Raising vegetables for the prison's kitchen, more than a dozen offenders work in the gardens of the Stafford Creek Corrections Center.

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We connect prisons with nature.

Our mission is to reduce the environmental, economic and human costs of prisons by training offenders and correctional staff in sustainable practices. Equally important, we bring science into prisons by helping scientists conduct ecological research and conserve biodiversity through projects with offenders, college students and community partners.

View photo and video stories from the project

  • Connecting Prisons with Nature – a short video.

    Connecting Prisons with Nature – a short video.

  • View a slideshow about the Sustainable Prisons Project.

    View a slideshow about the Sustainable Prisons Project.

From the Blog

  • Beekeeping prisoners: Science inside the fence
  • Beekeeping at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center
  • Gardens take root at McNeil Island prison

Recent Press

  • Raising Endangered Frogs in Prison October 23, 2009, National Public Radio: KUOW News
  • Sustainable Prisons Project: Part 2 October 7, 2009, The Environment Report
  • Sustainable Prisons Project: Part 1 October 6, 2009, The Environment Report

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