Washington Corrections Center


Washington Corrections Center is a Washington State Department of Corrections men's prison located in Shelton, Washington. With an operating capacity of 1,300, it is the sixth largest prison in the state and is surrounded by forestland. It opened in 1964, seventy-five years after statehood.
Washington Corrections Center is located at 2321 W Dayton Airport Rd.

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. 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, these are how prisoners earn prison salaries or commissary.
  • Sustainability programs include: Composting, and Vegetable Gardens. Their intent is to allow prisoners to practice skills learned in prison, and make the prison self-sustaining.

Organization

Washington Corrections Center is located on a 400-acre campus in Shelton, Washington. 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.

History

Washington Corrections Center was opened in 1964, making it the 5th oldest prison in Washington state. 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. 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. In September 2015, Washington Corrections Center became the second prison to install a "Blueroom" inside of solitary confinement to play nature videos for prisoners.