Dan Pacolke initiated a number of prison initiatives that both made the prisons more sustainable, and also made life in the prison more meaningful for inmates and staff. These initiatives often strove to save money for the prison, while at the same time, improving prison conditions. Pacolke introduced gardening, and things to improve gardening, such as beekeeping and composting. Inmates found working in the garden satisfying, and the healthy food grown in prison gardens nourished the inmates.
