Women Incarcerated at Ohio Prison Find Purpose Through Flag-Making Program

Women incarcerated at Ohio prison find purpose through flag-making program

Incarcerated women in a program at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville handcraft flags, learning skills and earning money for a brighter future.

Behind Bars, But Sewing Freedom: Marysville Inmates Craft Flags for Nearly a Century

As Independence Day Nears, Spotlight Turns to Marysville Prison’s Patriotic Legacy MARYSVILLE, OH — July 3, 2025 — As Americans prepare to wave the Stars and Stripes this Independence Day, few realize that many of those flags were made not in a corporate factory—but inside the walls of a central