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Is a ‘cop city’ being built in El Paso? [1]

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Date: 2024-03-25  

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YES

The El Paso Police/Fire Training Academy will occupy over 300 acres in the Northeast and will have a swift water rescue pool, emergency vehicle training area, and a police tactical training facility.

The $79.1 million project is funded by a 2019 bond approved by voters and is set to open in 2025.

Activist and researcher Renee Johnston included the El Paso facility in a list of 70 “cop cities” that contribute to increasing police presence in those cities.

The term “cop city” arose as a nickname given by protesters to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, a proposed law enforcement training facility under construction.

Atlanta’s facility cost $90 million, sits on 85 acres and includes multiple training facilities such as a mock city for burn building training, a vehicle training course and urban police training facilities, according to the center’s website.

Correction, March 22, 2024: The previous version of this story incorrectly referenced the Eastside Regional Police Command Center. The facility referenced in the “cop cities” list is the El Paso Police/Fire Training Academy.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.

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