By Shyann Malone
Midlands Connect
COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s inmate work release program has been around for more than 40 years.
The program gives inmates work experience while helping businesses that need it most. Jimmy Sligh has worked with inmates for 30 years.
The South Carolina Department of Corrections Operations Director admits that the program has proven success, but there are stringent requirements to get placed into the work release program.
“This gets the inmate back into that daily routine of getting up, getting prepared, going to work, working a full day, coming back in and doing that over and over again,” said Sligh.
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