In September of 2002, partnering with Canine Support Teams, the California Institution for Women in Chino, California, became the first prison within the state of California to have a Service Dog Training Program.
It is one of the longest standing service dog training programs in the nation. In June of 2015, Canine Support Teams started the program in the California Institution for Men, also located in Chino, California.
Canine Support Teams’ program serves as a model for all prison programs within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.