Larch Corrections Center (LCC)
Facility Alerts & Notices
Before visiting, check for notices that may impact your travel plans. For visitation cancellations, you can follow 
@WADOCVisits on Twitter.
- Friday, January 17, 2020: Visiting is currently open as scheduled. There are several inches of snow and ice on the roads leading to the facility. All visitors need to have traction devices and be prepared for inclement weather. Please continue to check for any updates.
- IMPORTANT TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR LCC VISITORS: Effective November 1st through April 1st, all vehicles traveling to the facility are required to be equipped with either traction devices, including tire chains, as defined by WAC 204-24-040 . Not following state law can result in either preventing travel to the facility from the end of the county roads or even result in a citation from law enforcement in the event you travel on the roads and an accident occurs. Please be safe for yourself and your family and ensure that you are prepared for winter traveling. Please call the facility if you have any questions. Thank you!
At A Glance
Local Family Council
Custody Level: Minimum
Living Units & Custody Levels
Capacity: 480 male inmates
Year Opened: 1956
LCC Visiting Information
Visitor Application Process
To visit an inmate, 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
. LCC also has its own Visitor's Guidelines detailing important notices, visiting rules, guidelines for all visits (prison and video), and regular visiting hours for each housing unit.
LCC's Regular Visiting Hours have also been published below as a quick reference for your convenience.
Local Family Council
Larch is always looking for family members that are willing to participate in our Local Family Council (LFC). LFC is an opportunity for family members to serve on an advisory board, working side-by-side with our Superintendent, Correctional Program Manager (CPM), Community Participation Program Coordinator (CPPC), and visiting staff to enhance and improve the family experience with your loved ones. Whether it’s regular or extended family visiting, Family Friendly, Religious, or Cultural events, education and work programs, or daily living, we encourage council members to work with us in finding ways to create better connections for you and your incarcerated family member in order to promote growth and development for them personally and to strengthen family bonds. If you are interested, please review the membership process.
Family Friendly Events
Many family friendly events are hosted at LCC. These events may disrupt regularly scheduled visiting hours. Please refer to the LCC Family Friendly Events Calendar for information regarding upcoming scheduled events.
Regular Visiting Hours
Below are the regularly scheduled visiting hours for each unit that accepts visitors at LCC. Regular visiting hours are subject to change due to unplanned incidents, as well as scheduled events. Please check facility alerts & notices, as well as the Family Friendly Events Calendar and Visitor's Guidelines for information that may impact your travel plans.
Visiting Check In Time
Morning
8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Afternoon
1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
See Visitor's Guidelines for more information
| Sunday: | See Visit Schedule |
|---|---|
| Monday: | 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| Saturday: | See Visit Schedule |
| Sunday: | See Visit Schedule |
|---|---|
| Monday: | 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| Saturday: | See Visit Schedule |
Video Visiting Hours
Per DOC Policy 450.300 – Attachment 1, Video Visiting, video visits will be scheduled in 30 minute increments and may not exceed one hour in duration. Hours posted represent the available check-in times for scheduled visits.
| Daily: | 8:30 a.m. – Scheduled End 12:30 p.m. – Scheduled End 6:00 p.m. – Scheduled End |
|---|
Facility Programs
Academic & Partnership Programs
- Adult Basic Education/General Education Development (GED)
- Animal Socialization/Adoption Program
- Sustainability in Prisons Project
Growth Programs
- Arts for Healing
- Cultural
- Family Friendly
- Re-entry Preparation
- Religious/Spiritual
Research Based Programs
- Strength in Families
- Substance Abuse Treatment through Therapeutic Community
- Thinking for a Change (Cognitive Behavioral Intervention)
Work & Vocational Programs
- Community Work Crews
- Department of Natural Resources Work Crews
- Small Business Basics
- Business Core
- Supervisory Management
- Sustainability Jobs
- Waste Water Training and Certification
Community Involvement
Larch Corrections Center has over 120 community volunteers that support religious/spiritual, resident growth and development, re-entry, sustainability, and Family Friendly activities. We are always looking for new volunteers to assist in these programs and can do so by contacting the Chaplain and/or our Community Participation Program Coordinator (CPPC). These connections not only help our staff and residents, but build strength and acceptance for our men as they prepare to return to their families and communities in Washington State.
Clark College is a strong collaborator for our facility, providing residents basic education courses to attain their General Equivalency Diploma (GED), as well as, vocational skills training/certification to enhance employment opportunities upon release.
Evergreen College’s Sustainability in Prisons Project along with the Oregon Zoo have helped to create and support sustainability programs, such as, rehabilitation of the Western Pond Turtle, Beekeeping, plantain for Oregon Zoo butterflies and soon, Woodpecker research through environmental literacy programs and development of special skills. Larch also engages in the socialization and basic training of canines and felines through the Humane Society of Southwest Washington (HSSW). Residents earn certifications while working with volunteers and an animal behaviorists to teach rehabilitation and socialization techniques to address individual animal’s needs, promoting an opportunity for these wonderful animals to find their forever homes.
It is these types of community relationships that enhance the camp environment for the residents, while creating a better awareness of how our local communities play an important role in the successful transition of our incarcerated population.
Larch Interim Superintendent
Interim Superintendent
JC Miller
JC Miller began his career with the department as a corrections officer at Washington State Penitentiary in 1993 and later transferred to Airway Heights Corrections Center, where he promoted to correctional sergeant and was part of the Emergency Response Team. In 1996, he was promoted to classification counselor 2 and maintained that position after transferring to Cedar Creek Corrections Center in 1998. In 2000, Miller transferred to Stafford Creek Corrections Center where he was promoted to a correctional unit supervisor, and later held the same position at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center. There he successfully piloted the Thinking for a Change program. In 2016, Miller promoted to Larch Corrections Center as correctional program manager. Miller has approximately 26 years of experience within correctional systems.
In September, 2019, Miller began the role of interim superintendent of Larch Corrections Center in Yacolt, Wash.
Miller earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Bellevue University in Nebraska.