Ahtanum View Corrections Center

Ahtanum View Corrections Center was a convalescent hospital for inmates operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections. Located in Yakima, Washington, the facility was classified as a minimum security prison with capacity for 120 inmates who required medical assistance or long-term treatment, including age or intense healthcare. It opened in July 1997 at the former Yakima County tuberculosis sanitarium and also housed a work release facility with 60 beds.^[1][2]

Ahtanum View Corrections Center (AVCC)

Location in Washington
Location	Yakima
Coordinates	46°34′8″N 120°35′37″W
Status	Closed
Security class	Minimum, Assisted Living
Capacity	120
Opened	1997
Closed	2010
Managed by	Washington State Department of Corrections (1997–2010)
Street address	2009 South 64th Ave.
City	Yakima
County	Yakima County
State/province	Washington
ZIP Code	98903
Country	United States

The unisex facility was established to reduce capacity issues at infirmaries at higher-security prisons in a cost-effective manner for lower-risk inmates.^[2] The two-story building was purchased by the state government in 1993 and renovated at a cost of $6.5 million. It had dorms instead of cells and outdoor areas that inmates were allowed to freely roam; a private sweat lodge was constructed in the courtyard for Native American inmates.^[3] Ahtanum View was one of two facilities proposed for closure in 2009 by the state government due to budget issues and the high per-inmate cost for the facility.^[4] The facility closed permanently in February 2010. Most inmates were transferred to other prison infirmaries or to a newly-expanded medical housing unit at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell, Washington.^[3] The 60-bed work release facility adjacent to the convalescent hospital remained open.^[5]