Prisoners Prove Unlikely Heroes to Monarch Butterflies Thanks to Wisconsin Correctional Program

Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections – provided to Corrections1 Wisconsin prison inmates have been offered a unique way to give back to their community by raising monarch butterflies from the inside.

Set up at Redgranite Correctional Institute (RGCI), the idea first came to the program organizer while looking for something that inmates who were physically unable to participate in sports could do. Now in its 2nd year, some 20 prisoners currently work in a lepidopterum purpose-built in Redgranite for raising and releasing monarchs, which are in decline across Wisconsin.

First reported by Good News Network.