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List of Washington state prisons
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This is a list of state prisons in Washington housing adult inmates administered by the Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC).[1] It does not include county jails, or juvenile facilities located in Washington.
Current prisons
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The department currently operates 11 adult prisons (9 male institutions and 2 female institutions).[1] The department confines nearly 13,000 offenders in these facilities, with each varying in size and mission across the state.[1]
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Closed prisons
The following prisons are no longer in operation or aren't actively holding Incarcerated Individuals by the Department of Corrections.[2][3]
- McNeil Island was opened in 1875 by the U.S. government as a federal penitentiary. WSDOC signed a lease in 1981 to use the island, which was officially deeded to the State of Washington in 1984.[4]
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