Nine incarcerated men at the Washtenaw County Jail now have high school diplomas or GED’s. They are the first graduates through a program with the Sheriff’s Office and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District.
The nine young men walked single file into the jail gymnasium as friends and family celebrated their accomplishment. The IGNITE program offers education, certification and other work training opportunities to people getting ready to reenter society.
Graduate Demitrius Henning says he’s looking forward to getting out and on with his life…