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| State prison launches holiday craft store |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 11/29/2004 |
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Christmas shoppers have a new place to load up on gifts in the state capital: the Nevada State Prison. Purses, belts, moccasins, stuffed animals, paintings and leather key chains are among inmate-made items for sale in the prison's Hobby Craft Store, which opened Nov. 19. James Baca, associate warden for programs, said the public response to the prison's annual summer craft fairs was overwhelming and he thinks the store also will be a success. Inmates purchase the materials to create the products, and donate the proceeds to nearby Empire Elementary School and Nevada Hispanic Services, he said. ``We are trying to instill good moral and ethical values in these inmates here. If we can salvage people, we want to salvage them,'' Baca said. Empire Elementary Principal Pat Carpenter said proceeds from the inmate craft fairs have allowed her school to purchase $5,000 worth of new equipment. Buyers can spend as little as $2.30 for a leather key chain or as much as $200 for a handcarved sign to adorn a driveway or lawn. |
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