Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, was a watershed day for Fulton County and its young men. More than 1,000 people flocked to the Atlanta Metropolitan College on the city's southwest side to " replenish, reposition, and reclaim” the county’s African-American males.
The day-long summit, sponsored by the Board of Commissioners and hosted by Chairman John Eaves, began at 8:45 a.m. and lasted until after 8 p.m.
The summit was divided into two parts. Part One, called the “Stakeholder Session” featured workshops and discussions on education, government, health, employment,
mmissioners endorsed a plan sponsored by Chairman John Eaves that will start the process of reclaiming young lives, reducing costs, and relieving overcrowding in county jails in the future. The commission adopted Resolution 2010-1028, which calls for the county to begin the paperwork and process to compete for as much as $750,000 in federal money to help with reducing the number of repeat offenders in the county justice system. 
