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Working together for safer communities
TACOMA—The conference room at the state Department of Social and Health Services, DSHS, office in Tacoma is crowded and loud. Fourteen tables line the walls labeled with signs like probation, medical center, social services and grocery store.
For years, the annual holiday transformation of the Washington Governor’s Mansion has been orchestrated by a talented group of women from the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) horticulture program...
Outside the upstairs classroom at Stafford Creek Corrections Center, the usual cacophony echoed through the corridors—the buzz of electric doors, the clang of metal sliding shut and staff voices crackling over loudspeakers announcing movement...
Correctional Industries, the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) division focused on vocational education and job readiness for the incarcerated population, is seeking four representatives for its advisory committee...
An overview of information about department operations, including prison populations, re-entry center locations, admissions and releases as well as demographics.