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 ...

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 ...

Inmates at the Tennessee Department of Correction are training service dogs for people in need through the Retrieving ...

It's part of the Canine Companions program on the grounds of what used to be called San Quentin State Prison, now known as a rehabilitation center, where dogs go wherever the inmates go, from their ...

Two inmates serving time behind the walls of San Quentin were delighted when a very special guest arrived to see them: a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Woman who now works with dog meets inmates for first time. Program is part Canine Companions, matching dogs with those who need them. SAN QUENTIN, Calif. - It was a joyous reunion Friday at San ...