DeKalb County Leaders to Announce Record Restriction Summit

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County officials from multiple agencies will announce DeKalb’s first record restriction summit, formerly known as expungement, in partnership with Saint Philip AME Church at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. 

DeKalb County’s job fair and record restriction summit will take place April 21 at Saint Philip AME Church, but applications for record restrictions must be submitted in advance and are limited to 250 citizens. Record restriction may be available to citizens who have arrests by DeKalb County Police Department or Sheriff’s Office that did not result in a conviction. Record restriction can improve housing, job and financial access opportunities.

WHO:              DeKalb County officials and community partners from the following agencies:

·       Saint Philip AME Church

·       DeKalb County Government

·       DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office

·       DeKalb County Solicitor-General’s Office

·       DeKalb County Circuit Public Defender

·       DeKalb County Police Department

·       DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office

·       DeKalb County Marshal’s Office

·       DeKalb County Superior Court

·       DeKalb County State Court

·       DeKalb County Superior Court Clerk

·       DeKalb County State Court Clerk

·       WorkSource DeKalb

·       Georgia Bureau of Investigation

·       Georgia Justice Project

·       Georgia Department of Labor

·       Georgia Department of Community Supervision

WHERE:         Saint Philip AME Church, West Entrance

                        240 Candler Road

                        Atlanta, GA 30317

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