The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office launched a new program Tuesday to give individuals held in its detention center the opportunity to make music.
Adriel Hines, 50, is one of the inmates who tested out a new recording studio with speakers, microphones and an Avicii mural at the detention center in uptown. As part of the jail’s rehabilitation efforts for inmates, the studio is part of a new program called “Rhythm and Reflection: A Journey to Reformation,” which has been launched to provide inmates with an outlet, address their mental health challenges and showcase their creative sides.
Hines has been at the jail for about a year. He says the studio is an opportunity to reflect and learn…