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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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 program at the Ridgeland Correctional Institution is using inmates to train guide dogs for the visually impaired. For Helen Arnold, guide dogs serve as another set of eyes, helping her to gain ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...