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Publications & Job Aids

Corrections' Response to the Office of the Corrections Ombuds (OCO) Report on Corrections' COVID-19 Response (pdf) (posted 9/3/2020)
DOC COVID-19 Response Media Availability Presentation (pdf) (posted 9/3/2020, updated 9/4/2020)
Safe Start Corrections: Step-by-Step Approach for Reopening Operations During COVID-19 (pdf) 100-PO053
- Inicio Seguro de Correcciones: Enfoque paso a paso para la reapertura de las operaciones durante COVID-19 (pdf) 100-PO053s
Spatial Distribution of COVID-19 Population Reduction (pdf) 400-RE005

Job Aids

Active Screening Questionnaire (pdf) (posted 03/30/2020, updated 09/04/2020)
Checklist for COVID-19 Symptomatic Prison Patients (pdf) (posted 05/26/2020)
Checklist for COVID-19 Symptomatic Work Release Patients (pdf) (posted 05/28/2020)
Dental Services Protocol (pdf) (posted 03/17/2020, updated 07/20/2020)
Mapping Guidelines (pdf) (posted 04/08/2020, updated 04/23/2020)
Mental Health/Psychiatry Response Guideline (pdf) (posted 04/24/2020)
PPE Matrix (pdf) (posted 04/10/2020, updated 08/13/2020)
Outbreak Checklist (pdf) (posted 08/20/2020, updated 9/18/2020)
Releasing from Isolation to the Community Checklist (pdf) (posted 04/24/2020, updated 04/27/2020)
Return to Work - Employee Guidance (pdf) (posted 09/04/2020)
Return to Work - Supervisor Guidance (pdf) (posted 09/04/2020)
Sample Letter to Employee Denied Entry to Work due to COVID-19 Secondary Screening between March-August 2020 (pdf) (posted 09/04/2020)
Screening, Testing, and Infection Control Guideline (pdf) (posted 03/25/2020, updated 09/17/2020)
Secondary Screening vs. Staff Mapping Job Aid (pdf) (posted 05/07/2020)

News

Significant Events Timeline (pdf) (Formerly known as the Daily Situation Report) (updated daily, Monday-Friday)
PRESS RELEASE: Corrections Secretary Outlines COVID-19 Response at Six Months (posted 09/03/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Second Incarcerated Individual in Washington Dies of COVID-19 (posted 06/24/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: First Incarcerated Individual in Washington Dies of COVID-19 (posted 06/18/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Coyote Ridge Corrections Center Medium Security Complex on restricted movement to contain COVID-19 (posted 06/11/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: First Washington Corrections Line of Duty Death from COVID-19 (posted 05/18/2020)
Governor Proclamation 20-28.2: Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act (pdf) (posted 05/05/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Corrections Announces Upcoming Transfer of Individuals Back to the Community (posted 04/16/2020)
Governor Proclamation 20-50: Reducing Prison Population (pdf) (posted 04/15/2020)
Governor's Emergency Commutation Order (pdf) (posted 04/15/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Department of Corrections Continues to Take Necessary Steps to Protect Health of Incarcerated (posted 04/13/2020)
Inslee announces strategies for reducing the number of individuals incarcerated to address COVID-19 in DOC system (posted 04/13/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Disturbance at Monroe Correctional Complex Under Control (posted 04/08/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Additional Positive COVID-19 Tests for Incarcerated Individuals within Monroe Correctional Complex (posted 04/07/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: First Positive COVID-19 Test for Incarcerated Individual within Washington State Correctional Facility (posted 04/05/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Issuance of N95 Respirators to Correctional Staff (posted 04/03/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Corrections launches Rapid Staff Hiring to fill immediate needs for correctional officers (posted 03/30/2020)
Governor Proclamation 20-35: Department Of Corrections – Community Custody Violations (pdf) (posted 03/30/2020)
- Orden del Gobernador 20-35: Departamento de Correccionales – Violación de la Libertad Condicional (pdf) (posted 03/30/2020)
A Stitch in Time Saves Lives (posted 03/30/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Incarcerated Patient at Snohomish County Medical Center Tests Positive for COVID-19 (posted 03/28/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Community Corrections Division reduces some supervision in response to COVID-19 (posted 03/24/2020)
Governor Proclamation 20-28: Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act (pdf) (posted 03/24/2020)
DOC working to assist in protective gown shortage (posted 03/21/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Department of Corrections negotiates free calls and reduced digital costs for incarcerated population (posted 03/20/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Third Confirmed Case of COVID-19 reported by Corrections Employee (posted 03/18/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: Second Department of Corrections Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 (posted 03/14/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: First Department of Corrections Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 (posted 03/13/2020)
PRESS RELEASE: DOC Suspending Visitation, Limiting Other Events (posted 03/12/2020)
Public Alerts & Notices

Staff Memos

July 2020

COVID-19 precautions for employees who carpool/vanpool (pdf) (posted 07/13/2020)
Important Warning About Methanol-Based Hand Sanitizers/Rubs (pdf) (posted 07/09/2020)
Announcing Corrections’ Rapid Deployment Care Facility (pdf) (posted 07/09/2020)

June 2020

First incarcerated patient dies of COVID-19 (pdf) (posted 06/18/2020)
Governor announces cancellation of some state employee raises and need for furloughs (pdf) (posted 06/17/2020)
Safe Start Corrections (pdf) (posted 06/10/2020)
COVID-19 HR Updates and Reminders (pdf) (posted 06/01/2020)

May 2020

Assistance: Medical Assistant-Certified and Nursing Assistant-Certified (pdf) (posted 05/27/2020)
Updated Proper Use of Face Coverings and Masks (pdf) (posted 05/22/2020)
First Line of Duty Death from COVID-19 (pdf) (posted 05/18/2020)
Proper Use of Face Coverings and Masks (pdf) (posted 05/18/2020)
Prison Population Reduction Efforts (pdf) (posted 05/15/2020)
Governor’s Directive 20-05, Freezing Hiring, Personal Services Contracts and Equipment Purchases (pdf) (posted 05/13/2020)
Employee Self-Service (ESS) is Being Replaced by MyPortal on May 16, 2020 (pdf) (posted 05/11/2020)
Fraudulent Unemployment Claims (pdf) (posted 05/11/2020)
Expanded Families First COVID-19 Leave and Leave Review Following Secondary Screening (pdf) (posted 05/07/2020)
Honoring Correctional Educators during National Teacher Appreciation Week (pdf) (posted 05/07/2020)
Final Phase of Rapid Reentry Program (pdf) (posted 05/06/2020)
Nurses Month 2020: You Make a Difference (pdf) (posted 05/06/2020)
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week (pdf) (posted 05/06/2020)
Annual Agency Award Nominees (pdf) (posted 05/01/2020)
Extension of Governor Inslee's Stay at Home Order (pdf) (posted 05/01/2020)

April 2020

Establishment of Regional Care Facilities (pdf) (posted 04/30/2020)
Annual In-Service – Online Training (pdf) (posted 04/28/2020)
Mandatory LMS Training – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (pdf) (posted 04/24/2020)
Proper Use of PPE for COVID-19 Video (pdf) (posted 04/18/2020)
Upcoming Transfer of Individuals Back to the Community (pdf) (posted 04/16/2020)
Updated DOC COVID-19 PPE Matrix Memo (pdf) (posted 04/14/2020)
Revised Return to Work Process Letter (pdf) (posted 04/14/2020)
Employees at Higher Risk for Severe Illness (Proclamation) (pdf) (posted 04/14/2020)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Resources (pdf) (posted 04/10/2020)
Employees at Higher Risk for Severe Illness (pdf) (posted 04/10/2020)
Mandatory Use of Face Coverings – All DOC Locations (pdf) (posted 04/10/2020)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Resources (pdf) (posted 04/10/2020)
- DOC 03-113 Families First Coronavirus Response Act Approval Request (pdf)
COVID-19 Mapping Guidelines (pdf) (posted 04/08/2020)
First Positive COVID-19 Test for Incarcerated Individual within Washington State Correctional Facility (pdf) (posted 04/05/2020)
Voluntary N95 Respirator General Use (pdf) (posted 04/03/2020)
Expansion of FMLA and Sick Leave Due to the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (pdf) (posted 04/02/2020)
Updated Employee PPE Protocols for Patients on Isolation or Quarantine (pdf) (posted 04/01/2020)

March 2020

Screening Follow Up (pdf) (posted 03/31/2020)
- Active Screening Questionnaire (pdf)
Active Screening - Administrative Leave Approval (pdf) (posted 03/31/2020)
Rapid Staff Hiring (pdf) (posted 03/30/2020)
Employee PPE Protocols for Patients on Isolation or Quarantine (pdf) (posted 03/27/2020)
EPA Approved COVID-19 Cleaning & Sanitizing Products (pdf) (posted 03/27/2020)
Expanded List of Cancelled Instructor-Led Trainings (pdf) (posted 03/26/2020)
Sustainability and Environmental Awards Postponement (pdf) (posted 03/26/2020)
Annual Agency Awards Recipients & Corrections Pride (pdf) (posted 03/25/2020)
DOC Policy 420.380 Drug/Alcohol Testing (pdf) (posted 03/24/2020)
Governor Inslee's Stay Home Stay Healthy Proclamation (pdf) (posted 03/23/2020)
Governor Inslee's Stay Home Stay Healthy Proclamation (pdf) (posted 03/23/2020)
Secondary Screening Implementation (pdf) (posted 03/21/2020)
Secretary Message: COVID-19 (video) (posted 03/21/2020)
Information Technology (IT) Remote Access (pdf) (posted 03/20/2020)
Screening Protocol and Use of Administrative Leave (pdf) (posted 03/18/2020)
Expanded List of Cancelled Instructor-led Trainings (pdf) (posted 03/18/2020)
All COVID-19 Resources (pdf) (posted 03/17/2020)
Encouraging Telework for Eligible Employees (pdf) (posted 03/15/2020)
UPDATED Enhanced Screening Process: DOC Response to COVID-19 (pdf) (posted 03/15/2020)
2nd DOC case, Enhanced Screening, Telework (pdf) (posted 03/15/2020)
Department of Corrections Suspending Some Annual In-service Classes (pdf) (posted 03/13/2020)

Employee Resources

COVID-19 Corrections Staff Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) (updated 04/07/2020)
COVID-19 Cybersecurity Awareness (pdf) (posted 03/18/2020)
COVID-19 Leave Guidance (pdf) (posted 05/21/2020, updated 9/4/2020)
COVID-19 Leave Usage Matrix (pdf)
DOC 03-110 COVID-19 Screening Workplace Denial (pdf)
DOC 03-113 Families First Coronavirus Response Act Approval Request (pdf)
Employee Assistance Program: Coping with Stress During an Infectious Disease Outbreak (pdf) (posted 03/23/2020)
Employee Telework Guidance - Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) (posted 04/08/2020)
Ergonomics: Comfortable seated posture at the computer (pdf)
Ergonomics for Home Offices
Ergonomics Telework Self-Assessment (pdf)
NETEC: Personal Protective Equipment for COVID-19 (video)
Washington State Educational School Districts Meals and Childcare Information (pdf) (posted 03/18/2020)
World Health Organization: Coping with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak (pdf) (posted 03/23/2020)

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