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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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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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Supporting our Neighboring Communities: Kaiser Canyon Fire Response

On July 19, six members of the Washington State Department of Corrections Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) deployed to the Colville Tribes Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to the ...
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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 ...
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Defying The Odds Part 3: Victor Sauceda’s Journey From Prison Classroom To Tech Founder

Portrait of Victor Sauceda. Sauceda took a coding course and participated in a Defy Ventures entrepreneurial training program while incarcerated at Monroe Correctional Complex and is now the CEO and ...
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LTAP Feedback Opportunities

Earlier this year, the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) announced improvements and changes to the Lodging and Transportation Assistance Program (LTAP). These changes were made to ...
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Answering the Call: How 988 is Saving Lives in Prisons

Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide prevention and mental health challenges. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know needs support, resources are available, including the ...
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PRESS RELEASE: APPREHENDED - Minimum Security Incarcerated Individual Escaped from Monroe Correctional Complex

MONROE – Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) and local law enforcement apprehended minimum security incarcerated individual Samuel Evans Kimble (DOC# 439536), who escaped from the Minimum ...
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Washington Becomes First State to Implement 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in State Prisons

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC), in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), has made the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline available to ...
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Restore, Rebuild, Reconnect: Celebrating Second Chance Month

Each April, we celebrate Second Chance Month and the work we do to provide those in our care and custody with a better chance at life after incarceration. This year’s theme – Restore, Rebuild, ...
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The Pressure Valve: Comedy Used for Violence Prevention at Stafford Creek

Comedian Greg Beachler stepped up to the mic and delivered a set that cut through the concrete with laughter. See Photo Gallery The show wasn't open to everyone. It was an earned privilege, organized ...
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Defying the Odds Part 2: CEO of Your New Life Grads Pitch Their Futures

GIG HARBOR — Thirty women at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), walked down an aisle set up in the prison gym to the familiar notes of Pomp and Circumstance, dressed in bright blue ...