Torpy at Large: When bail reform means you bail on returning to court
In this article, Bill Torpy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution examines an ordinance initiated by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and passed unanimously by the Atlanta City Council for the purpose of freeing up jail space for high level offenders and alleviating the sense that the justice system was sticking it to the citizens of Atlanta who are poor, homeless, or have mental issues.