What the North East gran on death row in Indonesia is doing in jail to help others; Lindsay Sandiford, 62, remains on death row in Kerobakan Prison in Bali after she tried to smuggle [pounds sterling]1.6m worth of drugs into Bali Airport.
Byline: Lisa Hutchinson
AS North East gran Lindsay Sandiford awaits her fate on death row in an Indonesian jail, she is running knitting classes to keep her mind occupied as she teaches other inmates her intricate craft skills.
And her handy work carried out in Kerobakan Prison in Bali has won her a prestigious award back in Britain after catching the eye of judges with the The Koestler Trust - the UK's best-known prison arts charity.
It was in 2012 that Lindsay, from Redcar, was found trying to smuggle [pounds sterling]1.6m worth of drugs.
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She was sentenced to death after being caught in Bali Airport with 4.8kg of cocaine, and has since desperately tried to appeal the execution.
Lindsay, now 62, maintains she was carrying the drugs to protect her son, who was being threatened. But no date has been set for her execution.
But keen knitter Lindsay is focusing her time on helping other women in the prison.
And after entering her artwork into the Koestler Trust competition, she has now won the accolade of a silver award.
On the Justice and Fairness for Lindsay Sandiford Facebook page it told how her knitting masterpiece, called The Human Zoo, was entered into the competition.
And now theFacebook pagehas announced: "We are thrilled to share that Lindsay was awarded a Silver in the needlecraft section. There was over 7000 entries in this Art competition overall. Congratulations Lindsay."
On the Save Lindsay Sandiford from Execution #Grave4Lindsay website it tells her story of how she was jailed and explains how she spends her time in prison.
But it also says: "Since her time in Kerobokan Prison, Lindsay Sandiford has focused her time in helping other women in the prison. She has taught many of the female inmates knitting, sewing and other craftworks, giving them the ability to learn not only a skill but also earn some money. These have proven to be valuable skills, which not only develop self-esteem, give a sense of purpose and self sufficiency. Valuable skills which many of the prisoners will take with them after they leave."
It also shows pictures of some of the crafts made by...
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