Lawbreakers Told to Mind Their Knitting
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MARQUETTE, Mich. — Needles are the newest criminal sentence in Marquette County.
A few people convicted of misdemeanors have been handed knitting needles and told to knit and purl away their debts to society.
“I tell them this is a way to help make up (for their offenses),” District Judge Patricia Micklow said.
Using yarn donated by a church, six offenders are knitting afghans, hats, scarfs, mittens and such for the needy.
“These are things I can use any time,” said Sister Johnice Borer, a Franciscan nun with the Marquette Catholic Diocese Outreach office, which distributes the knitted goods to the poor.
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