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 ...

Blue Star Service Dogs trains rescue dogs inside Michigan prisons, pairing inmates with animals destined to serve veterans ...

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 ...

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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 ...

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Several organizations in and around Belmont County have partnered for years with the Belmont Correctional Institution to give dogs a second chance, not unlike the hopes of the ...

IT’S A PROGRAM TRULY GIVING PUPS A NEW LEASH ON LIFE AS THEY WALK THE CORRIDORS OF LOUISIANA PRISON. YEAH. THE PARTNERSHIP, A COLLABORATION WITH THE SPCA, THE DOG SCHOOL AND THE LOUISIANA CORRECTIONAL ...

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 ...

[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 ...