Washington Corrections Center for Women

Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) is a Washington State Department of Corrections women's prison located in Gig Harbor, Washington.[1] With an operating capacity of 740, it is the largest women's prison in the state [2] and is surrounded by Washington State Route 16, and McCormick forest park. It opened 49 years ago in 1971, eighty-two years after statehood.[1]

Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)
Location in Washington
LocationGig Harbor
Coordinates47°20′50″N 122°36′47″W
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum, Medium, Close
Capacity738
Opened1971
Managed byWashington State Department of Corrections
WardenJo Wofford, Superintendent
Street address9601 Bujacich Rd. NW
CityGig Harbor
CountyPierce County
StateWashington
ZIP Code98332
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.doc.wa.gov/corrections/incarceration/prisons/wccw.htm

Washington Corrections Center is located at 9601 Bujacich Rd NW

Facilities and programs

Washington Corrections Center for Women facilitates Educational and Offender Change programs, & Work and Vocational programs.

  • Educational and Offender Change programs include: GED programs, Information Technology programs, and a prison library. However, inmates must have enough time left on their sentence in order to enroll in education. Inmates sentenced to 18 months or less can not access education and are not eligible for most self improvement class.[3] their intent is to teach incarcerated new skills, and help them to transition into the outside world.
  • Work and Vocational programs include: CAD programming, Textile Production, and Braille printing.[4] these are how prisoners earn prison salaries ($0.42/hr). This money is used for store purchases (snacks, hygiene, office supplies), recreation, and medication. A doctor visit cost $4/visit. A weight card for the gym is $7/quarter. There are quarterly packages, monthly fundraisers, monthly events, and craft supplies available as well.

Organization

Washington Corrections Center for women is located on a 32-acre campus in Gig Harbor, Washington.[5] On campus, there are 10 housing units by the names of:

  • CCUE&W- closed custody unit (max, east and west pod)
  • SEG - segregation (the hole)
  • TEC - therapeutic evaluation center (psych)
  • MSUA&B - medium security unit (A and B pod)
  • MSC J,K,L - minimum security campus (J,K,L units)
  • RDC - receiving and diagnostic center

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History

Washington Corrections Center for Women was opened 49 years ago, in 1971.[1] In April, 2016 John Legend performed at Washington Corrections Center for Women to raise awareness for his "Free America" campaign to reduce mass incarceration in the United States.[7]

Notable inmates
  • Mary Kay Letourneau, Level 2 sex offender and former schoolteacher who pleaded guilty in 1997 to two counts of felony second-degree rape of a child, her 12-year-old student.[8]
  • Barbara Opel, paid 5 teenagers to rob and murder a person.
  • Michele Kristen Anderson, one of the perpetrators of the 2007 Carnation murders.

See also

References
  1. http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/wccw/
  2. "Washington Corrections Center for Women Visiting hours, inmate phones, mail". www.prisonpro.com.
  3. SemiColonWeb. "WA DOC - Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) & Inmate Search - Gig Harbor, WA". www.inmateaid.com.
  4. "Washington Corrections Center for Women - Where We Are - About CI -- Washington State Correctional Industries". www.washingtonci.com.
  5. "WCCW Campus". drive.google.com.
  6. http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/wccw/docs/WCCWVisitGuidelines.pdf
  7. "Grammy winner John Legend performing concert at women's prison in Purdy Thursday".
  8. Letourneau gets out of prison - US news - Crime & courts | NBC News


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