Sustainability in Prisons Project

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Web Name: Sustainability in Prisons Project

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The Evergreen State College and Washington State Department of Corrections: Sustainability in Prisons Project

Beekeeper David Lewis shares a honeybee closeup. Even with the pandemic, while most programs are shut down, the beekeeping program at SCCC is flourishing. Two incarcerated beekeepers, Charles Roark and Rory, have Journeyman and Apprentice level certifications and they co-facilitate beekeeping education; they repeat each class three times so that the smaller groups can observe social distancing. Photo by Joslyn Rose Trivett.
In May 2020 a butterfly technician works in one of the program greenhouses at Mission Creek Corrections Center; both incarcerated and staff partners at the facility have shown amazing commitment and accountability to make the program safe and possible during the pandemic. Photo by Marisa Pushee.
For several days in 2019, visitors from France corrections worked alongside the gardening crew at Washington Corrections Center. Photo by Ricky Osborne.
In July 2019, partners in the wetland (EVM) nursery at Stafford Creek discuss the program. Photo by Shauna Bittle.
Curtis Johnson speaks to partners and peers during the daylong Pathways to Reentry event in April 2019. Photo by Ricky Osborne.
Sergeant La Munyon and compost technicians work at the Zen garden -- the table where they extract red wigglers from finished worm castings. This image is from 2018. Photo by Kelli Bush.
Corrections staff member Donna Hubbs enjoys an armful of Suffolk sheep in the program at Washington State Penitentiary. Photo by WA Corrections Staff.

Mission: We empower sustainable change by bringing nature, science, and environmental education into prisons.

Values

collaborate * learn * cultivate * grow * thrive

What that looks like

The first gardening course class works in their coursebooks. The peer-led program was created for (and by) people in prison and is meant to complement other gardening education programs and make academic study and certification more broadly available. Photo by Kelly Peterson.

The Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) is a partnership founded by The Evergreen State College and Washington State Department of Corrections. With vital input from many additional partners, we develop and deliver a wide range of science, sustainability and environmental education programs in all 12 Washington State prisons. Recent highlights include:

Summer 2020: The first class of the new, peer-led gardening course launched at Stafford Creek Corrections Center. We hear it’s going really well!Summer 2020: Nearly all 12 honeybees programs continue in Washington State prisons. Most have had to suspend or slow formal beekeeping education. A few programs were positioned to peer-led education thus don’t have to rely on visits from outside experts–those programs are flourishing the most. Summer 2020: After several weeks of suspension, SPP’s Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly program partners — inside and outside the prison — expressed strong interest in restarting the program; as a team, they created and followed a rigorous safety plan. Following that plan, all partners met their commitments and successfully stewarded the breeding and egg-laying that will supply next year’s releases. Since 2011, program partners have reared more than 24,500 caterpillars and adult butterflies for release onto south Salish lowland prairies.Summer 2020: WA Corrections partners report garden expansions across the state, creating Hope Gardens for the benefits of nearby communities. We will report totals sent to prison kitchens and food pantries in our upcoming annual report (available in ~February 2021).Pre-pandemic: In 2018, partners grew more than 246,700 lbs. of food and sent it to prison kitchens and food pantries.Pre-pandemic: From July 2018 – June 2019, prisons diverted more than 2,245 tons of waste to composting and recycling.Pre-pandemic: Our report for July 1, 2018 – June 30 2019 describes more than 200 programs! See thesummaryorfull text.

Technician Brian Bedilion pulls a tray of wetland plants out of the aquaponic bath. Photo by Ricky Osborne.

“I never did well in school and my skills were more on the manual labor side. While I was incarcerated at Cedar Creek Correction Center in 2015 thru 2018 I was given the opportunity to discover that I was wrong.”

Darin Armstrong, former SPP conservation technician

“What does science mean to me? Science is the study of the world around us…I would not want to experience life without science.”

Morris Talaga, SPP conservation nursery teaching assistant

Read more writing by incarcerated partners.

Read about what SPP is & isn’t.

Vision

In response to the dual crises of ecological degradation and mass incarceration, we aim to reduce recidivism while improving human well-being and ecosystem health. SPP brings together incarcerated individuals, scientists, corrections staff, students, and program partners to promote education, conserve biodiversity, practice sustainability, and help build healthy communities. Together, we reduce the environmental, economic, and human costs of prisons.

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Recent Posts

Gardens at Stafford Creek Corrections CenterWCC Seed NurseryThe Cedar Creek Turtles Return!From worms to flies, SPP is enriching the soil of 2022 with a new composting program!Foundations in Gardening at LCCSPP Bees Preparing for WinterSusan Christopher’s Lasting ImpactWelcoming Emily Passarelli to the SPP Team

SPP Programs Current (during pandemic)

Beekeeping & PollinatorsEnvironmental Engagement Workshop SeriesGardening CoursePrairie Conservation NurseriesTaylor's Checkerspot Butterfly Program
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