When Christy Nielsen was searching for a new dog, she didn’t go to a pet store, or a breeder or even a shelter. Instead, Nielsen found her Pomeranian, Tinker, at the Omaha Correctional Center. Tinker ...
SCOTT CO., Ky. (LEX 18) — A nonprofit called "Pawsitive Partners" is making its way to several Kentucky prisons. The program allows inmates to train dogs in basic commands. Tracey Hagan, the ...
Forty-nine-year-old Bernard Henderson is a convicted murderer who was sentenced in 2003 to a life term with the possibility of parole. Over the past 14 years, he has learned to respect his victim and ...
PHILADELPHIA (KYW) -- A group of inmates in Delaware County is preparing for reentry into the community with the help of some four-legged companions. Through the New Leash on Life program, inmates at ...
CHINO, Calif. (KABC) -- A dog training program at a local prison is helping families dealing with autism and giving female inmates a sense of pride. For 4-year-old Marlee Paris, who is living with ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society is announcing a partnership that staff say will benefit its dogs and inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary. After a three-year ...
STANLEY — Incarcerated individuals at Stanley Correctional Institution and Jackson Correctional Institution have been training canines since 2016. Dozens of PIOCs — inmates are referred to as “persons ...
Blue Star Service Dogs pairs prison inmates with rescue dogs — animals pulled from the streets or the pound — and trains them to become service animals for veterans and ...
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