Dog the Bounty Hunter, his wife talk to Florida inmates: 'You've been given a chance'

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - Duane Lee Chapman, better known as "Dog the Bounty Hunter," and his wife, Francine Frane, spent the last few days with Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly and the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.

On Wednesday, the two talked with a couple dozen inmates at the Flagler County Sheriff's Office about their past and their futures, and about living outside of jail and prison.

Redemption is possible

The message from Dog and his wife, Francine, was simple and direct – redemption is possible. They shared messages about faith, repentance, and forgiveness.

"I don't care what crime you've had, what crime you've committed; just don't do it again," Chapman said.

"This is it. This is it. You've been given a chance. Now you've heard me. You're in a good facility," he said.

Frane, Dog's wife, said: "When you get out, you get to start completely over."

"All that crap you've heard all of our lives…God never looks at that again. When you truly repent for the things you've done, he wipes your slate clean. We have to face ourselves. That's for sure, for the things we done, hurt, robbed, and stole from," she said.

"After that, we don't look back. We don't look at our past. We don't hang on to our past."

Who is Dog the Bounty Hunter?

The backstory:

Dog the Bounty Hunter is an American TV personality, bounty hunter and former bail bondsman.

He first became famous after he captured Andrew Luster, a rapist and Max Factor heir, in 2003 in Mexico.

The following year, he was given his own series, "Dog the Bounty Hunter" on A&E. He then appeared on a similarly-formatted TV show, alongside his wife and business partner the late Beth Chapman, called "Dog and Beth: On the Hunt," on CMT.

His latest series, "Dog's Most Wanted," aired on WGN America in late 2019.

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