Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
House plants: A new way to bring nature inside at Larch Corrections Center
By Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager Photos by Danette Gadberry, AA4 at Larch Corrections Center This past spring, I received a letter from an inmate at Stafford Creek Corrections…
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Freedom of the Frogs!
By Sadie Gilliom, SPP Graduate Research Assistant On a drizzly September morning, a diverse team of professionals gathered at a wetland in Pierce County. Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) representatives…
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New to the Frog and Turtle Program!
By Sadie Gilliom, SPP Graduate Research Assistant Greetings Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) followers! My name is Sadie Gilliom. I am the new Oregon Spotted Frog and NorthWestern Pond Turtle…
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Inmates’ Zeal is the Key to Roots of Success in Ohio
by Christina Stalnaker, SPP Graduate Research Assistant “Roots of Success was the core component that tied together our cultural change in environmental awareness. We had begun recycling and composting. We…
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Graduations and Transitions
By Jaal Mann, SPP Graduate Research Assistant After over two years working with the Sustainability in Prisons Project, it’s difficult to move on from this highly supportive and tight-knit group…
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Clallam Bay Corrections Center Photo Gallery
Photos and text by Joslyn Rose Trivett, SPP Network Manager On September 3rd, Evergreen’s SPP staff visited Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC). Corrections staff proved gracious and enthusiastic hosts. Hearing…
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Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.