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Atlanta corrections director reports rising detainee population, partnerships and e-bonding progress
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The Department of Corrections reported partnerships with Emory/Grady, a higher average daily detainee population and progress on online payments and e-bonding; chief said Fulton County intergovernmental agreement remains in place and offered capacity details.
Atlanta Department of Corrections Interim Chief Elder Dancy presented the department’s fiscal 2025 third-quarter report on July 14, highlighting community partnerships, training, expanded electronic services and a rise in average detainee counts compared with prior fiscal years.
Dancy said the department has worked closely with Emory forensic psychiatric fellows in collaboration with Grady Hospital, noting that Emory clinicians saw 139 detainees during the quarter. He described partnerships that provided transportation and reentry support, and he credited “Someone Cares Atlanta” and the mayor’s office for emergency-warming-center food deliveries; DOC provided more than 37,000 meals during a warming-center activation and about 2,000 sandwiches at a gateway site, he said.
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