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| 'Knitting Behind Bars': Inmates Escape Prison Life with Yarn |
| By kmbz.com |
| Published: 01/16/2013 |
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(NEW YORK) -- "I'm arrested for armed kidnapping and I love knitting." Every Thursday around dusk, a group of men, hardened criminals sentenced for a variety of violent crimes and incarcerated at the Pre-Release Unit in Jessup, Md., can be found with knitting needles in hand and balls of yarn in their laps. "I'm in for attempted murder and I'm knitting a small hat for a kid," one inmate said. Lynn Zwerling and Sheila Rovelstad started the "Knitting Behind Bars" program at Jessup two years ago. In that time, they and their all-volunteer group have taught more than 100 prisoners to knit, while dozens more remain on the waiting list. "For a man to have picked up knitting needles...to respond to being taught to knit, they've already shown themselves to be open people, people who want more," Zwerling said. One inmate said he enjoyed knitting because it gave him something else to focus on beyond the barbed wire fences and watchman towers. "I feel calm," he said. "It gives you a peace of mind. It can definitely do that, give you peace of mind. It can take you away from prison." Read More. |
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