Today’s Good News: These incarcerated men are rehabilitating injured squirrels and baby possums in prison | A Story Worth Sharing

Today’s Good News: These incarcerated men are rehabilitating injured squirrels and baby possums in prison | A Story Worth Sharing

Why this story matters: While challenges remain, stories like this demonstrate that constructive action can make a real difference. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to rehabilitating, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. Within the gray walls and barbed wire surrounding Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield, Ohio, there’s a room roped off for all but a small group of incarcerated men, who tend to the orphaned opossums and injured squirrels inside. The Richland Correctional Institution is one of five across the state that have been participating in the wildlife rehabilitation program since 2019. Every year, hundreds of animals pass from the Ohio Wildlife Center’s hospital to more than 60 incarcerated volunteers. Brittany Jordan, the center’s wildlife rehabilitation operational director, said that prison facilities are uniquely positioned to house orphaned and injured animals as they recover from abandonment, car accident…