First Graduates in 4 Years!

First Graduates in 4 Years!

By Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator. Originally written for and posted on SPP.  We’re so excited to announce that Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW) just graduated their first Roots of Success (Roots) course since 2015! Five...
Letter From One of the Roots Master Trainers

Letter From One of the Roots Master Trainers

By Bethany Shepler, SPP Green Track Program Coordinator and Eugene Youngblood, Roots of Success Master Instructor. Originally written for and posted by SPP.  I recently had the pleasure of meeting one of our Master Trainers for Roots of Success in Washington State,...
Accountability: Brainstorming article

Accountability: Brainstorming article

By Julian Reyes, Roots of Success Instructor, Coyote Ridge Corrections Center. Originally written for and posted by SPP.  “Creating a sustainable lifestyle culture is paramount, and Roots of Success is teaching people a new way to think.” – Julian Reyes The...
Just Sustainability and Restorative Justice

Just Sustainability and Restorative Justice

By David Duhaime, Roots of Success Master Instructor, Stafford Creek Corrections Center. Originally written for and posted on SPP.  When I consider what’s sustainable I realize that I don’t believe anything is. I am new to environmental issues; teaching Roots of...
Reaching the Unreachable

Reaching the Unreachable

by Cyril Delanto Walrond, Roots of Success Master Trainer/Instructor, Stafford Creek Corrections Center. Written for and published by SPP.  “As my colleagues and I prepare to teach another Roots of Success class, we are not only bringing a new world to our students...
Sustainability & Justice

Sustainability & Justice

by Jonathan Bolden, Roots of Success Instructor, Coyote Ridge Corrections Center. Originally written for and published by SPP.  Photos by DOC staff “These types of programs provide prisoners with the necessary skills and experience to successfully reintegrate into...