Female prisoners find purpose thanks to some very good dogs

California wants to make big changes to its massive prison system by implementing a unique program that focuses on rehabilitation: puppy training. NBC’s Steve Patterson visits the largest women’s prison in the world to learn how it works and meet the female inmates finding a new sense of purpose.
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[@rubydawn1]

what a helpful program wishing them all luck

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Animals are sooooo healing!❤❤❤

[@tylaw9823]

This is great!😍

[@etiger675]

God bless everyone in this interview

[@heatherowens7437]

People deserve a second chance and those program shows how to care for another living thing.

[@Its_the_Whole_Everything]

We have a program like that in Ohio at the Grafton Correction facility. I think its great.

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Everyone needs a little bit of 💕

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This is a nice story, good work Steve.

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Awesome 👏

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There’s an organized called “Puppies Behind Bars”, which got a score of 100% from Charity Navigator. That is extremely rare.

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Wow!!

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