Creativity Behind Bars

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Creativity Behind Bars

A correctional institution might be the last place you'd expect to find a group of men knitting intently or running their own Toastmasters chapter. But that's exactly what some of the inmates in Jessup's Pre-Release Unit in Howard County, Maryland are doing.

A correctional institution might be the last place you'd expect to find a group of men knitting intently or running their own Toastmasters chapter. But that's exactly what some of the inmates in Jessup's Pre-Release Unit in Howard County, Maryland are doing. We talk to the women behind the innovative programs and the warden who brought them on board.

Guests

Sheila Rovelstad

fiber artist; and Co-Founder, Knitting Behind Bars

Margaret Chippendale

Assistant Warden, Maryland Correctional Pre-Release System

Karen Storey

facilitator, 'New Genesis' Toastmaster chapter; member, Toastmasters International; President, Interactive Training

Related Links

Knitting Behind Bars
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Wullenstudio on Etsy
Coppatina on Etsy
Toastmasters International

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