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| ADC: Inmates & dogs form a win-win proposition |
| By arklatexhomepage.com- Nancy Cook |
| Published: 11/27/2017 |
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ROLAND, Ark. - (KARK) Bringing rescue dogs and inmates together for everyone's benefit is the mission of Paws in Prison. Participants involved in this program have a much lower recidivism rate. Currently, the Arkansas Department of Correction rate for those who re-offend is about 53 percent, but for Paws in Prison participants that number drops to 10 percent. It only takes speaking to those involved to learn why. "I'm not ashamed of it…I learned from it. It's just something that I went through and I believe I was prepared for what I am doing now,” said Tracy Owen, a former inmate. Owen spent 17 years in prison for a drug conviction. After serving about 10 years, she said it was tougher than ever; but then one day, she was introduced to a new program called Paws in Prison. It was because of this program she found her passion. Read More. |
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