List of Washington state prisons

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

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The department currently operates 11 adult prisons (9 male institutions and 2 female institutions).[1] The department confines nearly 13,000 offenders in these facilities, with each varying in size and mission across the state.[1]

Facility  | Location  | Year opened  | Major facility  | Population gender  | Capacity  | Custody level(s)

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Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC)  | Airway Heights | 1992  | Yes  | Male  | 2,258  | MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)  | Littlerock | 1954  | No  | Male  | 480  | MI-2
Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)  | Clallam Bay | 1985  | Yes  | Male  | 858  | Medium
Close
Maximum
Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC)  | Connell | 1992  | Yes  | Male  | 2,468  | MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW)  | Belfair | 2005  | No  | Female  | 321  | MI-2
Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)  | Monroe | 1910  | Yes  | Male  | 3,100  | MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Close
Maximum
Olympic Corrections Center (OCC)  | Forks | 1968  | No  | Male  | 381  | MI-2
Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)  | Aberdeen | 2000  | Yes  | Male  | 1,936  | MI-3
Medium
Maximum
Washington Corrections Center (WCC)  | Shelton | 1964  | Yes  | Male  | 1,268  | Medium
Close
Maximum
Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)  | Gig Harbor | 1971  | Yes  | Female  | 738  | MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Close
Washington State Penitentiary (WSP)  | Walla Walla | 1886  | Yes  | Male  | 2,439  | MI-2
MI-3
Medium
Close
Maximum

## Closed prisons

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The following prisons are no longer in operation or aren't actively holding Incarcerated Individuals by the Department of Corrections.[2][3]

Facility  | Location  | Year opened  | Year closed  | Major facility  | Population gender  | Capacity  | Custody level(s)

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Ahtanum View Corrections Center (AVCC)  | Yakima | 1997  | 2010  | No  | Male  | 120  | Assisted Living
MI-2
Larch Corrections Center (LCC)  | Yacolt | 1956  | 2023  | No  | Male  | 240  | MI-2
McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC)  | Steilacoom | 1875*  | 2011  | Yes  | Male  | 853  | Medium
Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women (PLCCW)  | Medical Lake | 1979  | 2010  | No  | Female  | 359  | MI-2

* McNeil Island was opened in 1875 by the U.S. government as a federal penitentiary. WSDOC signed a lease in 1981 to use the island, which was officially deeded to the State of Washington in 1984.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Prison Facilities" Archived 2022-02-03 at the Wayback Machine." 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. ^ "McNeil Island Corrections Center." Washington State Department of Corrections. Retrieved on March 3, 2011.

## External links

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* Washington State Department of Corrections

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Washington State Department of Corrections prisons

State prisons|

* Airway Heights Corrections Center
* Cedar Creek Corrections Center
* Clallam Bay Corrections Center
* Coyote Ridge Corrections Center
* Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women♀
* Monroe Correctional Complex
* Olympic Corrections Center
* Stafford Creek Corrections Center
* Washington Corrections Center
* Washington Corrections Center for Women♀
* Washington State Penitentiary

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* Ahtanum View Corrections Center
* Larch Corrections Center
* McNeil Island Corrections Center
* Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women♀

Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex)
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