The dwindling population at the Atlanta City Detention Center has the city thinking about how to best use the facility now.
A task force holds its first meeting Tuesday as the city hopes to turn the under-used jail into a place that focuses on training, health and crime prevention.
Community leaders, officials and those who’ve run the jail are among those who make up the group.
City Councilman Matt Westmoreland, a member of the task force, says he’s looking to hear from experts who’ve undertaken this kind of effort before.
“This is a huge building. A lot of the re-purposing that I’ve seen across the country have been much smaller jails and detention centers. So I’m looking forward to being at that table and starting that conversation,” said Westmoreland.
