During his tenure as sheriff of San Mateo County, Gregory "Greg" Munks instituted numerous initiatives. One of Greg Munks' programs is Transitioning Animals Into Loving Situations or TAILS of which he and the Sheriff's Office received a President's Award from the Peninsula Humane Society (PHS) and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in 2016. A collaboration between PHS/SPCA and the Sheriff's Office, the TAILS program pairs shelter dogs with minimum security inmates. The identified dogs require additional socialization and training to improve their chances of being adopted. The dogs belong to a class that will undergo an eight-week program. There is a weekly obedience class for the inmate handlers and their assigned dogs under the guidance of a PHS volunteer. Away from the weekly classes, the handlers are responsible for grooming, exercise, overall well-being, and socialization of their dogs. After the class graduates, PHS searches for these dog's permanent homes and selects a new class of dogs to start another round of the program. TAIL, which began in 2009, helps the Sheriff's Office attain its goal of reducing recidivism and providing inmates with skills that can help them become productive members of the society.
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