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May 11, 2009 6:50 pm US/Eastern

Prison Inmates Sew Pillowcases For Cancer Charity

CRESAPTOWN, Md. (AP) ― The Maryland Division of Correction says five inmates at a maximum-security prison near Cumberland have sewn nearly 400 brightly colored pillowcases for children in hospital cancer units.

Western Correctional Institution donated the pillowcases Monday to Conkerr Cancer, a charity in Wayne, Pa., founded by Cindy Kerr, whose son died at 17 of bone cancer.

The project was started by Assistant Warden Harry Murphy, a cancer survivor.

Murphy told the inmates that their labors will bring a smile to children in life-changing circumstances.

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