Larch Corrections Center

larch corrections center

15314 NE Dole Valley Road [Driving Directions]
Yacolt, Washington 98675-9531
(360) 260-6300

Superintendent: Patricia Gorman

Larch Corrections Center (LCC) is a minimum-custody facility located on a relatively remote 40-acre site approximately 20 miles northeast of Vancouver.  The site is leased from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).  DNR also maintains a facility on the site and provides work for about 90 offenders.  LCC employs 110 staff members.

Visiting an Offender

Sending a Quarterly Package?

The quarterly gift package authorization form lists the types of items allowed and rules around sending quarterly gift packages. 

Books can be purchased and sent directly from a reputable book store (Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Borders, etc.)  Invoices must be in the package and the books must be sent to the offender directly from the vendor.

Food items are only allowed in the Holiday Package, and those must come from the following vendors:  Obertos or Uwajimaya.

Programs

LCC offers basic education classes and offender change courses that include Anger/Stress Management, Partners in Parenting and Job Hunter.  In addition, offenders can earn an Information Technology Certificate (ITC) through a community college vocational program.  Students become proficient in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and Power Point.  The Maintenance Department provides support, materials, and testing for offenders who qualify to study for Wastewater Treatment Operator licensing.  LCC also offers a long-term, in-patient chemical dependency program.

Community Involvement

Approximately 90 offenders are assigned to work crews supervised by Department of Natural Resources (DNR).  The DNR crews perform general forestry-related work such as fire suppression, maintaining recreation sites and trails, tree planting, and pre-commercial thinning.  LCC also has community service crews that provide labor services to the community by working for schools, parks and recreation, and non-profit organizations in Clark County.  Past projects have included litter clean-up, graffiti cover-up, minor assembly of new construction projects, and grounds keeping for such entities as Royal Ridges, Pomeroy Farms, Fern Prairie Cemetery, Amboy Territorial Park, Clark County Fairgrounds, and the Washington State School for the Deaf. 

Facility History

LCC opened in 1956 and was originally named Larch Mountain Honor Camp.  At that time, the facility housed approximately 90 offenders who were primarily assigned to DNR.  Larch Mountain Honor Camp had very limited program opportunities other than forestry work for DNR.  Since 1956, the facility has undergone numerous remodeling and expansion projects.  The most significant project was completed in 1998 and expanded the offender population from 164 to 400 and the number of staff increased from 47 to 116.  This expansion included a laundry facility upgrade and construction of two offender living units. The old 16,000-square-foot living unit was re-modeled into classrooms, offices, a religious center, medical offices, and an offender library.

This facility is accredited ACA logo

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