is working with Oakland-based real estate agency Designing Justice + Designing Spaces to come up with ideas for the jail, which sits at 254 Peachtree Street. The agency has drafted three proposals, including one that involves demolishing the 471,000-square-foot building.
The jail holds an average of 70 inmates per night and has 1,314 beds.
The final town hall will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church in the Fellowship Hall on 458 Ponce De Leon Ave in northeast Atlanta.
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