At the Fulton County Jail, inmates are paired with furry friends through the Canine Cellmates program. Inmates train the dogs and prepare them for adoption.

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At the Fulton County Jail, inmates are paired with furry friends through the Canine Cellmates program. Inmates train the dogs and prepare them for adoption. / GPB

At the Fulton County Jail, inmates are hard at work — training dogs. Now in its fifth year, the Canine Cellmates program pairs inmates with rescue dogs so that they can be adopted. They sleep, eat and play with their four-legged companions for nine to 12 weeks. 

Producer Summer Evans visited the Canine Cellmates program and brought back an audio postcard.

On Second Thought producer Summer Evans visited the program to see how Canine Cellmates works. She brought back an audio postcard.