Martin Hall juvenile offenders learn while locked up

Detention Center provides a variety of classes, programs

By RYAN LANCASTER

Staff Reporter

A small sign hangs in Debbie Hinthorne's language arts classroom bearing the phrase, “What you have been is not as important as what you can be.”

The axiom might be found in any school, but it rings especially true for Hinthorne's students. Some of these kids, who range in age from 11 to 17, have broken into houses or stolen cars; others might be gang members or have committed crimes that will leave them behind bars for most of their lives. Several are drug addicts and all have been accused of some sort o...

 

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