Omg puppieeeees! And prison inmaaaaates! Those are like our two very favorite things. A program called “Puppies in Prison” (Cue: tiny puppy with single tear.) is finally bringing the two together. It teaches prison inmates to train Golden Retrievers and Labs to become service dogs, and grown-ass scary men to cry over a puppy. The program asks:

How can a dog mend fractured lives? How can men shuttered away from society find hope from behind prison walls? How can a disabled child be given a new chance at independence?

The answer isn’t, as we initially guessed, “PRISON MOONSHINE!” but, apparently, training puppies to lead the blind and sniff out explosives. Aw.

Why is this Puppy in Prison? [Petside]