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When Christy Nielsen was searching for a new dog, she didn’t go to a pet store, or a breeder or even a shelter. Instead, Nielsen found her Pomeranian, Tinker, at the Omaha Correctional Center. Tinker ...

The Montana Legislature passed a bill to the governor to establish dog training programs in state prison. The state House in the final hours of the 2023 Legislature approved House Bill 941 on a 71-24 ...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Inmate dog-training programs often draw positive attention for prisons, but they also can open the door to potential problems -- from bites to smuggling -- that can creep in ...

When Christy Nielsen was searching for a new dog, she didn’t go to a pet store, or a breeder or even a shelter. Instead, Nielsen found her Pomeranian, Tinker, at the Omaha Correctional Center. Tinker ...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Inmate dog-training programs often draw positive attention for prisons, but they also can open the door to potential problems — from bites to smuggling — that can creep in ...