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Dept. of Corrections canines work beyond the walls of prison
By wfxl.com- Shannon Lilly
Published: 08/15/2017

JACKSON, Ga. -- The Georgia Department of Corrections Canine Unit's work goes far beyond the walls of prison.

With 12 canine kennels, 24 dog handlers and more than 40 dogs across Middle Georgia, the dogs are deployed out to different law enforcement agencies to help stop crime.

"Let's say there's a missing person and they've been gone for several hours, instead of the sheriff's office trying to walk the woods and look for them it's a lot easier to call in a a dog and pick up the scent to lead us right to where that person is," said Major Stokes with the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office.

Stokes said the sheriff's office has one tracking dog right now.

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