Featured Stories
2011
December 23: Parenting Class Reaches Record Numbers Despite Slim Budget Times
December 11: Seattle Times: Short, fast stay in jail cuts crime, study finds
December 7: Montesano Community Corrections Officer Likely Saved Life of Ill Offender
December 5: Everett Herald: Lawmakers look at new way to keep offenders in line
December 1: KNDU TV: DOC Parole officers help offenders turn their lives around
November 22: Stafford Creek Corrections Center Turns the Wheels of Good Fortune
November 4: The Seattle Times: Big Changes Under Way at Monroe Prison
October 13: King 5 News Butterflies behind bars
October 12: The Seattle Times: Offenders at Mission Creek Help Military, Wildlife
September 28: Vendors Display Technology to Enhance Prison Safety for Staff
September 21: Organic Gardens Bloom at Work Release and Monroe Complex
September 14: A New Approach Prepares Offenders for the Realities of Life after Prison
September 8: New Standing Committee to Focus on Safety in Community Corrections
August 31: New Plan Provides a Road Map for DOC’s Diversity Vision
August 25: Spokane Back-to-School Event Puts Smiles on Kids' Faces
August 17: Clallam Bay Offenders Help Each Other Prepare for Successful, Safe Release
August 12: What was Old is New Again for Offender Clothing at Washington Prisons
August 11: Penitentiary's Past Comes to Life through Sustainable Entrance-Replica Project
August 9: Braille Team Receives Award from Washington State School of the Blind
August 4: Companion Dogs Help Offenders in Assisted Living Unit
July 27: DOC Staff Help Bring Down Major Northwest Drug Ring
July 20: Women's Prison Fights Cancer at Relay for Life
July 13: DOC's Sustainability Programs Save Money, Energy, Waste and the Planet
July 5: Unemployment Rate Impacts Offenders and Public Safety
June 28: A Million Worms Could Save a Million Dollars at Monroe Correctional Complex
June 27: Father's Day at Cedar Creek Corrections Center
June 21: After a Year of Anxiety, Larch Emerges Stronger Than Ever
June 14: Two DOC Managers Honored by Gov. for Exceptional Leadership
June 10: Prison Auto Repair Training Helps Offender Secure New Career After Release
June 8: DOC Staff Support Torch Run for Special Olympics
May 27: Living Unit Provides Better Transition for Mentally Ill Offenders
May 16: DOC Featured in National Correctional Sustainability Report
May 9: Students, Taxpayers Benefit from Having Offenders Refurbish Computers
May 9: Correctional Officer Biendl Honored on State Law Enforcement Memorial
May 2: National Correctional Officers and Employees Week May 1 - 7
April 29: New Program Creates Distinctive Role for Community Corrections Officers
April 25: DOC Staff Help Break Ground with Nisqually Tribe
April 12: Prison Dog Program Expands Statewide
April 4: Mideast Judges Tour Bishop Lewis Work Release
April 1: Larch Corrections Center Fosters Partnership with Local NAACP
March 11: McNeil Island Marks Rich History with Closing Ceremony
March 11: Charity Program Takes Root at Clallam Bay Corrections Center
February 7: McNeil Island Corrections Center's Closing Ceremony
February 7: Memorial Information for Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl
January 26: Assault Victim Thanks DOC Staff Member for Heroic Act
January 24: DOC Credited $550,000 in Utility Incentives
January 21: Former Offender Honors Wife's Memory with Donation to Prison Dogs
January 12: Closing McNeil Island Not as Easy as Locking the Door
January 10: First Holiday Hams for Food Bank Made Possible by Offender Donations
January 10: Washington's Residential Parenting Program Featured in Yes! Magazine
January 4: Lebanese Law Enforcement Officials Tour Washington Corrections Center