Washington Corrections Center (WCC)
Facility Alerts & Notices
Before visiting, check for notices that may impact your travel plans. For visitation cancellations, you can follow 
@WADOCVisits on Twitter.
- Effective Friday, March 20, 2020: Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) is temporarily suspending all volunteer access and associated services at all prison facilities. This action is taken to enhance the practice of social distancing and further mitigate the risk of exposure to our employees and incarcerated population. For further details, please see the Temporary Suspension of Volunteer Services memo (pdf).
- Effective Friday, March 13, 2020: Consistent with DOH guidelines, Corrections is working to implement enhanced screening protocols for all employees/contract staff, incarcerated individuals and others entering our facilities and field offices to include taking temperatures and answering screening questionnaires.
Until we are able to put those protocols into place, we are taking the following actions effective March 13:
- Suspending visitation at all correctional facilities in Washington including extended family visits (EFV). Corrections has authorized reimbursement for families scheduled for EFVs
- Restricting access for all individuals, with the exception of employees/contract staff and legal professionals, to Monroe Correctional Complex, Washington Corrections Center, and Washington Corrections Center for Women
- Suspending all tours and events involving four or more outside guests at all facilities
At A Glance
Local Family Council
DOC Policy 530.155 Family Councils
Custody Level: Medium,
Close & Maximum
Living Units & Custody Levels
Capacity: 1,268 male inmates
Year Opened: 1964
WCC 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. WCC 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.
WCC's Regular Visiting Hours have also been published below as a quick reference for your convenience.
Family Friendly Events
Many family friendly events are hosted at WCC. These events may disrupt regularly scheduled visiting hours. Please refer to the WCC 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 WCC. 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 Office Hours
Friday – Monday
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Contact Visit Staff
| Sunday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.* |
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| Monday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Saturday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Sunday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.* |
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| Monday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Saturday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Sunday: | 10:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
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| Monday: | None |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | 4:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Saturday: | None |
| Sunday: | None |
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| Monday: | 4:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | None |
| Saturday: | 10:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
| Sunday: | None |
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| Monday: | 10:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | None |
| Saturday: | 4:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Sunday: | None |
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| Monday: | None |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | 10:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
| Saturday: | 4:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Sunday: | 4:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.* |
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| Monday: | None |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | None |
| Saturday: | 10:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
| Sunday: | 11:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
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| Monday: | 4:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | None |
| Saturday: | None |
R-6 Population Unit G&H Tier Only
*Sunday evening visits only occur when there are no banquets or activities.
| Sunday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.* |
|---|---|
| Monday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday: | None |
| Wednesday: | None |
| Thursday: | None |
| Friday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
| Saturday: | 10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. |
Facility Programs
Academic & Partnership Programs
- Adult Basic Education (ABE)
- Horticulture contextualized as ABE
- Computer Basics
- Job Search
- College Readiness
- Family Friendly Activities
- General Education Diploma (GED)
- Recreational Programs
- Sustainability in Prisons Project
- Youthful Offender GED
Research Based Programs
Work & Vocational Programs
- Construction Trades
- Community Work Crews
- Correctional Industries: Food Service, Laundry Service, Warehouse Distribution
- Grounds Keeping
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Vocational Certification for Institutional Sanitation
- Sustainability Jobs: Compost Program, Recycling Project, Vegetable Gardens
Community Involvement
Giving Back to the Community
Washington Corrections Center (WCC) works closely with the community. Inmates work to raise funds and complete projects to benefit community organizations such as Toys for Tots , Turning Point, Mason County Homeless Shelters and the Veterans Association.
Reentry into the Community
Mason County Reentry Coalition (MCRC) is comprised of several county agencies, including a Commissioner and local law enforcement. MCRC meets at WCC on a regular basis with the inmate reentry coalition to discuss available resources for reentry.
Evergreen Unit is comprised of 180 inmates with less than 9 months to serve. Staff members in this unit work closely with entities in the community to provide release planning, services, and resources to the inmates preparing to transition back into the community. This unit also houses inmates made up of MI2 and MI3 workers to assist in the inmate workforce.
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.
Totem #6, 1982 | Totem #1, 1981 | Central Oregon Landscape Series: Alvord Lake, Dusty Cloud, Dusty Road, Lava Flow, New Highway, Sky/Screen, Three Wires, Wave Interaction, 1979
Washington Corrections Center Superintendent
Superintendent
Daniel W. White
Daniel W. White was appointed as superintendent at Washington Corrections Center in Shelton, Washington, effective February 1, 2017. Superintendent White replaces Superintendent Patrick Glebe.
White began his Corrections career in 1997 as a correctional officer at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW). During his time at WCCW, White held the roles of correctional sergeant, classification counselor 2 and 3, and correctional unit supervisor. He was also a member of the WCCW Emergency Response Team.
In 2007, White was selected as the correctional program manager at the Washington Corrections Center (WCC) where he was the operational manager for the Reception Diagnostic Center and the seven Reception Center living units. In 2011, he was selected to be the associate superintendent for programs at WCC.
In 2014, White was selected as the superintendent B at the Twins Rivers Unit, Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC). In October 2015, he became superintendent B at the MCC Special Offender Unit and Intensive Management Unit. During his tenure at MCC, White was actively involved in various aspects of facility operations. He was also recently a member of the 2017-2019 collective bargaining contract negotiations team.
White has a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice administration and a master's degree from the University Of Cincinnati School Of Criminal Justice. Prior to the DOC, he served as a law enforcement specialist for 10 years in the United States Air Force .