Toby Dorr And Her Bonkers Scheme To Spring Her Imprisoned Lover (8/29/25)

Toby Dorr (formerly Toby Young) was a corporate professional who founded and ran a volunteer prison dog rehabilitation program—known as the Safe Harbor Prison Dog Program—at Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas. In 2006, at age 47, she developed a deep emotional connection with inmate John Manard, who was serving a life sentence for murder. Their relationship led to her helping him escape by hiding him in a dog crate inside her van. After a 12-day fugitive chase—one of the most intense in Kansas history—the pair was captured in Tennessee. Dorr served 27 months in prison; her husband divorced her, and she was largely isolated from her family afterward.

Following her release in 2008, Toby Dorr transformed her story of heartbreak and her felony conviction into a platform for healing, self-awareness, and empowerment—especially for women and those impacted by incarceration. She authored the memoir Living with Conviction, became a speaker and advocate (founding the Fierce Grace Movement), and launched guided journals and workbooks to help others overcome personal “prisons.” Her story has been dramatized in media, including Lifetime’s Jailbreak Lovers, and continues to resonate as a testament to redemption, authenticity, and the power of second chances.


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