These puppies form some of their strongest bonds in Somerset state prison

These puppies form some of their strongest bonds in Somerset state prison

There’s a puppy in the gym at State Correctional Institution – Somerset. Vega holds his leash. “Brace!” says Vega, who is incarcerated at the state prison, which doesn’t reveal inmates’ surnames. The puppy, Rain, stiffens. Vega kneels on the floor, puts his hands on Rain’s special harness and pushes himself upright. Since 2001, many Pennsylvania state prisons have trained puppies as service or adoptive dogs. Somerset recently celebrated the 10th…