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Working together for safer communities
Answering the Call: How 988 is Saving Lives in Prisons
Trigger warning: mental health & suicide prevention. In mid-March, a call to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline from inside a Washington State Department of Corrections prison set a critical response in motion...
Washington Becomes First State to Implement 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in State
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...
Restore, Rebuild, Reconnect: Alejandro's Path Forward
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.
She Found a Second Chance – Now She’s Giving Back Through Service
Stories like Candice Baughman’s highlight the powerful impact of lived experience, service and second chances.
Restore, Rebuild, Reconnect: Celebrating Second Chance Month
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...
