SPP Network Programs
The table below provides a brief overview and highlights of SPP-type programs outside Washington. The table does not include several well-established corrections programs that developed independent of SPP, and are regarded as valuable allies in bringing nature and environmental education programs into corrections facilities.
In Ohio, a state-of-the-art aquaponics facility raises trout as animal feed for a partner zoo.
highlights of SPP-type programs outside Washington
| Organization | Sustainability/environmental programs or interest | Location |
|---|---|---|
| SPP-Oregon: Oregon Department of Corrections, Institute for Applied Ecology, and others | Programs in all adult and youth facilities: well established conservation, gardening, and reclaimed materials programs | Oregon, USA |
| Sustainable Jails Project, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office | Well established sustainable operations; nature imagery enhancements | Oregon, USA |
| Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction | Well established sustainability programs in all facilities, Roots of Success (environmental curriculum) established in most, partnerships with zoos and wildlife shelters to grow animal feed and care for hurt animals | Ohio, USA |
| Maryland Green Prisons Initiative: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Food and flower gardens in multiple facilities, several pet programs, honeybee programs | Maryland, USA |
| Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office | Farm, recycling, and bee classes, 50-100 acres cultivated | California, USA |
| The Sustainability Project, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office | Landscape program in both jails, classroom and praticum, well established sustainable operations and resource savings, lawn conversion | California, USA |
| The Sustainability Project, Initiative to bring Science Programs to the Incarcerated (INSPIRE), University of Utah | Monthly lecture series at prison, jails, and youth facilities, conservation programs, nature imagery program development | Utah, USA |
| SPP-Tasmania | Sustainable operations and education programs | Tasmania, AUSTRALIA |
| Ministry of Justice Estates Cluster | Plans and programs protecting the property’s native flora and fauna | ENGLAND & WALES |
| Ministry of Justice Estates Cluster | Plans and programs protecting the property’s native flora and fauna | ENGLAND & WALES |
| Interstate Initiatives | Sustainability/environmental programs or interest | States |
|---|---|---|
| Sagebrush in Prisons Project, Institute for Applied Ecology | Conservation nurseries in 6 western states; thriving program in 20177; funding in question for 2018 | Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Nevada, Utah, and Montana |
| Nature Imagery in Prisons Project, | Therapeutic nature imagery (usually video) in maximum security and other corrections residences, and/or in classrooms and staff rooms | Alaska, Nebraska, Florida, Oregon, Wisconsin, Utah, and Washington |
| Astrobiology for the Incarcerated,NASA, SPP-WA, INSPIRE, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office | Astrobiology lectures and workshops | Utah, Washington, Ohio |
| Institute for Human Animal Connection, University of Denver | Studying impacts of pet programs in prisons | Colorado, Washington |
| Significant/recent program development | Sustainability/environmental programs or interest | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Travis County Corrections | Developing new programs | Texas, USA |
| Sheriff’s office, Alachua County | Developing new programs | Florida, USA |
| Bureau of Land Management, Institute for Applied Ecology | Developing new programs | New Mexico, USA |
| Department of Geology Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Developing similar programs | Illinois, USA |
| Secure Custody Instructor, North Fraser Pretrial Centre | Worm composting, following WA Corrections, MCC model | British Columbia, CANADA |
| Department of Conservation & Natural Resources | Developing an arboriculture program | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Freelance journalist & author, consultant at Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Ctr Interested in SPP programs in their area | Developing similar programs, enhancing existing programs | Shimane, JAPAN |
| Facility Management Services, CO DOC | 6 statewide reduction goals; want to initiate SPP model programs | Colorado, USA |
