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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Cats bringing out the soft side of inmates

Larch Corrections Center inmate Richard Amaro takes Clementine for a walk outdoors at the minimum-custody prison near Vancouver, Wash. The inmates are paid to leash train, socialize and groom the cats so the animals can ultimately be adopted.