Cancer Patients, Supporters Benefit from Prison Knitting Program

For many, the word inmate conjures images of social outcasts, men who for one reason or another never will fit in society. A group of inmates at Sterling Correctional Facility are working to change that perception, and donate to worthy causes, including Night of Hope.

Bev Sontag hosted a table at the Night Of Hope offering crochet hats to cancer patients. The hats were an assortment of colors and styles; a "Minion" style, butterflies and stocking caps with animal head designs. They are also the hand-crafted efforts of inmates who have taken up the hobby.

Sontag is connected with Sterling Corre...