News Releases
2011
- November 2: DOC Submits First Report on Corrections Staff Safety Initiative to Gov. Gregoire, Legislature
- October 31: DOC Responds to Gov. Gregoire’s Call to Help Apple Growers Overcome Labor Shortage during Harvest Season
- October 26: Superintendent of Monroe Correctional Complex Take Disciplinary Action Against Staff Members
- October 21: Community Corrections Officer Assaulted by Offender at Lakewood Field Office
- September 9: DOC Responds to Executive Ethics Board Findings
- August 10: Offender Who Escaped from Olympic Corrections Center Apprehended 25 Miles Away
- August 9: Olympic Corrections Center Comes off Lockdown after Escape
- July 27: Secretary Warner Issues Statement on Citations Issued by Dept. of Labor and Industries
- July 22: DOC Completes Review of Officer Biendl Death
- July 17: Offender at Clallam Bay Corrections Center Injures Three Officers inside Living Unit
- July 1: Eldon Vail Resigns as Secretary of Department of Corrections
- June 29: Offender Fatally Shot During Escape Attempt at Clallam Bay Corrections Center
- June 6: DOC and United Indians Join Forces to Improve Religious Programs
- May 6: DOC Announces Annual Agency Award Winners
- April 13: Pew Study Finds Fewer Offenders in Washington Return to Prison
- April 7: DOC Narrows Site Selection Search for Prison Reception Center
- March 29: DOC, Partners Arrest 51 in Warrant Sweep
- March 23: Adams to Oversee Community Corrections in Northwest Counties of Washington
- March 21: Gov. Gregoire, DOC Announce Prison Safety Initiative Following National Review
- March 16: DOC Denies Sex Offender's Request to Move to San Juan County
- March 2: Secretary Vail Issues Statement on Information Pickets at Washington Prisons
- March 2: Correctional Officer Assaulted at Washington State Penitentiary
- February 25: National Team to Begin Independent Review of Washington Prison Safety
- February 18: Monroe Correctional Complex Gradually Comes Off Lockdown
- February 16: Counselor Assaulted by Offender At Monroe Correctional Complex
- February 4: DOC Announces Initial Changes Following Death of a Correctional Officer at Monroe Correctional Complex
- February 1: Offender Byron Scherf Transferred to Snohomish County Jail
- February 1: Secretary Vail Issues Statement on Teamsters' Affidavit
- January 30: Correctional Officer Found at Monroe Correctional Complex
- January 19: New Superintendent Appointed to Shelton Prison
