Prison dog program gives unwanted animals ‘a new leash on life’

  • Prison dog program gives unwanted animals ‘a new leash on life’. Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections
    Prison dog program gives unwanted animals ‘a new leash on life’. Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections

    HOLDENVILLE, Okla. – They were once unwanted, abandoned and on the verge of being euthanized. But earlier this month nearly a dozen shelter dogs graduated from a unique training program behind the wire of Allen Gamble Correctional Center.

    The program, known as “Pen Pals,” is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

    “We are a win-win situation,” said Jonathon Cox with Pauls Valley-based Buckaroos …