Twelve women graduated from the program on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
A unique graduation ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women Annex when 12 inmates graduated from Troy University’s Gardening in the Alabama Prison System program (GAPS).
Donned in a cap and gown, the Class of 2024 celebrated the end of completing either the 12-week fundamentals course or the advanced course.
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The eventual goal for the program is to have gardens in women's prisons statewide.
Heading into its sixth year, Troy University and the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women’s gardening and art class partnership has received a $10,000 grant from the Strickland Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Tennessee.
Now named Gardening in the Alabama Prison System (GAPS), the partnership formed in 2019 after Dr. Sharon Everhardt, Associate Dean for…
Many of the art pieces featured flowers or plants in homage to the Garden Program.
Works of art emphasizing humanity and growth painted by inmates of the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women were featured during the TROY-Tutwiler Garden Program Art Reception held at the International Arts Center on Jan. 27.
The TROY-Tutwiler Garden Program was created in 2019 after Dr. Sharon Everhardt, associate professor and Chair of the anthropology, sociology…
The "Garden of Perseverance" exhibit is on display until Feb. 1
Currently on display at Troy University’s International Arts Center, the “Garden of Perseverance” exhibit represents a multi-faceted partnership between TROY’s art and sociology departments and the Alabama Department of Corrections Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women. This partnership will be celebrated with a reception on Jan. 27.
After researching food allocation and prisons, Dr. Sharon Everhardt,…