Detention Officer Certification graduates were presented with diplomas at Halifax Community College, Aug. 6. Each graduate meets the qualifications to work in a detention facility anywhere in the state. Pictured are, front row from left, John Sledge, Northampton County Detention Center (DC); Dalleane Saddler, Northampton County DC; Linda Russell, Hertford County DC; Lashanti Jones, Bertie-Martin District Jail; Willie Murphy, Halifax County DC; Kenneth Ryan, Bertie-Martin District Jail; School Director Walter Clement; back row, Elton Rogers, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department; Robert Blow Jr., Hertford County DC; Celestine Roderick, Halifax County DC; Wayne Harris, Hertford County DC; Richard Boyce Jr., Currituck County DC; John Frazier, Warren County DC; Steven Hollomon, Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Department; Gary Markham Jr., Currituck County DC; Shelton Rogers, Warren County DC.