USA: Puppies Behind Bars by Radhika Chalasani

BEACON, NEW YORK: Charlie, in prison for manslaughter, works with a 5-month-old puppy also named Charlie to get him to learn to obey a sit command in the Puppies Behind Bars Program at Fishkill Correctional Facility. Charlie says the program has helped him give back to society and taught him patience and responsibility. The puppies arrive at 8 weeks-old and remain at the prisons, mostly working with one inmate, for approximately 20 months. Fishkill Correctional Facility is a medium security...
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BEACON, NEW YORK: Charlie, in prison for manslaughter, works with a 5-month-old puppy also named Charlie to get him to learn to obey a sit command in the Puppies Behind Bars Program at Fishkill Correctional Facility. Charlie says the program has helped him give back to society and taught him patience and responsibility. The puppies arrive at 8 weeks-old and remain at the prisons, mostly working with one inmate, for approximately 20 months. Fishkill Correctional Facility is a medium security prison in New York with 22 men in the puppy program. ..The Puppies Behind Bars (PPB) Program works with prison inmates in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to train service dogs, including ones who help injured soldiers. The puppies arrive at 8 weeks-old and remain at the prisons, mostly working with one inmate, for 20 months. Fishkill Correctional Facility is a medium security prison in New York with 22 men in the puppy program. The emotional element of caring for the puppies breaks down the hard façade that most prisoners create for themselves to survive prison life. Prisoners learn responsibility and pride in helping others. The program often gives them a new outlook on their crimes, their time in prison, and goals when they are released.
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