Saturday, November 25, 2006

The nine-lifers / Lexington Herald Leader, 23 Nov 2006

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Brett Barrouquere
"Call them cat burglars: Stray felines pussyfooting around Eddyville's prison yard have stolen inmates' hearts. The "Eddyville Cats," as the inmates call them, are an informal rehabilitation and animal placement program at the prison -- not endorsed by the prison administration, but not stopped either. Inmate Clayton Cawood, who is serving 15 years for multiple drug and violent offenses in Eastern Kentucky, said the cats are therapeutic, allowing the inmates to realize they can care for and about something other than themselves."