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Border Leicester sheep have become a valued part of a young offenders’ rehabilitation programme, initiated by a prison service in Northern Ireland.
The introduction of Border Leicester sheep as part of a rehabilitation programme for young offenders in Northern Ireland has been credited as working miracles for the young men’s self-esteem.
Initiated by Northern Ireland Prison Service, sheep were introduced to Hydebank Wood College by vocational training officer and part-time sheep farmer Richard Graham and senior officer of workshops and education Michéle McElnea.
Many of the young men in here are fathers and it is incredible how this experience of being responsible for another life has prepared them for fatherhood