Puppies Behind Bars

Puppies Behind Bars Inmates Sign Up to Train Service Dogs and Get a Little Something in Return Gloria Gilbert Stoga beacon new york jail prison inmates Radhika Chalisani / Redux
Radhika Chalasani / Redux

Behind Bars?
During the training period, the dogs are furloughed two or three weekends each month to "puppy sitters," who take them into their homes and introduce them to things that they are unlikely to encounter in prison, like doorbells, coffee grinders and crowded elevators.

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