Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Roots of Success Marathon Instructor Training, Part 1: The first three days
By Christina Stalnaker, SPP Graduate Research Assistant and Roots of Success Coordinator After a rigorous, 4-day training event, all 12 prisons in Washington State have a cadre of Roots of…
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Each One, Teach One
by Christina Stalnaker, SPP Roots of Success Coordinator and Graduate Research Assistant I’ve had the privilege of working with and visiting several prison classrooms delivering the Roots of Success environmental…
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CRCC Roots Course Leads to Inmate Interest in Sustainability
by Christina Stalnaker, SPP Roots of Success Coordinator Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC) graduated 16 Roots of Success students November 25th, 2014. Empowered by what they’ve learned in the course, these…
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Inmates’ Zeal is the Key to Roots of Success in Ohio
by Christina Stalnaker, SPP Graduate Research Assistant “Roots of Success was the core component that tied together our cultural change in environmental awareness. We had begun recycling and composting. We…
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“Participating in the transformation of the world” : Roots of Success at Stafford Creek Corrections Center
By Amory Ballantine, SPP Roots of Success Coordinator Photos by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the…
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