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Sending puppies to prison.
Chase Benoit, with a pair of service dogs in training in San Quentin. Photo: nbcbayarea.com
Our story is about a marvelous program, which sends select puppies to prisons so that carefully chosen inmates, over a year's time, can train them to become service dogs.
This puppy program, which began in April 2023, is run by Canine Companions, a nonprofit based in Santa Rosa which supplies free service dogs to people with disabilities.
In San Quentin, which houses some of the worst criminals in California, one of the first inmates selected was Chase Benoit, who lives in a broom closet sized prison cell.
Chase was given Wendel, a baby black labrador/golden retriever mix.
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