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OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC), in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), has made the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline available to incarcerated individuals who can now dial “988” from phones...
Throughout April, we have shared stories of second chances made successful by restoring, rebuilding, and reconnecting those in our care and custody with the skills, opportunities, and rehabilitation necessary to return home and become good neighbors.
Stories like Candice Baughman’s highlight the powerful impact of lived experience, service and second chances.
Each April, we celebrate Second Chance Month and the work we do to provide those in our care and custody with a better chance at life after incarceration...
Twenty incarcerated individuals from the Washington Corrections Center for Women took an important step toward their futures last month, virtually attending the Women in Trades Event 2026...