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What has Keisha Lance Bottoms done on diversion for nonviolent cases?

Matches stated direction. As mayor she expanded pretrial diversion citywide, and the council let her sign a deal for a county diversion center, which broke ground after she left office.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Diversion instead of jail

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says she would expand diversion and treatment for people in nonviolent cases.

“expand diversion and treatment options for nonviolent cases”

What the record shows ·

Her FY21 budget, passed in June 2020, expanded the city's pretrial diversion program citywide, the city's reform site says. By July 2021, police in every zone could send people to the Policing Alternatives and Diversion program instead of jail. On Nov. 1, 2021, the council authorized her to sign a deal with Fulton County for a diversion center, which she said would help people charged with minor, non-violent offenses.

Limit: The city pages read here do not show her signing the county deal. Ground was broken on the center in April 2023, after she left office.

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  1. Keisha for Governor, issueshttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/issues

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. Her platform, in ten sections.

    candidate statement

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  2. Passage of FY21 Budgethttps://justicereform.atlantaga.gov/article/passage-of-fy21-budget-2

    City of Atlanta, One Atlanta criminal justice reform site · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    June 2020. Says her FY21 budget expanded the pretrial diversion program citywide.

    official office record

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  3. Policing Alternatives and Diversion Now Available Citywidehttps://justicereform.atlantaga.gov/article/policing-alternatives-and-diversion-now-available-citywide

    City of Atlanta, One Atlanta criminal justice reform site · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The city's reform site, dated July 2021. Says officers in all police zones may divert people to PAD instead of jail. Its topic list also shows the diversion center's groundbreaking in April 2023.

    official office record

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  4. Atlanta City Council Authorizes Agreement to Establish Center for Diversion and Serviceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20211115100908/https://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2734/17

    Atlanta City Council, Council Communications · Published Nov 1, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The council's release of Nov. 1, 2021. Resolution 21-R-4118 authorizes the mayor to sign an agreement with Fulton County for a diversion center. Archived copy; the council's site blocks this desk.

    official legislative record

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  5. City of Atlanta and Fulton County Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Center for Diversion and Serviceshttps://www.fultoncountyga.gov/news/2021/11/05/city-of-atlanta-and-fulton-county-announce-strategic-partnership

    Fulton County Government · Published Nov 5, 2021 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Dated Nov. 5, 2021. The county board adopted its resolution on Nov. 3. Quotes Mayor Bottoms on helping people charged with minor, non-violent offenses.

    official office record

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