Cedar Creek inmates raise endangered Oregon spotted frogs for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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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

  • Women offenders gather for health conference inside prison
  • Sustainable Prisons Project on YouTube
  • Beekeeping prisoners: Science inside the fence

Recent Press

  • Green Rehab: Inmates Fuel a Prairie's Restoration Winter 2009, The Nature Conservancy Magazine
  • Frogs November 18, 2009, National Public Radio: KUOW News
  • Sustainable Prisons Project November 17, 2009, YouTube, Communications Department, Washington State Department of Corrections

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