The Sustainability in Prisons Project
Last summer we went back to prison. It had been a couple years since we first documented the amazing work of the Sustainability in Prisons Project, a collaboration between Evergreen State College and the Washington Department of Corrections. Since we completed our short film in 2009 the program has grown considerably, expanding to new facilities and adding additional conservation projects. Major new initiatives include activities at women’s prisons, including a captive rearing program for the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. We recently spent two days at three different correctional facilities to photograph these projects and expand the organization’s image library.
Photographs from our prior coverage of the project, along with our short film, were recently featured in Ensia magazine.
