Pets Set Spirits Free

A jail in North Platte, Neb. recently became the home of two new inmates.

A couple of cats named Nemo and Sarge.

An Associated Press story said the two cats, adopted from the local animal shelter, have been given the mission of making hard-as-nails inmates a little softer with their purring and cuddliness.

Nemo went to work in the jail’s work release cell block, while Sarge was sent to the minimum security area. Sheriff Jerome Kramer said he decided to bring the cats in after some inmates began volunteering at the shelter.

Kramer said studies have shown pets in prisons can relieve stress and…