Arguably the most important dog programs to date are those that have been launched in youth detention centers and prisons. These wonderful programs have been adapted to rehabilitate young offenders, perhaps intervening before the tipping point, before a life of crime is all they know and expect. The enormous overall …

Everything changed for Brian Lenton when a small, pudgy, bundle of loving Labrador Retriever wormed his way into Brian’s heart. Boomer, as Brian named him, entered his life at a very critical time. Brian was serving time for murder when he was paired with Boomer.…

There is a growing concern in finding and funding enough service dogs to fill the great need of thousands of severely injured service men and women returning from battle. We’d like to help get the word out–and collect and disseminate information on programs, fundraisers, philanthropists and prison programs currently involved in this …

The only way to truly understand the power of these prison dog programs and the driving energy behind them is to understand the amazing and selfless woman who started them. Out of the …

Stacy Lannert has been incarcerated since she was eighteen. Stacy murdered her father and is serving life without parole. “He molested me and I shot him the same night he molested my sixteen-year-old little sister,” she says. …