These dogs get second chances. Just like their inmate caretakers.
A stray dog started Norberto “Rob” Rosa on his path to recovery.
Mr. Rosa had begun using drugs at age 9. He was labeled a career criminal by 16. “I remember the judge telling me that there was no rehabilitation for me,” he says.
After a beloved family member died in 2002 while Mr. Rosa was incarcerated at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution at Graterford, he signed up for an animal service program for inmates. “It was in that prison dog program where I regained my faith and life,” he says.
There he met Terp,
Ready for reentry“A continuous support system”