Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women

PO Box 300 [Driving Directions]
751 S Pine St pine lodge correction center
Medical Lake, WA 99022-0300
(509) 299-2300

Superintendent: Walker B. Morton

Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women (PLCCW) is located on 45 acres in Medical Lake, approximately 17 miles west of Spokane.  There are two major offender living units; Unit 1 has two floors consisting of dorms and Unit 2 has four sections or halls.  PLCCW employs 121 staff members.

Visiting an Offender

Calendar of events: Aug 08 - Dec 08 and programs by institution.

Offender Population

Current statistics are found in DOC's monthly brochure.

Programs

PLCCW offers basic education classes and computer skills.  In addition, the facility operates a Therapeutic Community (TC) for female offenders who are transitioning from higher custody levels and are 48 months before their Earned Release Date. Volunteers at rebuildingfamilies.org can provide some assistance with re-entry. Girl Scout Totem Council offer the Girl Scout Beyond Bars Program, where offender mothers act as leaders to provide craft and educational projects for their daughters.

Correctional Industries Programs

Correctional Industries (CI) offers jobs that assist in meeting production schedules for Airway Heights Corrections Center’s Food Factory.

Facility History

In 1978, Pine Lodge Corrections Center (PLCC) opened as an all-male, 80-bed, medium- and minimum-security prison.  The single, renovated, 46-year-old brick building was initially used as a center for mentally-ill women housed on the Eastern State Hospital campus.  In 1984, there were two buildings on-site with the addition of Walker Hall.  In 1990, Eastern Washington Pre-Release (EWPR) co-located with PLCC.  Modular buildings were brought in to house approximately 200 male offenders.  PLCC and EWPR shared the same perimeter fence, however, only a sidewalk divided the two facilities inside the fence.  In 1991, EWPR received 24 female offenders.  In January 1992, PLCC and EWPR consolidated to form Pine Lodge Pre-Release (PLPR).  Pine Lodge partnered with Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and ran fire crews out of the facility.  In 1995, Pine Lodge introduced DOC’s first Therapeutic Community (TC) to the facility, which has since been adopted at several other facilities.  In 2001, the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) from McNeil Island Corrections Center was moved to Pine Lodge and became the Work Ethic Program (WEP).  The WEP was transferred to Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in 2004.  The last male offender transferred from Pine Lodge on June 3, 2004 and officially became Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women (PLCCW) on July 1, 2004.

 

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