Sister pauline quinn biography samples

GIG HARBOR - Midmorning at the Washington State Correctional Center for Women.

Sister Pauline Quinn, a maverick Dominican nun who describes herself as "a different sister," is here visiting from Wisconsin, basking in the glow of a television that roars above the sound of barking dogs.

Her navy blue habit is covered in blow-dried dog hair.

Her hands and wrists carry scars from years of horror, when she was hog-tied and chained to posts as a teenager in adult psychiatric wards in the 1950s.

On the TV screen, a taped national news program sings the praises of the Prison Pet Partnership Program, which Sister Pauline started here 17 years ago, believing that prisoners - who learn to train service dogs for people with disabilities - could gain self-confidence from putting others first.

The pet partnership program is considered a win-win-win situation, says the TV commentator, since it also save