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Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Hosts Final GED and Parenting 101 Graduation Ceremony of the Year to Support Detainee Rehabilitation and Reduce Recidivism

MARIETTA, GA (Nov. 21, 2024) – The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Anderson Training Institute and Bank of America, will celebrate the achievements of participants completing the Parenting 101 and GED programs at a graduation ceremony inside the Adult Detention Center.

Parenting 101 offers critical nurturing and relationship-building tools to strengthen family bonds, paired with Bank of America’s financial literacy program to enhance participants' financial knowledge and planning skills. The GED program empowers participants with an educational foundation for future job opportunities. Together, these classes equip individuals with resources to build stability for themselves and their families upon release, helping to break the cycle of recidivism. These programs are ongoing, with additional cohorts expected to graduate by the year’s end.

In 2024, the Sheriff’s Office graduated a total of 25 GED participants (with more testing scheduled before graduation) and 46 Parenting 101 participants.

Who: Cobb County Sheriff’s Office

When: Nov. 21, 2024 | 2:00PM

Where: Cobb County Adult Detention Facility, 1825 County Services Pkwy, Marietta, Georgia 30008

Media:

Randi Okray
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office
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770-429-6777

Beverly Rhodes
On Behalf of Bank of America
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404-771-6409 

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About the Cobb County Sheriff's Office: The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is a law enforcement agency that executes a broad range of services which include but are not limited to Jail Operations, Court Security, Criminal Warrant Execution, Civil Process Service, Mental Health Transports, Forgery/Fraud Investigation, and Fugitive Investigation and Apprehension. Sheriff Craig Owens took over the office on Jan. 1, 2021, and leads a staff of more than 800 deputies and civilians. Under his leadership, the Sheriff’s Office has the most diverse command staff in its nearly 200-year history and is on the path to becoming the best law enforcement agency in the State of Georgia. To learn more about the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, visit https://www.cobbsheriff.org/. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Download the Cobb County Sheriff's Office App!