Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Cedar Creek Turtle Release 2017
By Turtle Technician, William Anglemyer Photos by Sadie Gilliom On the morning of April 17th, ten turtles from the SPP Cedar Creek Turtle Program were released onto a Washington Department…
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What do the students get from SPP lectures? Part Three
Part Three: Session at the Women’s Prison If you haven’t already read Part One, you can do so here, and Part Two is here. Photos and text by Joslyn Rose Trivett,…
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The Challenges—and Opportunities—of a New Program
Text and photos by Amanda Mintz, SPP EVM Program Coordinator From a tilapia farm to a wetland plant nursery, the aquaponics house at Stafford Creek Corrections Center has experienced major…
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Prison Shares Earthworm Wealth with Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Text and photos by Sadie Gilliom, current SPP Western Pond Turtle Program Coordinator and previous Northwest Trek employee Inside the three rows of razor wire, Monroe Correctional Complex houses more than…
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Turtle 4176’s Release
Co-Authored by Western Pond Turtle Technicians Taylour Eldridge and William Anglemyer On Monday October 3rd, turtle 4176 was released from the Turtle Rehabilitation program at Cedar Creek Corrections Center . She had…
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Sustainable Practices Lab at Washington State Reformatory
By Officer Jeff Swan Within the last year, Washington State Reformatory (WSRU) at Monroe Correctional Complex has consolidated its wood shop, bike shop, and Worm Farm, and added wheelchair and black soldier…
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