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Policies

Below are Department of Corrections (DOC) policies that apply to visiting with incarcerated individual's and/or visits to DOC facilities and offices.

All Visits

Phone Calls

Prison Visits

Reentry Center Visits

Miscellaneous

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Forms

Below are Department of Corrections (DOC) forms for visiting that may be applicable.

Prison & Reentry Center Visits

Visit Application Processing

Visit Applications are processed in the order received and may take up to 45 business days to process (unless additional review is necessary). In order to prioritize the processing of applications, please avoid requesting the status of your application. We are unable to give specific dates of when an application will be processed.

DO NOT SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION, additional applications will void the previous application and restart the processing timeframes. To avoid unnecessary expenses, be sure you have received notification of approval for visiting prior to making travel arrangements. Visitors are notified via email when their application has been processed.

Prison & Reentry Center Visitor Applications

Visit application for prisons and Reentry Centers are only accepted electronically, hard copies will be rejected. Reentry Center Sponsor requests are processed at the Reentry Center utilizing DOC Form 20-169 (msword) and sending the hard copy to the applicable Reentry Center. If you need assistance with completing an electronic application, please contact the Statewide Visit Unit. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information about visitor applications.

Visit applications are processed in the order received. Applicants will receive an email with the outcome of the request. The email is sent to the email provided on your application. Submitting more than one application will cause previous application to be voided and will DELAY the outcome of your request as timeframes are from the date of the most recent application.

Attention iOS Users

Department forms are designed to be completed and/or downloaded in their native formatting. To ensure full functionality and correct formatting, please use compatible processing software such as Microsoft Word. Completing the forms electronically helps preserve formatting, data entry fields and other essential features.

Please note, that users accessing Department forms on iOS devices may experience formatting issues when viewing or completing Microsoft Word documents. To ensure proper functionality and formatting, we recommend using a desktop computer, laptop computer, or downloading the free Microsoft Word App from the Apple store. The app allows you to open, edit, and save Microsoft Word documents with the correct formatting on your iOS device.

Additional Forms

In addition to completing a visitor's application, some prison visits require additional forms to be completed:

Reentry Center Visits

Please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information about visiting reentry center facilities.

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State Laws & Regulations

Below are state laws (RCWs) and regulations (WACs) that apply to and/or relate to visits between incarcerated and non-incarcerated persons.

Revised Code of Washington (RCW)

Washington Administrative Code (WAC)

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Publications

Below are Department of Corrections (DOC) publications that apply to Visitation.

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Resource Links

Phone & Video Visit Vendor

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