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Things That Make You Go Hmmm… Behind Bars

You don’t have to live in the Midwest, or have a husband who is a rabid fan of college football to know that this weekend’s big match up between Big 10 rivals Ohio State and Michigan is a HUGE deal. In fact, you don’t even have to be a free man (or woman) to be making plans for the big game. Just ask prisoners at northeastern Ohio’s Columbiana County jail. According to news reports, the sheriff there is fuming about plans for an inmate pizza party during the Ohio State-Michigan football game. “A jail is a jail,” Sheriff David Smith … Continue reading →

Rehabilitating Pets and Prisoners

Inmates in Lansing, Kansas are rescuing dogs from death row. Around a hundred of the Lansing Correctional Facility’s 2500 resident criminals are working to train homeless dogs to help them have a better chance at finding forever homes. The Safe Harbor Prison Dog Program has been in operation in Lansing since August of 2004. In that time, the inmates have trained more than 1200 dogs who went on to find happy forever homes. These dogs are trained to be family companions, rather than service dogs — the training is much faster, which means more dogs are adopted and more can … Continue reading →