Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Reducing Recidivism, Part 2: Barriers Beyond Bars
By SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator Jacob Meyers Last week, I published Reducing Recidivism, Part 1: Why Forgiveness is Key. I chronicled the minor hurdle of putting pen to paper…
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SPP’s new Mission Statement
by Kelli Bush, SPP Director for Evergreen We are so pleased! SPP partners from Evergreen and Washington State Department of Corrections have completed updates to SPP’s mission and vision statements.…
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Reducing Recidivism, Part 1: Why Forgiveness is Key
by SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Coordinator Jacob Meyers Many months ago, I attended eye-opening summit on recidivism. At the time, I was inspired. I was inspired by my coworkers, whom…
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Biological Science Technician at Cedar Creek speaks about his time with SPP
By John Fitzpatrick, Biological Science Technician at Cedar Creek Corrections Center. Foreword and photos by Jessica Brown, SPP Turtle Program Coordinator. When John Fitzpatrick applied and interviewed for an opening…
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Long Live the Kings!
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Education and Outreach Manager & Erin Lynam, SPP Environmental Workshop Series Coordinator This past December, the workshop series brought salmon to Washington Corrections Center for…
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Let yourself germinate
2019 update Mr. Jenkins’ logo lives on in the sagebrush programs. His writing and artwork (from this article) will be shown at the Northwest Nature and Health Symposium on October…
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