Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC)
Facility Alerts & Notices
Before visiting, check this page for notices and alerts that may impact your travel plans.
- November 18 - November 22, 2024: Securus Video Connect will be unavailable while a system update is performed
- Any existing scheduled remote or onsite video calls will be canceled.
- If your video call date arrives and it hasn’t been canceled yet, you will receive an error message if you attempt to start or join the session.
- Sessions scheduled to occur after November 18, 2024 at 6 p.m. PST will be automatically refunded – there is no need to contact the customer care center.
- No new remote or onsite video calls can be scheduled during the downtime, even if the requested date is after November 22, 2024.
- You should wait to access Securus Video Connect until Monday, November 25, 2024. Please do not attempt to create a new account, log in to an existing account, schedule or attend any sessions before then.
- Securus is dedicated to continually upgrading its services to keep loved ones better connected. Thank you for your patience during this update.
- Learn more and contact Securus
Contact & Location
At A Glance
Local Family Council
DOC Policy 530.155 Family Councils (pdf)
Custody Levels:
Minimum, Minimum MI3, & Medium
Living Units & Custody Levels
Capacity: 2,258 male incarcerated individuals
Year Opened: 1992
AHCC Visiting Information
Lodging and Transportation Assistance Program (LTAP)
The Lodging and Transportation Assistance Program (LTAP) was developed to help reduce the financial burden placed on families due to the cost associated with travel to/from a facility. Qualifying applicants may request up to two separate $50 reimbursements to assist with the cost of fuel and/or a hotel stay when visiting their loved on. You can find more information and the application at the link above.
Visitor Application Process
To visit an incarcerated individual, you must complete the visitor application process. Go to the Prison Visits webpage for information about what is required in your specific circumstances to complete the visitor application process.
The visitor application process must be completed for both Prison Visits and Video Visits.
Visitor Guidelines
The general guidelines that are applicable to all prison facilities is detailed in DOC Policy 450.300 Visits for Incarcerated Individuals (pdf). AHCC also has its own Visitor's Guidelines (pdf) (Directrices Para El Visitante) (pdf) detailing important notices, visiting rules, guidelines for all visits (prison and video), and regular visiting hours for each housing unit.
AHCC's Regular Visiting Hours have also been published below as a quick reference for your convenience.
Scheduled Events
Many scheduled events are hosted at AHCC. These events may disrupt regularly scheduled visiting hours. Please refer to the AHCC Event Calendar (pdf) for information regarding upcoming scheduled events.
Regular Visiting Hours
Below are the regularly scheduled visiting hours for each unit that accepts visitors at AHCC. Regular visiting hours are subject to change due to unplanned incidents, as well as scheduled events. Please check the facility alerts & notices, AHCC Event Calendar (pdf), AHCC Visit Schedule Calendar (pdf) and Visitor's Guidelines (pdf) (Directrices Para El Visitante) (pdf) for information that may impact your travel plans.
Main & Minimum Security Unit (MSU)
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotating Schedule – See Visit Schedule Calendar (pdf) | 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
Infirmary
Visiting for the infirmary may occur Sunday through Saturday. Visiting is scheduled as needed with approval from medical.
Video Visiting Hours
Per Video Visit Expectations (pdf), video visits will be scheduled in 30 minute increments and may not exceed one hour in duration. Video visits may be scheduled by an approved visitor through Securus at least 24 hours in advance.
| Days | Time |
|---|---|
| Daily: | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | |
| 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | |
| 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | |
| 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | |
| 8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | |
| 9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
| Days | Time |
|---|---|
| Daily: | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | |
| 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | |
| 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | |
| 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | |
| 8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
| Days | Time |
|---|---|
| Daily: | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | |
| 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | |
| 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | |
| 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | |
| 8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | |
| 9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
Facility Programs
Academic & Partnership Programs
- Adult Basic Education
- Dog Training & Adoption Program
- General Education Development (GED)
- Sustainability in Prisons Project
- Victim Awareness
Research Based Programs
- Stress & Anger Management
- Sex Offense Treatment
- Substance Abuse Treatment
Work & Vocational Programs
- Aerospace Composites
- Bindery
- Business Technology
- CAD Drafting and Design
- Computer Refurbishing
- Department of Natural Resources Work Crews
- Food Service
- Job Search
- Maintenance (custodial, plumbers, painters, home builders, laundry, upholstery)
- Optical Lab
- Teacher’s Aides
- Upholstery
Community Involvement
Airway Heights encourages supervised interaction between community members and incarcerated persons.
Family Events
The Community Partnership Program and volunteers from the community are dedicated to providing events, projects, and programs to incarcerated individuals and their families. These include Book Fairs, Family Craft Events, Santa Comes to Visiting, Day with Dad, Family Illness and Eulogy Video, and the Family (Children's) Birthday Party program.
Local Family Council
Our Local Family Council gives us a way to talk with Department of Corrections (DOC) staff at Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) and make suggestions concerning how to make life better for loved ones. We can ask AHCC staff from different departments (e.g., property, medical, recreation, visiting, etc.) to attend our meetings, answer our questions, and explain how their departments operate.
We are looking for 2024 family member representatives for the officer positions: Co-Chair, Secretary, and Statewide Family Council. If you are interested in being a Local Family Council Officer, please email Taylor Jordan (email).
Volunteer Programs
Volunteers are instrumental in assisting in the development of programs aimed at promoting positive changes in personal growth and successful reintegration to society. Volunteer led programs at AHCC include: African American Literature Program, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Freedom Project-Non-Violent Communication, Locks of Love, Narcotics Anonymous, PRIDE, Toastmasters International, Eastern Washington University’s Writer's in the Community (WITC), Yoga, and multiple faith based programs including special holiday events.
Serving the Community
AHCC prison work crews are a way incarcerated individuals can give back to the community.
Art in Public Places
The Art in Public Places (AIPP) program facilitates the acquisition, placement, and stewardship of artwork in state-funded building projects throughout Washington. The Washington State Legislature established the AIPP program in 1974 to acquire artwork for educational institutions and state agencies, funded by ½ of 1 percent of the state’s portion of construction costs. Today, the State Art Collection includes more than 4,700 artworks.
Untitled, 1993 | Untitled, 1993 | River Rescue, 1993 | Tradition, 1993
Airway Heights Superintendent
Superintendent Ron Haynes
Ron Haynes joined the Washington Department of Corrections in 1986 as a correctional officer at Washington State Penitentiary. In 1989 he moved to Clallam Bay Corrections Center and served six years in the capacities of correctional officer, correctional sergeant, and temporary hearings lieutenant until promoting to Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) in 1994. While at AHCC Ron served in the capacity of lieutenant and captain, until he accepted the position of Associate Superintendent of Programs in 2012. Haynes’ experience includes serving as correctional captain at Monroe Correctional Complex’s Washington State Reformatory Unit for six months in 2002. In October 2017, he became Superintendent of Stafford Creek Corrections Center.
Superintendent Haynes has extensive history working with DOC specialty teams at multiple facilities. He has been a member and team leader for Emergency Response Teams and Special Emergency Response Teams at Clallam Bay and Airway Heights. Ron has also served as an emergency response team academy instructor.
During his 30 years Haynes has worked at four different facilities, and at all of the custody levels from MI2 to Max. He has vast knowledge of prison operations and emergency response, having been involved in multiple incidents throughout his career.