Reed Williams

Reed Williams covers metro Atlanta with a focus on how local elected leaders and their institutions impact residents. Before joining the AJC in 2023, Reed was a senior editor at The Baltimore Sun leading its criminal justice team. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Reed worked for 14 years as a reporter and editor at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He also worked as a reporter at several other newspapers in Virginia.

Latest from Reed Williams

GBI probing Gwinnett solicitor’s program involving charity donations

The Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office requested the investigation, according to a GBI spokesperson.

Boil-water advisory issued for Southwest Atlanta and 3 other cities

The boil-water advisory will remain in effect until sampling protocols allow it to be lifted.

Lawsuit vs. US Marshals: Federal detainees’ legal mail destroyed, abandoned

Civil complaint by Georgia Federal Defender Program alleges U.S. Marshals moving federal pretrial detainees to distant Irwin County violates detainees’ constitutional rights.

Leaders of Fulton justice system refuse to take part in budget hearings

In a standoff, Fulton County justice system leaders want to present their budget proposals to all commissioners instead of just two of them.

Federal prosecutors, defenders ask Dickens to hold detainees in Atlanta jail

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys are asking Atlanta's mayor to allow federal pretrial detainees to fill vacancies in the city's detention center.

DeKalb lawsuit alleges breach of contract in Intrenchment Creek land swap

Blackhall had agreed to pay $1.5 million for improvements to the land it gave the county and to other property owned by DeKalb. But this was not fulfilled.

Final ethics complaint against Fulton county manager withdrawn

The bad blood in the gated Roswell community stemmed from a dispute pitting Dick Anderson and his wife, Maureen, against members of the homeowners association board.

Plan to move detainees to South Georgia illogical, defense attorneys argue

Legal motions to prevent the transfer have started rolling in, with attorneys expecting to file dozens more in the coming weeks.

Clayton Superior Court judge accidentally fires gun in restaurant, police say

Three people reported injuries, apparently from tile on the floor that was chipped and projected because of the shooting.

Judge: Transfer of 400 federal detainees to faraway facility a ‘terrible idea’

The U.S. Marshals Service is moving hundreds of pretrial detainees from a Clayton County facility to Irwin County, about 200 miles away.