County Felons Offered Reductions Thursday In Aptos

APTOS - Low-level felons in Santa Cruz County will have a chance Thursday afternoon to begin the process of reducing their convictions to misdemeanors based on Prop 47.

The “Prop 47 Record Change and Resource Fair” will teach attendees to learn about how to have old, low-level drug and other felonies reduced in status.

The event at Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos, is free and open to the public.

It will include over 20 different legal, health and human services, 30-minute workshops on related topics, free child care and refreshments. Spanish translation will be available.

According to promoters, there will also be a service provider training at this event from 1-2:30pm. This will include an overview of the basics of record change law, client screening/making good referrals and helping clients obtain Live Scan and records necessary for the record change process.

If you are a service provider interested in this training, you’re asked to contact Megan Joseph at mjoseph@unitedwaysc.org.

To learn more about Prop47 in Santa Cruz County, you can go to www.prop47scc.org.

The event is co-hosted by the Community Action Board; COPA; The County of Santa Cruz; Janus of Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz County Human Services Department; Santa Cruz County Probation; Santa Cruz County Public Defender’s Office; United Way of Santa Cruz County; and The Watsonville Law Center.

-image via County of Santa Cruz