- October 11, 2024
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A Flagler County inmate became the first to graduate from the General Education Development program offered at the jail by Flagler Technical College on May 31.
Easton Perez, alongside other FTC graduates, walked across the stage at the Flagler Auditorium to accept his diploma at FTC's May 31 graduation ceremony.
The GED program gives inmates the opportunity to earn their high school equivalency diploma while incarcerated, according to a press release from the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Rick Staly said education can help inmates turn their lives around.
"We are incredibly proud of Easton Perez and all of the inmates who will follow in his footsteps to complete their GED in the future,” Staly said. "We greatly appreciate our partnership with Flagler Technical Institute and thank the GED instructors that made this opportunity possible."
Along with the GED program, the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility also offers several vocational and substance abuse programs for inmates, the press release said.
The vocational programs include a vinyl graphics application program, a pre-apprenticeship for HVAC training and a food services course.
