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Canine Connection
- Inmate: Joseph Demerson
- Sentence: 30 years to life
"Every year in this country, 60% of dogs in animal shelters are killed," Demerson told an audience full of inmates and investors.
The entrepreneur dubbed his idea, 'e-harmony for dog adoption.' His company would help match owners with the right shelter dog in need. Customers could take a personality and lifestyle quiz and would be matched with a dog at a shelter in their area.
Demerson is serving time for gang related violence.
- Last updated April 01 2014 09:34 AM ET