[dropcap]A[/dropcap] new program offered at the Kyle Correction Center allows offenders who are preparing to return to civilian life the chance to give back to their community.

Stitch-a-Smile, a program that was instituted earlier this year,  teaches offenders how to crochet stuffed animals, which are then donated to the community.

(photo courtesy of the Kyle Correctional Center)

“This is something I’ve wanted to start for a while now,” said Deanna Branham, warden of the Kyle C...