Ben Baumer
Alligator.org
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. — Female inmates at the Alachua County Jail will take care of stray dogs as part of a rehabilitation program beginning in February.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that Paws on Parole will start its program with female inmates for the first time beginning Feb. 4, said ASO spokesman Lt. Todd Kelly.
The program is a partnership between the Florida Department of Corrections’ Gainesville Correctional Institution Work Camp and Alachua County Animal Services that involves inmates taking care and training homeless dogs.
“The goal of the program is to increase the adoption rate of dogs in the shelter,” said Hilary Hynes, public education program coordinator for Alachua County Animal Services.
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