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Transforming Prison with Nature Carri LeRoy, Ph.D. at TEDxMonroeCorrectionalComplex

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The Power of Sustainability Nick H. at TEDxMonroeCorrectionalComplex

Inmates have assisted research on the egg laying preferences of the butterfly. Here, an inmate technician captured on camera a Taylor's checkerspot laying her eggs on Endangered golden paintbrush; wildlife biologists had long suspected a relationship between these two rare species, and this was the first time it was confirmed.

SPP Overview Slideshow, 2014

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SPP Overview Video, 2009

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Department of Corrections: Dan Pacholke at TEDxMonroeCorrectionalComplex

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State Prisoners Nurture Endangered Turtles

Joint Base Lewis-McChord prairie is in full bloom in May; Mount Rainier in the distance further sweetens the view. Photo by Jaal Mann.

SPP 5th Anniversary

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Sustainability in Prisons at Stafford Creek Corrections – One Minute Evergreen