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Public Alerts & Notices

This webpage is regularly updated with the most recent informational alerts and notices for all Department facilities and offices in the state of Washington. Please refer to the alerts and notices provided below for information that may impact your travel plans.

Prison Facility Alerts & Notices

See prison facility notices below for information that may impact your travel plans. Please be advised that unforeseen security problems may interfere with visiting, causing delayed, shortened, suspended or cancelled visits. This is unusual, but it does occasionally occur.

Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC)

  • This will not affect the extended family visits that have already been scheduled and approved. If you have a special visit during these time frames you will receive an email to reschedule.
  • Starting July 1, 2024, the 3:30 p.m. check-in time for the extended family visits (EFV) will no longer be available. Friday and Saturday check-in times will be at 11:10 a.m. for Main and MSU.
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Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)

  • Wednesday, June 26, 2024: Morning visitations on June 29, 2024 will be canceled from 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. However, the evening visitation times will remain open as usual.
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Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)

Visiting is open during regular hours unless identified as closed below. The children’s area may be unavailable periodically until Sunday, June 30, 2024.

  • None at this time.
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Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC)

  • Monday, July 15, 2024: MSU Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 10, 2024: MSC Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 10, 2024: MSU Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Friday, August 30, 2024: MSU Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 31, 2024: MSC Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW)

  • Tuesday, June 25, 2024: MCCCW Volunteer Appreciation scheduled for Friday, August 2, 2024, has been cancelled. This event will be rescheduled before the end of year.
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Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)

  • Saturday, June 29, 2024: SRTC Visiting Room will be closed 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Olympic Corrections Center (OCC)

  • None at this time.
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Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)

Visiting is open during regular hours unless identified as closed below. The children’s area may be unavailable periodically until Sunday, June 30, 2024.

  • None at this time.
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Washington Corrections Center (WCC)

  • Saturday, July 20, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 21, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 10, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 25, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 31, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 21, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 12, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 26, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, October 27, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 16, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 7, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 8, 2024: Visiting will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)

  • None at this time.
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Washington State Penitentiary (WSP)

  • Friday, February 2, 2024: The steps leading to Visiting in the East Complex from the visitor parking lot are currently under construction. As such, all visitors must walk out of the parking lot and down the sidewalk on 13th Ave, entering the facility grounds through the white wooden gate. Accessible parking is available in front of the East Complex public access area for visitors who have a valid state DOT disabled or VET DIS license plate or placard. Thank you for being understanding during this time.
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Community Facility & Office Alerts

Business Offices

  • None at this time.

Community Field Offices

  • None at this time.

Community Justice Centers

  • None at this time.

Reentry Centers

  • Tuesday, May 7, 2024: The Progress House Reentry Center is closing at the end of June 2024.
  • Wednesday, August 2, 2023: Bishop Lewis House Reentry Center is temporarily closed. Individuals are being screened and re-directed to other Reentry Centers.
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Sign-up for Emergency & Incident Alerts

The Department of Corrections (DOC) is now able to send you emergency alerts, as well as non-emergency incident alerts, via text message, email, pager, and/or voice mail.

  • Emergency Alerts: Could include hazards that require action be taken such as an evacuation, prison lock down, prison escapees, or other severe events.
  • Non-Emergency Incident Alerts Could include significant transportation problems with prolonged impacts, or significant ongoing Corrections exercises or other activity.

This system will not be used for routine informational notices (see Prison Facility Alerts & Notices for this information). Alerts are provided free of charge, however, standard text messaging rates and other charges may apply.

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