Arkansas inmates find purpose with dog companions: A reminder I m capable of loving again
Tracy Owen was sentenced to 78 years in prison. Now, she s a professional dog trainer for the Paws in Prison program at the McPherson Unit where she spent 16 years. Author: Marlisa Goldsmith Updated: 8:35 PM CDT July 8, 2021
NEWPORT, Arkansas A dog isn’t always man’s best friend, especially for more than a dozen women in an Arkansas prison. Inmates are living with troubled dogs and training them to become pets in more than half a dozen state prisons.
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