Sister pauline quinn biography of michael

Part V of the Inspirational and Influential Women of the World Blog Series

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Sister Pauline Quinn, a Dominican recognizable in her full habit, is best known for launching one of the first, revolutionary, prison puppy programs in the United States, expanding it to dozens of prisons around the world, and inspiring similar programs across the country.

Pathways to Hope provides puppies to prisoners who have volunteered to mold these rambunctious, unruly (and absolutely adorable) puppies into disciplined service dogs for veterans with PTSD, people with disabilities, and children with autism, among others.

The program offers opportunities for licenses and certifications that improve prisoners’ ability to find employment upon release, and participation in puppy programs is correlated with a significant reduction in recidivism.

Puppies trained by inmates also ha