The Use of Dogs for Cell Extractions in U.S. Prisons

The use of dogs to threaten and attack prisoners to facilitate cell extractions has been a well-kept secret, even in the world of corrections. The dogs used for cell extractions typically are German Shepherds or Belgian Malinois—both large breeds of dog that usually weigh well over sixty pounds and stand over two feet high. When a handler and his dog enter a cell block in connection with a possible cell extraction, the dog barks loudly and continuously, jumping up against the cell door and scratching at the window. If the prisoner continues to resist, he knows the dog will be loosed on him. Some prisoners will wrap blankets, towels, and even toilet paper around their limbs to try to protect themselves from dog bites. When the guards open the cell door, the leashed dog enters the cell first. The dog is trained to bite whatever part of the prisoner it can grasp first.
I think that using a dog as a tool to make a person to obey is not right. The prisoners would rather get bitten by a person than a dog. Do they have to bitten by the dogs whenever they resist? The dogs would probably does not know what they are doing and I do not think that they are wrong. The people who use the dogs to take advantages for them are wrong.