Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Building a Bridge
In our last entry we wrote to tell you that funding for the Sustainable Prisons Project (SPP) was cut as a result of significant budget cuts within the Washington Department…
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Hard news in hard times: Sustainable Prisons Project Hits Economic Downturn
Post by Project Co-Director Nalini Nadkarni Economic conditions at the national and the state level are increasingly difficult due to sharp drops in state tax collections. Responding to these lean…
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Coming Full Circle
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Carl Elliot The long-term goal of the prairie plant nursery project at Stafford Creek Correction Center (SCCC) is to produce seed to be used in…
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Offenders Prepare for Frog Release
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Liesl Plomski Offenders at Cedar Creek Corrections Center have been preparing their Oregon spotted frogs to be released in late September at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. …
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Nalini Receives Education Award
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni received an Education Award from Washington Correctional Association for her innovative work as Co-Director of the Sustainable Prisons Project. The annual award recognizes “an individual or agency…
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Change is in the Air!
Posted by Graduate Research Associate Carl Elliot The nursery infrastructure (greenhouse, hoophouse, water, power) and the original garden area at Stafford Creek Correction Center is being moved across the central…
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