Washington Corrections Center for Women
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| Location | Gig Harbor, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°20′46″N 122°36′50″W / 47.346°N 122.614°WCoordinates: 47°20′46″N 122°36′50″W / 47.346°N 122.614°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Close, Medium, Minimum |
| Capacity | 740 as of June 2008 |
| Opened | 1971, 45 years ago |
| Managed by | Washington State Department of Corrections |
| Director | Dona Zavislan |
Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) is a Washington State Department of Corrections women's prison located in Gig Harbor, Washington.[1] With an operating capacity of 740, it is the largest women's prison in the state [2] and is surrounded by Washington State Route 16, and McCormick forest park. It opened 45 years ago in 1971, eighty-two years after statehood.[1]
Washington Corrections Center is located at 9601 Bujacich Rd NW
Facilities and Programs
Washington Corrections Center for Women facilitates Educational and Offender Change programs, & Work and Vocational programs.
- Educational and Offender Change programs include: GED programs, Information Technology programs, and a prison library.[3] they're intent is to teach incarcerated new skills, and help them to transition into the outside world.
- Work and Vocational programs include: CAD programming, Textile Production, and Braille printing.[4] these are how prisoners earn prison salaries or commissary.
Organization
Washington Corrections Center for women is located on a 32-acre campus in Gig Harbor, Washington.[5] On campus, there is 9 housing units by the names of:
- CCU
- SEG
- TEC
- MA
- MB
- J
- K
- L
- RDC
These vary from minimum to close security.[6]
History
Washington Corrections Center for Women was opened 45 years ago, in 1971.[1] 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.[7]
Notable inmates
Mary Kay Letourneau former school teacher known for her romantic relations with a 6th grade student.[8]
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Washington
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- List of Washington state prisons
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/wccw/
- ↑ http://www.prisonpro.com/content/washington-corrections-center-women
- ↑ https://www.inmateaid.com/prisons/wa-doc-washington-corrections-center-for-women
- ↑ http://www.washingtonci.com/about-ci/where-we-are/wccw.html
- ↑ https://drive.google.com/open?id=14gIR5uMy3NEpQlpMwGkZqDwFUfE&usp=sharing
- ↑ http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/wccw/docs/WCCWVisitGuidelines.pdf
- ↑ http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article70556507.html
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=ij4Wc-5krxYC&pg=PA124&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
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