List of Washington state prisons explained

This is a list of state prisons in Washington housing adult inmates administered by the Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC).[1] It does not include county jails, or juvenile facilities located in Washington.

Current prisons

The department currently operates 12 adult prisons (10 male institutions and 2 female institutions). The department confines nearly 13,000 offenders in these facilities, with each varying in size and mission across the state.

FacilityLocationYear openedMajor facilityPopulation genderCapacityCustody level(s)
Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC)Airway Heights1992YesMale2,258MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)Littlerock1954NoMale480MI-2
Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)Clallam Bay1985YesMale858Medium
Close
Maximum
Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC)Connell1992 (MSU)
2009 (MSC)
YesMale2,468MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW)Belfair2005NoFemale321MI-2
Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)Monroe1910YesMale2,400MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Close
Maximum
Olympic Corrections Center (OCC)Forks1968NoMale381MI-2
Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)Aberdeen2000YesMale1,936MI-3
Medium
Maximum
Washington Corrections Center (WCC)Shelton1964YesMale1,268Medium
Close
Maximum
Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)Gig Harbor1971YesFemale738MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Close
Washington State Penitentiary (WSP)Walla Walla1886YesMale2,439MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Close
Maximum

Closed prisons

The following prisons are no longer in operation by the Department of Corrections.[2] [3]

FacilityLocationYear openedYear closedMajor facilityPopulation genderCapacityCustody level(s)
Ahtanum View Corrections Center (AVCC)Yakima19972010NoMale120Assisted Living
MI-2
Larch Corrections Center (LCC)Yacolt19562023[4] NoMale480MI-2
McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC)Steilacoom1875*2011YesMale853Medium
Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women (PLCCW)Medical Lake19792010NoFemale359MI-2

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Prison Facilities" ." Washington State Department of Corrections.
  2. "Ahtanum View moves with the times". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved on March 3, 2011.
  3. "Maple Lane School, Pine Lodge Prison closed; RHCs spared". WSLC. Retrieved on March 3, 2011.
  4. October 9, 2023 . Larch Corrections Center to Officially Close . Washington State Department of Corrections . January 17, 2024.
  5. "McNeil Island Corrections Center." Washington State Department of Corrections. Retrieved on March 3, 2011.