News | Prisons & Policing Georgia Prosecutor Refuses to Charge State Troopers Who Killed Tortuguita The DA will not press charges despite autopsy evidence that Terán had their hands raised and did not fire on police. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams October 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Reps. Bush, Tlaib Accuse Police of “Cover-Up” in Killing of Cop City Protester Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib called on the Justice Department to investigate the fatal police shooting of Tortuguita. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout September 19, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Despite 116,000 Signatures, Atlanta Won’t Validate Stop Cop City Petition City officials are waiting to see if the 11th Circuit Court rules in favor of the activists and forces the validation. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout September 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing RICO Charges Attempt to Paint Stop Cop City Movement as a Criminal “Conspiracy” The sweeping 109-page indictment presents acts of mutual aid and zine reading as evidence of a criminal “conspiracy.” By Mike Ludwig , Truthout September 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Activist Responds to RICO Charges Intensifying Criminalization of Stop Cop City "Everything that the state has accused the movement of doing is ultimately a projection," says Micah Herskind. By Kelly Hayes , OrganizingMyThoughts September 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Activists Now Have 104,000 Signatures to Put “Stop Cop City” on the Ballot Worried that city officials will reject large numbers of signatures, organizers have collected far more than required. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 22, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Atlanta Mayor’s Office Files for Stay on Federal Stop Cop City Injunction A federal lawsuit extended the petition deadline and opened the process to DeKalb County residents. By Katherine Demby , Prism August 5, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Judge: Officials Unlawfully Tried to Obstruct Stop Cop City Ballot Effort The judge struck down a requirement for only Atlanta residents to be allowed to collect signatures for the referendum. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Activists Are Working to Give the People of Atlanta a Chance to Vote on Cop City Ignored in public comment and denied responsive public officials, residents are taking matters into their own hands. By Cody Bloomfield , Truthout July 18, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Stop Cop City Week of Action Showed Movement’s Strength Amid Rampant Repression Police sought to repress and intimidate protesters during the week of action, but the movement only emerged stronger. By Cody Bloomfield , Truthout July 1, 2023 Truthout