DeKalb jail graduates 53 inmates

DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown recently awarded 53 county inmates their General Education Development diplomas.

Federal grants covered all but the GED testing, which Brown’s office funded. Inmates enrolled both voluntarily and as part of a court order.

In the past, inmates have gone to enroll at Georgia Piedmont Technical College with their certificate.

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