Garrison Davis

But, like, how did they want to organize to prevent this?

Well, a lot of them were upset about the decrease in their property value.

That was what was really bringing them.

Yeah, that was the radicalizing moment.

Same with the bike lanes, actually.

Oh, yeah, I bet.

And, you know, but in addition to the property value stuff, it's also, you know, the strain that this would impose on their small community.

I mean, you know, a number of the people who live there might be of, you know, well-to-do means.

But, you know, their city police department employs a total of 14 officers and they have,

two on duty at any given time.

They have a fire department of comparably small size.

And they have water and sewer infrastructure that was built to accommodate about as many people as live there now, between 4,000 and 5,000 people.

And it's that impact that is also really maddening and activating and agitating to people.

Those arguments are not new to us who have organized in South Georgia, in also very red areas, a lot more rural and a lot less wealthy.

We've canvassed door to door in the city of Folkestone to try to ask people how do they feel about this mega prison opening up in their community and

A lot of people were against it, despite the fact government officials might try to bill it as an economic boon, an employment opportunity.

A lot of people said, like, hey, I mean, I don't necessarily want a prison in my backyard, but if it's bringing jobs, then that's what this community needs.

that's something that I think makes Social Circle distinct from the previous shutdown campaigns I've worked on in Irwin County and in Folkestone, is that this isn't really an area that is starved for employment or starved for, you know, economic support.

Like, these people are doing okay and

And another thing that makes it distinct is before all of this warehouse business, the vast majority of facilities in this country are formed through intergovernmental service agreements, or IGSAs for short is the acronym.