Can Do Canines works with the Minnesota Department of Corrections on a restorative justice project, teaching inmates at the Faribault Correctional Facility to train shelter dogs for service as assistance dogs.

Young dogs are selected from animal shelters by our program staff and then move in with minimum security prisoners, living on campus full time. Under the direction of program volunteers and staff, the inmates train these dogs daily on prison grounds, preparing them for final training as an assistance dog.

Providing this special gift for a person in need gives inmates a chance to pay back to society and develop positive reinforcement models.

For further information about the Prison Program, contact Julianne Larsen.