Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
New Prairie Restoration Community Crew
By Carl Elliott Ecological Conservation and Restoration Coordinator Inmate work crews from the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) have worked in the community for over 20 years. These off-site crews…
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“Root View”: My Experience as a new Roots of Success Instructor
Editor’s note: Today’s blog post was written by an instructor in the Roots of Success program at Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) in Walla Walla. Roots of Success is an environmental…
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SPP National Workshop was a resounding success
Teams meet again to complete the launching of six new SPPs! by Joslyn Rose Trivett, Interim Program Manager Teams from the states of Oregon, Ohio, Maryland, California, and Washington as…
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Inmate perspective on a prison garden project
Editor’s note: The following is a short but illustrative contribution from an inmate gardener at Cedar Creek Corrections Center. I was offered the job of turning a disregarded field of…
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Perspectives from an Inmate Service Dog Trainer at Cedar Creek Corrections Center
Perspectives from an Inmate Service Dog Trainer at Cedar Creek Corrections Center by Thurman Sherrill, Cedar Creek Corrections Center Editor’s note: Today’s post was written in early October 2012 by…
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CNN Visits Stafford Creek Corrections Center
CNN Visits Stafford Creek Corrections Center By SPP Ecological Conservation and Restoration Coordinator Carl Elliot The conservation nursery at Stafford Creek Corrections Center received unique visitors in mid-July this year. …
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