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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.
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 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 ...
Coyote Ridge Corrections Center is a medium security prison located in Connell, Washington. [1] Coyote Ridge is the second largest prison by capacity in the state (The first being the Monroe Correctional Complex at 3,100) and is operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections.
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.
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The State of Washington began to lease the facility from the federal government in 1981, [7] and later that year the state department of corrections began moving prisoners into the facility, renamed "McNeil Island Corrections Center." The island was deeded to the state government in 1984. [8]