Blog & Stories
Insights, updates, and stories from the Sustainability in Prisons Project—highlighting Ecological Conservation programs, education, research, and community impact.
Outreach at the South Sound Science Symposium
By Graduate Research Associate Jill Cooper On October 27, 2010, former and current Sustainable Prisons Project Research Associates Liesl Plomski and Jill Cooper attended the South Sound Science Symposium on…
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Dick Meyer Brings Fair Trade to Prisons
On October fifth in Gig Harbor, Washington, Olympia resident Dick Meyer walked through the security gates of the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) headed for the visit room. “When…
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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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