Reaction to APD surveillance report; Family files lawsuit following Telfair State Prison inmate’s death

Closer Look with Rose Scott

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Rose talks with Micah Herskind, an Atlanta-based writer and organizer, and Ann Hill Bond, an Atlanta-based journalist and chair of Fulton County Remembrance Coalition. The two were mentioned in a new report from The Brennan Center For Justice. Micah was listed several times in the report for his association with anti-'Cop City' movements. Bond, who was also listed, discusses the work that the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition and shares her reaction to also being monitored by APD.

Insert: The “Closer Look” team recently toured the Fulton County Jail to get an inside look at its reported poor conditions. We air a portion of Rose’s interview with Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, who says the facility should be condemned.

Plus, Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano, 27, died at Telfair State Prison after guards allegedly placed him in an outdoor concrete-floor cage without any water or shade for five hours. Wingo Smith, an attorney representing the Ramirez family, discusses concerns about the prison system's secrecy in cases like Ramirez’ and the legal actions now being taken on behalf of his family.

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