Fresh out of college in 1977, Gregory “Greg” Munks joined the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department as a deputy at the county jail. Since then, he’s served in numerous capacities in law enforcement, including homicide detective and patrol lieutenant. He also spent 3 years as a human resources officer for the City of Palo Alto. Named Undersheriff of San Mateo County in 1993, Gregory “Greg” Munks was elected sheriff in 2006, and voters returned him to the position in 2010 and 2014. Among his many accomplishments as the county’s chief law enforcement officer, he overhauled the county’s correction system and instituted programming to counter recidivism.
One of the programs Sheriff Greg Munks introduced to the county’s jails was TAILS: Transitioning Animals Into Loving Situations. A project of the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, this initiative pairs shelter dogs with minimum-security inmates for 8-week sessions to prepare the dogs for adoption into forever homes, and to train inmates in marketable skills. The dogs considered for enrollment in TAILS are “of limited adoption potential,” and have displayed behavior that could develop into more serious issues if not addressed. The shelter’s strained resources make it impossible to give these dogs the individual attention they need, a problem solved by TAILS. During their sessions, the dogs receive weekly, professional obedience training and live full-time with the inmates, who are responsible for the dogs’ care, grooming, housetraining, and socialization. More information on TAILS is available at the society’s website at https://phs-spca.org/tails/.
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