Prison Dogs
Prison Dogs (formerly known by the working title Puppies Behind Bars) is a 2016 American documentary film about service dogs trained by prison inmates for use by veterans with disabilities.
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Music by | Joel Goodman |
Cinematography | Rudy Valdez |
Edited by | Andrew Siwoff |
Production company | G2P2 Films |
Distributed by | Journeyman Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Synopsis
The film documents the two-year process of raising a service dog for use by veterans with PTSD by inmates in the Puppies Behind Bars program (run by Gloria Gilbert Stoga) at Fishkill Correctional Facility in New York.
Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) is a program that trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. Puppies enter prison at the age of 8 weeks and live with their inmate puppy-raisers for approximately 24 months. Inmates learn what it means to contribute to society while the puppies mature into well trained dogs. [2]
References
- "Prison Dogs". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- https://www.puppiesbehindbars.com/mission-history/
External links
- Official website
- Prison Dogs at studio's website
- Prison Dogs at distributor's website
- Puppies Behind Bars on IMDb
- Prison Dogs Film on Facebook
- Puppies Behind Bars: A Documentary Teaser on YouTube
- Interview with director Perri Peltz on NBC New York (24 April 2016)
- VIFF 2016 Interview: PRISON DOGS' Perri Peltz and Geeta Gandbhir by Jason Whyte for efilmcritic.com (2 October 2016)