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 ...

A Rusk County program is allowing pets and people two get a second chance.

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 ...

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 George W. Hill ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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