A new program helping jail inmates and at-risk shelter dogs get a new chance at life is off to a good start.

A nonprofit organization called Pivot Animal Rescue & Educational Outreach offers training programs for both incarcerated adults and juveniles in detention centers.

"We are targeting the people that are the repeat offenders. We are trying to get that person who keeps coming back, trying to communicate with them in a different way," said Pivot board director John Brockus.

The pilot program called "Ruff Road" launched at the Todd Road Jail facility in Ventura County.

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