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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FCI Thomson announced a new program that lets inmates train dogs to be service animals. The facility will be partnering with VIP ...

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 ...

Years ago, the kennels at Cabarrus Correctional Center held bloodhounds used to track and catch escapees. Nowadays, the inmates are on much better terms with the kennel's inhabitants. The "New Leash ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...