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Starting a Brand New Chapter: Bookelicious Pilot Helps CPA, FOSA Parents Rebuild Bonds at Home

It’s that bonding experience, that one-on-one-time, that routine.” Rasher and his son are some of the first participants in a ...
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PRESS RELEASE: McNeil Island Wastewater Feasibility Study Reaches Key Milestone

The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) has reached a significant milestone in the McNeil Island wastewater feasibility study, an important project focused on improving environmental ...
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Incarcerated Women Celebrate Asian Native Hawaiian and Pacific

DOC Education Navigator Sioeli Laupati (far left) and CJK Community Homes Founder Noemi Cagatain-Porter (bottom row center), Corrections Officer Paul King (bottom row far right) join incarcerated ...
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Custody and Security

490.820 - Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Risk Assessments and Assignments ...
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Policy Glossary

The part of an appropriation which may be expended or against which obligations may be incurred during a specific period. Costs, in addition to purchase or construction costs, related to placing a ...
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Employee Recognition

The Department of Corrections believes that consistent use of recognition is a key in inspiring employees, creating a positive work environment, and reducing turnover. The Employee Recognition program ...
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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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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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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 of Jeff Gunsolley. Photo Gallery LACEY—Jeff Gunsolley will always remember ...
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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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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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Olympic Corrections Center Celebrates Hispanic Heritage

A cold bar filled with cucumbers, pineapple, watermelon, bottles of Tajín and chamoy, piles of crunchy duros, hot sauce and ice-cold cups of Jarritos, provided snacks before everyone tucked into lunch ...