Location Shelton Security class Medium, Close, Maximum Zip code 98584 City Shelton | Status Operational Phone +1 360-426-4433 Capacity 1,268 Opened 1964 | |
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Warden Daniel White, Superintendent Street address 2321 West Dayton Airport Rd. Address 2321 W Dayton Airport Rd, Shelton, WA 98584, USA | ||
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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 (after Stafford Creek Corrections Center) and is surrounded by forestland. It opened 53 years ago in 1964, seventy-five years after statehood.
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- Facilities and Programs
- Organization
- History
- References
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.
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:
These vary from minimum to maximum security.
History
Washington Corrections Center was opened 53 years ago 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 permanently assigned to another 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 (after Snake River Correctional Institution in Oregon) to install a "Blueroom" inside of Solitary confinement to play nature videos for prisoners.