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Friday, November 07, 2014

Patuxent Institute Inmates Train Puppies For Life Beyond Bars

The odds of finding good homes for shelter animals are sometimes stacked against a happy ending. But there is a unique route to adoption.

Alex DeMetrick reports it runs from the pound to prison.

Patuxent Institute is unique among Maryland’s prisons. Inside the compound, it looks like the treatment facility it is for inmates with psychological issues.

Many of whom have committed crimes serious enough to require the bars and locked doors of a standard prison.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Teaching dogs to be aggressive and bite , teaching dogs to fight.
Let's just keep giving.

Anonymous said...

903, not at all. This is also done at the facility in Somerset Co. Good program for the convict and the dogs. You should check it out, instead of just assuming.