Portrait of K-9 Pip. Pip was the first narcotics detection dog to serve in the DOC’s Community Response Unit. Photo courtesy ...
Following the passage of the Community Protection Act of 1990, Washington became the first state to authorize the indefinite civil commitment of individuals deemed Sexually Violent Predators (SVP).
Per DOC Policy 530.155 Family Councils, Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) maintains a Local Family Council (LFC). Family council meetings provide opportunity for family members to ask questions ...
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 ...
490.820 - Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Risk Assessments and Assignments ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
BELFAIR — Wearing a yellow flower crown and an orange-and-black-striped butterfly wing cape, Kennie Calvert beamed as she accepted a certificate for her work helping to save an endangered species — ...
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, ...
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, ...
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 ...