Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Growing food on a greater scale: WSP’s Institutional Sustainability Garden
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager Outside of the prison fences, Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) tends 10.5 acres of crops. This is the prison’s Institutional Sustainability Garden,…
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Persistence pays off: beekeeping in Massachusetts jails
On her 12th or 13th try, at last, she found a willing host: Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office in Dedham, MA. They were willing to take a risk on this unusual…
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Connecting to science
By Situe Fuiava, SPP Ecological Conservation Technician at Washington Corrections Center. Mr. Fuiava wrote this piece in response to a call for writing on “science in prison.” Note: please be…
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Amazing GRACE: Garden Grows Vegetables, Hope
By Rachel Friederich, DOC CommunicationsOriginally published July 31, 2019, in DOC Communications newsroom; reposted here with permission POULSBO – Violet Garcia crouches among rows of lush, green kale and lettuce. Her…
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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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