{"id":16292,"date":"2014-03-10T11:18:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T17:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16292"},"modified":"2014-03-10T11:18:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T17:18:29","slug":"prison-rehabilitation-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/prison-rehabilitation-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Prison Rehabilitation Program Celebrates Years of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prison rehabilitation<\/a> usually involves some combination of on-site work experience, and maybe some GED or college courses. But gardening<\/a>? Dog training? Prairie restoration? Sounds like some social worker’s fantasy – right? Well, in some places, but in Washington State, the Sustainability in Prisons Program<\/a> – a partnership with Evergreen State College<\/a> – has over five years of success stories involving these specific activities. Not only are they giving inmates important life and job skills, but they’re also saving the system a lot of money.<\/p>\n

In celebration of five years, the Washington State Department of Corrections released this video last Summer. It’s a little longer than most that we share here, but it’s a very inspiring twelve minutes. Take the time to watch, and then let us know what you think: a worthwhile use of prison resources and taxpayer dollars?<\/p>\n