A coalition of advocates is calling for city of Atlanta officials to begin planning for an end to the lease with Fulton County that allows Sheriff Patrick Labat to house inmates at the city’s detention center.

The original lease agreement passed in August 2022 and is set to expire next year. It includes the stipulation that the city “strategically plan for the safe and timely transfer of temporary detainees” out of the detention center.

A detailed transition plan is required to be shared with council members on the public safety committee prior to the end date of the lease. But a resolution calling for the “staged withdrawal” of inmates has sat in committee with no movement for months.

On Monday, criminal justice advocates say they want the paper to be called up and voted on so that t

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