“New Leash has an impressive track record of providing opportunities for inmates to turn their lives around while helping to rescue shelter dogs who are in danger of being put down,” Judge Ceisler said recently. “I know firsthand how important programs like New Leash on Life USA are to reducing recidivism and preparing inmates to productively and successfully reenter society at the end of their prison sentences … This is one of the most effective programs we have in our prison systems today.”