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 ...
FCI Thomson announced a new program that lets inmates train dogs to be service animals. The facility will be partnering with VIP Service Dog Foundation for the program. The dogs will stay at the ...
An adorable dog named Dante was released from prison Friday, but his time behind bars wasn’t for any crime. He was the first to graduate from a training program run by inmates. Prisoners at the ...
Paws of Redemption is a new rehabilitation program where inmates at the ASPC-Lewis facility train shelter dogs to prepare them for adoption. The 12-week program teaches dogs basic commands and ...
[ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa] — Inmates at a North Central Iowa correctional facility are gaining valuable experience while enriching the lives of dogs. By partnering with local animal shelters, inmates have ...
A sweet dog named Poet in a Kansas shelter has found a loving home with someone he’s already spent loads of time with. “Yesterday, something truly special happened: Poet, the very first dog to enter ...
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – A Northern New Mexico animal shelter is expanding a dog training program at the state penitentiary, after discovering black mold inside their dog kennels this summer. “We ...
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 ...
Six inmates at Brown Creek Correctional Institution in Polkton are part of a new program called "New Leash on Life" that provides dog obedience training to help homeless dogs become adoptable. (Source ...
A dog training program at FCI Thomson is getting started now that the the first dogs arrived at the facility. The prison launched Pawsitive Paws Dog Training. The dogs will be trained by inmates to ...