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Pawsing to Remember: DOC and Law Enforcement Partners Gather to Honor K-9 Pip

Portrait of K-9 Pip. Pip was the first narcotics detection dog to serve in the DOC’s Community Response Unit. Photo courtesy ...
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Learning & Working

The Department of Corrections (DOC) provides educational, vocational and work opportunities at each prison facility. Providing incarcerated individuals with education and job training is part of the ...
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Custody and Security

490.820 - Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Risk Assessments and Assignments ...
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Reentry Housing Assistance Program

Most individuals sentenced to prison in Washington State are required to provide a reasonable and safe release plan, including a residential address, to the Department of Corrections, which must be ...
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New Freedom Graduation: A Journey of Transformation

The New Freedom program at Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) recently celebrated the graduation of participants who have dedicated themselves to breaking free from gang life. This milestone is a story ...
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PRESS RELEASE: DOC, Law Enforcement Searching for Individual Who Escaped at SeaTac Airport

SEATAC – The Department of Corrections and local law enforcement are looking for John Nino DOC# 442216. The 20-year-old, who is 6 feet 2 inches and weighs 154 pounds, escaped while being transported, ...
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Reentry Center Visits

The Department of Corrections (DOC) recognizes the vital role families and friends play in the reentry process and supports residents in maintaining ties with family, friends, and the community. Per ...
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Painting Over the Canvas: How Jon Saunders Is Erasing Marks of Hate and Designing a Future of Hope

Content warning: The following story contains images and descriptions associated with white supremacist and gang culture. Reader discretion is advised. WALLA WALLA — Jon Saunders is a scholar, ...
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PRESS RELEASE: Imagination Library of Washington Brings Transformative Literacy Initiative to WA DOC State Prison Visit Rooms

TUMWATER – This week is National Library Week. The 2024 theme is “Ready, Set, Library,” and what better time to announce a unique prison partnership between Imagination Library of Washington, the ...
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The Black Prisoners' Caucus Summit: Finding Self-Liberation at MCC

Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) —The Black Prisoners’ Caucus (BPC) Summit was a powerful mission of self-improvement, collective uplift, and the pursuit of education within the walls. Far from being ...
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PRESS RELEASE: Grays Harbor College and Washington State Department of Corrections Launch Prison Education Program at Stafford Creek Corrections Center

ABERDEEN – Grays Harbor College and the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) are proud to announce the approval and implementation of one of the first Prison Education Programs (PEP) in ...
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Horsing Around in Prison: Equine Therapy Supports Trauma-Informed Healing at WCCW

GIG HARBOR--A gentle nuzzle from a horse’s muzzle was all it took for Erin Mildenberger to feel her anxiety melt away. A volunteer from HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship leads mare Joy through the ...