| Prison Tails (PT), is the award winning program that
trains men and dogs to be better members of society. Dogs and
offenders are partnered 24 hours a day. Dogs learn basic obedience
through repetition and positive reinforcement. Offenders learn the
values that many of us take for granted.
Elements of this rehabilitative program include required reading,
classroom instruction and discussion, writing and report presentation,
as well as visiting speakers and experts.
Volunteers from MUM visit Westville Correctional Facility's (WCF)
medium security complex weekly for training sessions. And now we
have a full time staff member dedicated to overseeing the program
on-site.
Through special arrangements with the AKC, dogs receive
Canine Good Citizen
certification. Offenders also receive recognition from AKC, Mixed
Up Mutts and Westville.
In 2005, Prison Tails was awarded "Program Of The Year" by the
Indiana Department of Corrections and the first ever Outstanding Program
Award from the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen Program. |
