LITTLEROCK, WA — The Sustainable Prisons Project, a partnership of the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) and Evergreen State College, began with a pilot program at the Cedar Creek Corrections Center in 2004, according to the Examiner.
The aim of the project is to reduce operational costs and the environmental impact of prisons by teaching staff and inmates sustainability skills, the story stated.
There are several projects participants are partaking in, including: A greenhouse and garden which produces roughly 15,000 pounds of vegetables annually, saving more than $17,000 per year; composting and recycling to cut down on landfill waste; and beekeeping, which has added honey to the dining hall menu and created beeswax for the on-site production of lotion, the story noted.
The program stands to serve as a model for other prisons and enforced residential institutions to help scientists conduct and share ecological research to improve the welfare of society as a whole, the story added.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
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