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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.
The modern Washington Department of Corrections is a relatively young state agency. Agency oversight of correctional institutions in Washington State went through several transitions during the 20th century before the WADOC's creation in 1981. Prior to the 1970s, state correctional facilities were managed by the Washington Department of ...
Washington Corrections Center is a Washington State Department of Corrections men's prison located in Shelton, Washington. [1] With an operating capacity of 1,300, it is the sixth largest prison in the state (after Stafford Creek Corrections Center) and is surrounded by forestland. It opened in 1964, seventy-five years after statehood.
Washington State Penitentiary (also called the Walla Walla State Penitentiary) is a Washington State Department of Corrections men's prison located in Walla Walla, Washington. With an operating capacity of 2,200, it is the largest prison in the state and is surrounded by wheat fields. It opened in 1886, three years before statehood.
The Washington State Reformatory opened in 1910, making it the second oldest operational prison in Washington state, behind the Washington State Penitentiary. [1] The next facility opened was the Special Offender Unit in 1980. [6] In 1984 the Twin Rivers Corrections Center was opened. [7] It is now known as the Twin Rivers Unit.
Washington Corrections Center for Women; Washington State Penitentiary This page was last edited on 2 January 2014, at 13:58 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
A recently released Washington state woman says her former cellmate, a biological male who stands six feet, four inches tall and is a "violent, convicted sexual predator," repeatedly sexually ...
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