Security class Minimum, Medium, Close Capacity 738 Opened 1971 | Status Operational Street address 9601 Bujacich Rd. NW Phone +1 253-858-4200 Zip code 98332 City Gig Harbor | |
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Address 9601 Bujacich Rd NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332, USA Warden Tami Jo Aiken, Superintendent Similar McNeil Island, Ohio Reformatory for Women, Utah State Prison, Raft Island, YMCA Camp Orkila | ||
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Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) is a Washington State Department of Corrections women's prison located in Gig Harbor, Washington. With an operating capacity of 740, it is the largest women's prison in the state and is surrounded by Washington State Route 16, and McCormick forest park. It opened 46 years ago in 1971, eighty-two years after statehood.
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- Facilities and Programs
- Organization
- History
- Notable inmates
- References
Washington Corrections Center is located at 9601 Bujacich Rd NW
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Facilities and Programs
Washington Corrections Center for Women facilitates Educational and Offender Change programs, & Work and Vocational programs.
Organization
Washington Corrections Center for women is located on a 32-acre campus in Gig Harbor, Washington. On campus, there is 9 housing units by the names of:
These vary from minimum to close security.
History
Washington Corrections Center for Women was opened 46 years ago, in 1971. In April, 2016 John Legend performed at Washington Corrections Center for Women to raise awareness for his "Free America" campaign to reduce mass incarceration in the United States.
Notable inmates
Mary Kay Letourneau former school teacher known for her romantic relations with a 6th grade student.