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Second Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs by Joan Dalton [Part 1]
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- Pursuing Justice
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- Oct 23, 2025
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- 1503
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Summary
Joan Dalton taught in the Portland, Oregon public schools and then became an administrator at Oregon's strictest juvenile correctional facility~MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. With experience and learning from experts in the field of the "Human Animal Bond", she founded an on-site program pairing boys and dogs to address the troubling behavior of both. In Second Chances , she shares the hurdles that led to positive outcomes for the boys and dogs in the program she calls : POOCH. The dogs found forever homes and the boys continued their education or found employment. To learn more about Joan Dalton and purchase Second Chances, visit https://joandalton.com/ This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.