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Washington Corrections Center is a Washington State Department of Corrections men's prison located in Shelton, Washington.[1] With an operating capacity of 1,300, it is the sixth largest prison in the state (after Stafford Creek Corrections Center) and is surrounded by forestland. It opened in 1964, seventy-five years after statehood.[2]

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Washington Corrections Center is located at 2321 W Dayton Airport Rd.

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Facilities and Programs

Washington Corrections Center facilitates Educational and Offender Change programs, Work and Vocational programs, and Sustainability programs.

  • Educational and Offender Change programs include: GED programs, Computer basics programs, and a prison library.[1] their intent is to teach incarcerated new skills, and help them to transition into the outside world.
  • Work and Vocational programs include: groundskeeping and vehicle maintenance,[1] these are how prisoners earn prison salaries or commissary.
  • Sustainability programs include: Composting, and Vegetable Gardens.[1] Their intent is to allow prisoners to practice skills learned in prison, and make the prison self-sustaining.
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Organization

Washington Corrections Center is located on a 400-acre campus in Shelton, Washington.[3] On campus, there is 9 housing units by the names of:

  • Cedar
  • Evergreen
  • Pine
  • R-1
  • R-2
  • R-3
  • R-4
  • R-5
  • IMU

These vary from minimum to maximum security.[4]

History

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Washington Corrections Center was opened 61 years ago in 1964, making it the 5th oldest prison in Washington state.[1] All prisoners entering the Washington State Prison System must pass through Washington Corrections Center in order to be classified and assigned to a permanent residential prison.[5] In 2014, two prisoners at Washington Corrections Center committed successful suicides, leading the Washington State Department of Corrections to reform their official policy on suicides.[6] In September 2015, Washington Corrections Center became the second prison (after Snake River Correctional Institution in Oregon)[7] to install a "Blueroom" inside of solitary confinement to play nature videos for prisoners.[8]

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