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Wow, You are an Awesome Woman!!! God Bless you!! I can only hope to wonder that if the moms of this guys could see what their sons were doing, they would be soo proud of them. Nice article and pictures.
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It is great to see the inmates making the quilts. They are doing marvellous work for the needy and they are to be congratulated for their effort. It is uplifting to to see projects like this.
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what a great idea... convicts here get soooooooo pampered
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Great article. Thanks so much for sharing it!
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Originally Posted by QuiltswithConvicts
One thing you can count on in a prison is that no one wants to be responsible for something happening that affects the whole group. This quilting program is a premium job for this group. They are on Protective Custody for various reasons. That means they can't be mixed with the General Population of inmates, so they can't work in places like the kitchen, laundry, commissary & the like.
They know that if they were to do something stupid like try to steal a pair of scissors or harm me in any way, not only would the program be shut down, but EVERYONE in this housing unit would know who was responsible for causing all of them to loose their job. There aren't other premium jobs back there. Their lives would be miserable, if not in danger. These guys are eager to make sure everything is accounted for every day. I choose who gets to be a Production leader. I usually ask for a group opinion of any inmate I am considering as everyone has to get along to be able to work together. These guys are actually very honest with me because of this. They will tell me things I might not know about an inmate - both good and bad. I appreciate their info. So far, I haven't had any sort of problem. I wil call for a tool check & everything has to be returned to the tool box. Nothing has ever gone missing. I have always treated these guys with respect & they, in turn, respect me. This program is now 9 years old. |
How profitable for the prisoners lives... skill and something worth while to do with their time, not to mention those who benefit fromt their quilts. Wow.
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That is a beautiful project and so are you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bless you. The one gentleman with braid, I could never sit that far away from machine - but he certainly looks comfortable. 8-) What a postive and creative endeavor for them.
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Originally Posted by auntiehenno
Bless you. The one gentleman with braid, I could never sit that far away from machine - but he certainly looks comfortable. 8-) What a postive and creative endeavor for them.
BTW, his nickname is "Red." I wonder why!!! I hope the magazine gets on the newsstand soon. I am really anxious to read the official article. |
Your "guys" look happy and satisfied to be doing this work. Great program.
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