Nearly 170 men and women have taken part in CIU's Prison Initiative

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –For the last eleven years, the South Carolina Department of Corrections and Columbia International University have teamed up to give inmates a chance to earn a college degree. On Friday, twelve men at Kirkland Correctional Institution walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. With an Associates of Arts degree, they will serve under parish chaplains and…