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Umatilla County district attorney asks commissioners to fund a courthouse comfort dog; $15,000 added to budget
Summary
The district attorney asked the board to approve a pilot comfort/companion dog trained at an eastern Oregon corrections facility; the board approved a $15,000 program allocation in the adopted budget.
The Umatilla County District Attorney urged commissioners to add a funded pilot that would place a trained comfort dog in the DA's office and courtroom settings, telling the board the animal could help victims and staff during traumatic interviews and court proceedings.
District Attorney Neil (first name used in the meeting) described a training program operated at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) that raises and trains facility dogs from inmates. He said the program offers both rehabilitative opportunities for incarcerated…
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