Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright has proposed an inmate work program that he believes will improve our roads + save our state billions.
The bill (which has been in the works for two years) would allow judges to sentence able-bodied men and women to serve 3-5 years of working road maintenance: including repairing potholes, picking up litter and making improvements to roads.
The bill says that a court can order an eligible inmate to be sentenced to the program after they are evaluated + determined to be physically, psychologically + emotionally able to participate. An inmate who completes the “State Work Program” will be eligible for parole release so long as the agreement has been executed.
