Gordon Bernell transformed countless lives through his benevolent and inspiring presence at the Bernalillo County Detention Center. He was loved and admired by inmates and employees alike. Among his many accomplishments were the nation’s first jail-based computerized literacy lab, the Youth Outreach Program, the BCDC Inmate and Child Christmas Program, and a 15,000 book library at the jail. The Gordon Bernell Charter School, with campuses at the Metropolitan Detention Center and in Downtown Albuquerque, proudly honors the legacy of Mr. Bernell, his family and his 18 years of service to the community.

 Words From Within, Gordon Bernell Charter School Newsletter, Spring '09