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Dogs, inmates team up in Forsyth County Jail for a second chance
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Jason Brewer, an inmate at the Forsyth County Jail, and his dog, Darla, go through training exercises on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Brewer and Darla are part of a program through the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office called "Pups with Purpose" that teams up inmates with rescued dogs in the hopes of training the dog to be adopted and giving inmates skills they can take with them after release. - photo by Ben Hendren
On the ground floor of the Forsyth County Jail there is now a cell block with some unusual occupants: four inmates and four dogs living, working and training together, preparing for life back out in the real world — a chance at a fresh start from whatever their human and canine lives previously held.