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The Furniture Masters of New Hampshire State Prison

For nearly two decades, the Furniture Masters of New Hampshire have been leading a program at the state men's prison in Concord. They teach a woodworking skill to inmates in the hobby shop, and return a month later to check on the progress.

For some inmates, these workshops have opened the door to mastering the craft of furniture making; and to a changed perspective on the world.

On this week's episode, we hear from these inmates, and from a UNH professor and woodworker wants to bring the same skills to incarcerated women.

Plus, what happens when a church goes from sacred to subletted?

  • Teaching mastery and patience through the prison woodshop
  • Our ongoing series in vanity plates continues with the touching story behind "N1303K"
  • Converting Concord's Sacred Heart Church to condos
Hannah McCarthy first came to NHPR an intern in 2015, returned as a Fellow the following year and then bounced around as a reporter and producer before landing as co-host of Civics 101. She has reported on everything from the opioid epidemic to State House politics to haunted woods of New Hampshire.
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