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Department Of Corrections Trains Inmates For Work
By wltx.com- Savannah Levins
Published: 04/26/2016

COLUMBIA, SC (WLTX)- Almost 11,000 people are released from our state's department of corrections every year.

Now, state officials are trying to get those former inmates straight from prison to work.

"They’re ready for that second chance, but they’re nervous about being judged," Governor Nikki Haley said Monday while visiting Manning Correctional to see the prison's training programs in action.

In one area, inmates were learning how to lay bricks. It might look like busy work, but Haley says it's preparing them for success.

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