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In the 13 years it ran at the Gwinnett County Jail, the beloved program helped 1,500 cats and dogs find their forever homes.

Supporters of a popular program that connects inmates with rescue dogs are trying to save it from being suspended.

The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office announced Monday it will temporarily suspend its long-running Jail Dogs program as it restructures the Gwinnett County Jail to ensure a high standard of care to inmates who are chronically ill or those dealing with mental health challenges.

The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office has announced that it is suspending its Jail Dogs Program while the Gwinnett County Jail is undergoing a "massive reconstruction," according to a press release.

    GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A program the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office has offered for a decade to help rescue dogs feel a sense of love while also teaching responsibility to jail inmates hit a milestone over the weekend. The Jail Dogs reached its 1,000th dog adoption amid a handful of adoptions from the program that occurred on Saturday. Officially, the total number of dogs adopted through the program has hit 1,001 as of Monday, according to Deputy Cody Walker, who has overseen the program for the last three years. The milestone dog was Timber, a brindle...