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Puppies Behind Bars, a program that prepares dogs to work as aides to disabled veterans, is now in six prisons in three states. It uses prisoners (with long enough sentences to make the two-year commitment) to train dogs to do things such as turn on lights, call 911 and stand guard. "There's no way to prepare for the day when my best friend has to leave," wrote one prisoner in his journal. "I hope she makes life easier...