Community Reentry Resources

• Community Reentry Policies
• Laws & Regulations
• Publications
• Resource Links

Policies

Below are Department of Corrections (DOC) policies that apply to Community Reentry.

Reentry into the Community

• DOC Policy 310.140 Incarcerated Veteran Offenders (pdf)
• DOC Policy 350.200 Offender Transition & Release (pdf)
  • County of Origin (Attachment 1) (pdf)
  • Investigation Offender Release Plan Process (Attachment 2) (pdf)
  • Offender Release Plan and Release Process for In-State, Out-of-State, or Federal Detainer (Attachment 3) (pdf)
  • Offender Release Plan Determination (Attachment 4) (pdf)
  • Offender Release Plan Procedure (Attachment 5) (pdf)
  • Release Process (Attachment 6) (pdf)
• DOC Policy 350.210 Transition Resources for Offenders (pdf)
  • Earned Release Date (ERD) Housing Voucher Program (Attachment 1) (pdf)
  • Regional Transition Fund Program (Attachment 2) (pdf)
• DOC Policy 630.590 Offender Reentry Community Safety (ORCS) Program Review (pdf)

Firearm, Explosives & Ammunition Possession

• DOC Policy 380.420 Firearm Possession by Offenders (pdf)
• DOC Policy 420.395 Evidence/Property Procedures for Field (pdf)

Laws & Regulations

Below are the federal laws, state laws (RCWs), regulations (WACs), and executive orders that apply to and/or relate to Reentry.

Reentry into the Community

United States Code (U.S.C.)

• 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40 – Importation, Manufacture, Distribution, and Storage of Explosive Materials
  • 18 U.S.C. § 842 Unlawful Acts – (d) Criteria describing to whom it is unlawful to distribute explosive materials.
• 18 U.S.C. – Chapter 44 Firearms
  • 18 U.S.C. § 921 – Definitions – (a)(35) Definition of the term "body armor."
  • 18 U.S.C. § 922 – Unlawful Acts – (f)(2)(g) Criteria describing to whom it is unlawful to ship, transport in interstate or foreign commerce, or to possess in or affecting commerce, any firearms or ammunition, or to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
  • 18 U.S.C.) § 931 – Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons
• 18 U.S.C. – Chapter 207 Release and Detention Pending Judicial Proceedings
  • 18 U.S.C. § 3156 – Definitions – (3) Definition of the term "felony."
• 26 U.S.C. – Chapter 53 Machine Guns, Destructive Devices, and Certain Other Firearms
  • 26 U.S.C. § 5845 – Definitions – (a) Definition of the term "firearm."

Federal Case Law

• United States v. Nenadich, 689 F.Supp. 285 [S.D. N.Y. 1988]
  Federal case law defining the meaning of actual possession.

Executive Orders

• 16-05 Building Safe and Strong Communities through Successful Reentry

Revised Code of Washington (RCW)

• RCW 72.02.100 Earnings, clothing, transportation, and subsistence payments upon release of certain prisoners.
• RCW 72.09.370 Offenders with mental illness who are believed to be dangerous—Plan for postrelease treatment and support services—Rules. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
• RCW 72.78 Community Transition Coordination Networks

Firearm, Explosives & Ammunition Possession

• RCW 2 Courts of Record
• RCW 9A.20 Classification of Crimes
  Classification criteria for what makes a crime a felony, misdomeanor, or gross misdomeanor.
• RCW 9.41 Firearms and Dangerous Weapons
• RCW 9.41.010(11)(12) Terms Defined
  Definitions of the terms "firearm" and "gun."
• RCW 9.41.040 Unlawful possession of firearms–Ownership, possession by certain persons–Restoration of right to possess–Penalties.
• RCW 9.41.045 Possession by offenders
  Individuals under supervision of the Department of Correcitons shall not own, use, or possess firearms or ammunition. Community corrections officers may confiscate firarms of individuals under supervision.
• RCW 9.41.047 Restoration of possession rights
• RCW 9.41.098 Forfeiture of firearms–Disposition–Confiscation
  Law enforcement officers or a state court may confiscate or order confiscation of a firearm.
• RCW 9.94A.706 Community custody–Possession of firearms, ammunition, or explosives prohibited.
• RCW 46.04.170 Explosives

Washington Administrative Code (WAC)

• WAC 137-56 Community Residential Programs, Work/Training Release

Publications

Below are Department of Corrections (DOC) publications that apply to Community Reentry.

• 2019 Executive Order 16-05 Report: Corporate Outreach Plan (pdf) (R 5/2019)
• 2017 Executive Order 16-05 Report (pdf) (R 4/2017)
• Opportunity for Supervision Reform and Reentry (pdf) 300-FS002 (R 1/2020)

Resource Links

Reentry into the Community

• Certificate of Restoration of Opportunity (Courts)
• Department of Social and Health Services Office Locator
• Fair Chance Act
• Felons Get Hired: Education
• Felons Get Hired: Housing
• Felons Get Hired: Jobs
• National Institute of Justice
• National Reentry Resource Center
• Pathways to Employment
• Pioneer Human Services
• Reentry Mythbusters
• Reentry Education Tool Kit
• Social Security: Entering the Community After Incarceration (pdf) (SSA)
• Washington Connection: Your Link to Services
• Washington Reentry Guide from Washington Appleseed

Firearm, Explosives & Ammunition Possession

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
• Quick Reference to Federal Firearms Laws (pdf) (Justice.gov)
• Summary of Firearm Law (Clallam County Sheriff's Office)
• State Firearms Laws (Boston University School of Public Health)
• Washington State Courts
• What You Need to Know About Felons and Firearms (pdf) (City of Port Angeles)

Voting Rights

• Certificate of Discharge/Provisional Voting Rights (Courts)
• Felons and Voting Rights SOS
• Voter Eligibility: Felons and Voting Rights (SOS)