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2 inmates earn GEDs at Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center
Year-old program puts juvenile offenders on path to education, jobs
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Two juvenile offenders have passed the test to earn their GEDs in the program’s first year at the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center. In total, 14 individuals have started in the program — with 10 having passed portions of the test — in a program overseen by the Department of Juvenile Justice. “We couldn’t be more proud of those two kids that have gotten their GEDs, and then those 10 that we have that passed some portion of the test, being out in front of the game in terms of returning back and getting themselves on the right track,” said Audrey Armistad, associate superintendent of schools for the department.