List Of Washington State Prisons - Juvenile Detention Centers In Washington State

This is a list of state prisons in Washington housing adult inmates administered by the Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC). It does not include federal prisons, county jails, or juvenile facilities located in Washington.

Current prisons

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The Department currently operates 12 adult prisons, of which 10 are male institutions and two are female institutions. The Department confines nearly 16,000 offenders in these facilities, with each varying in size and mission across the state.

Closed prisons

Incarceration of women in the United States - Wikipedia. Source : en.wikipedia.org

The following prisons are no longer in operation by the Department of Corrections.

• 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.

References

Prison, Police, and Programs: Evidence-Based Options that Reduce .... Source : www.researchgate.net

External links

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• Washington State Department of Corrections

Reducing Youth Incarceration - The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Source : www.aecf.org