Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Inmates Assemble Life-Saving Clean Drinking Water Systems
By Rachel Friederich, DOC Communications Originally published to Washington State Department of Corrections Newsroom WALLA WALLA – More than 3.4 million people die each year from diseases caused by poor…
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Busy as a Bee at WSP
By Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Coordinator Amid the razor wire and blocky buildings of the Washington State Penitentiary, you might be surprised to see beautiful blooming flowers and thousands…
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Making the difference to wildlife and inmates on the England and Wales Prison and Probation Service Estate
By Dr Phil Thomas PhD. FRSA. FIIEG. MCIEEM, Ecology Lead for the UK Ministry of Justice Estates Cluster I often ask myself the question: will the habitats and amazing native…
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Butterfly conservation takes flight in Oregon prison
Text by Ronda Naseth, Oregon Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Coordinator, Oregon Zoo Photos by Tom Kaye, Institute for Applied Ecology, and Chad Naugle, Oregon Department of Corrections The excitement generated by the…
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SPP, Allies, and Friends: Thank you and goodbye!
Text by Liliana Caughman, outgoing SPP Workshop Coordinator Photos by Mark Sherwood and Kelly Peterson at SCCC It is strange how the past two years have flown by and…
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Celebrating another flight season for butterfly technicians
Text and photos by Keegan Curry, SPP Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Coordinator Inmates at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) continue to amaze us. Each year, a group of…
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