Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Another Stellar Year for the Legendary Penitentiary Bee Program
The Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) hosts one of the oldest and best-established beekeeping programs in Washington State Department of Corrections. They have built a professional-size apiary, certified 44 incarcerated men as…
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Life in a cell/cell/cell
by Shappa, Journeyman Beekeeper at Airway Heights Corrections Center. Shappa wrote this piece in response to a call for writing on “science in prison.” Living in a prison cell is…
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Learning about gentleness from honeybees
Text by Bethany J. Shepler, Green Track Program Coordinator Last month, I had the privilege of attending a celebration for the Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) beekeeping club. At the…
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MCC-SOU graduates Beekeepers: their excitement is contagious!
Text by Bethany J. Shepler, Green Track Program Coordinator We are so excited to announce that Monroe Correctional Complex-Special Offender Unit (SOU) just graduated their first class of Beekeepers! Since…
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More Beekeeping than Ever!
Text by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator, and Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager. Photos by Bethany Shepler, except where otherwise noted. About a year and a…
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Beans to Bluebonnets
Text by Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator All photos by SPP-Evergreen staff This May I visited Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC). It was about a year after the town…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.