Eyes Ears Nose and Paws in Hillsborough runs daily training sessions for 98 dogs and partners with incarcerated trainers through an ABLE program, providing practical service-dog preparation and rehabilitative work for inmates. Read On…
Six rescue dogs trained by inmates at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord Township graduated Thursday through New Leash on Life, a program that pairs inmates with shelter dogs to build skills and second chances. Read On…
Paws of Redemption is an Arizona rehabilitation program that pairs incarcerated participants with at‑risk shelter dogs so the animals can be trained and prepared for adoption while the trainees gain hands‑on responsibility. Read On…
The Massachusetts Department of Correction and Canine Companions have expanded a service dog training program at MCI‑Framingham, bringing dogs Hawkeye and Helia into the facility where staff and participants will work with nonprofit partners including NEADS and America's VetDogs. Read On…
Mojo and Lancaster, raised by incarcerated handlers at Southeastern Correctional Institution, departed the prison on Oct. 22, 2025, to enter professional service dog training with Canine Companions in New Albany, Ohio. Read On…
The Pen Pals prison dog program at Allen Gamble Correctional Center celebrated its 100th graduation this week, completing training for the 1,001st dog and continuing a two-decade effort to ready shelter dogs for adoption. Read On…
The New Leash on Life program pairs shelter dogs pulled from kill lists with incarcerated handlers at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women in St. Gabriel. After roughly a year, 18 dogs have completed the program’s 144-hour curriculum and are ready for adoption. Read On…
A newly developed Dog Training Academy at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe pairs rescue canines from Mal’s House Rescue with incarcerated handlers to teach basic obedience and improve the dogs' chances of adoption. Read On…
Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to Federal Prison Camp Bryan, where Bureau of Prisons policy bars convicted sex offenders from participating in the facility’s service‑dog program; Canine Companions’ chief executive explained the restriction and the program’s goals. Read On…
The Michigan Department of Corrections has released the 2026 Dogs of the MDOC calendar, which spotlights dogs raised in prison programs and directs proceeds to local animal shelters while promoting rehabilitative benefits for incarcerated handlers. Read On…