General Discussion

I am personally a big fan of animals in prison in general. Dogs and cats are all I have read about so far - excluding the birdman of Alcatraz)

Some prison programs have involved inmates training dogs for service. But this helps not just the disabled community, but also helps prisoners to be less recidivist.

Even having just one dog in a prison can help way more than one inmate develop getter social skills - and reduce recidivism.

I personally have not seen cats in prisons, but it has been (I hope still is) in Pennsylvania - Jackson Galaxy publicized it. Learning to care for another living being is one of the very best ways to prepare for life after release without recidivism.

We talk as if this puppy is the only one in the prison. Do we know that? And, yes, it s a privilege and not every inmate will qualify, but it ia also a means of rehabilitation. Animals in prisons are also fewer animals who need to be euthanized in shelters because no one will adopt them.