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Saturday 22 October 2011

Knitting in Prison - New Zealand

Another rehabilitation-led programme that matches prison inmates with the benefits of knitting.

In New Zealand, the Prisoner's Aid and Rehabilitation Society works across the country to help inmates and their families through the stressed of incarceration. At the prison in New Plymouth, inmates have been knitting for the past 9 months, under the direction of PARS director Barbara Sarjeant. As with other such groups, the inmates have been making beanie hats and other items, and these are donated to a local women's refuge.

See full article at Taranaki Daily News

1 comment:

  1. its a good idea, doing a useful craft, and helping others, can;t fault that

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