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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)

  • Starting December 2024 to accommodate visitors during major holidays, a change has been made to the visiting rotation schedule for the units. During the holiday weekends, starting Christmas weekend 2024, AHCC is going to ensure each unit gets to visit during the holiday weekends. After the holiday weekends AHCC will resume the normal rotation schedule. The holidays include Christmas, Easter, Father’s Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
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Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)

  • None at this time.
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Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)

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

  • Sunday, May 4, 2025: MSC Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 4, 2025: MSU Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 17, 2025: MSC Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 18, 2025: MSU Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 31, 2025: MSC Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 7, 2025: MSU Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 14, 2025: MSC Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 21, 2025: MSC Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 21, 2025: MSU Visiting will be closed in the morning. Regular visiting open 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW)

  • None at this time.
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Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)

  • Saturday, April 26, 2025: MCC TRU visitation will be closed from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 17, 2025: MCC TRU visitation will be closed from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 4, 2025: MCC MSU visitation will be closed from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 10, 2025: MCC TRU visitation will be closed from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Friday, June 6, 2025: MCC SRTC visitation will be closed from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 7, 2025: MCC MSU visitation will be closed from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 7, 2025: MCC TRU visitation will be closed from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 7, 2025: MCC SRTC visitation will be closed from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 8, 2025: MCC WSR visitation will be closed from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 28 2025: MCC TRU visitation will be closed from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 29, 2025: MCC TRU visitation will be closed from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, June 29, 2025: MCC SRTC visitation will be closed from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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Olympic Corrections Center (OCC)

  • Please be advised when using Microsoft Bing for the location of Olympic Corrections Center, the address is incorrect. Olympic Corrections Center is located south of Forks WA 98331 not Montesano WA 98563. The street address is 11235 Hoh Mainline as written on the site is correct. The map also shows the correct location.
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Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)

  • Drug Reporting: If you see it, REPORT IT! If you are being pressured to introduce contraband or see others introducing drug contraband, please call the SCCC Hotline: (360) 537-1815. Thank you for keeping SCCC a safe and drug-free facility.
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Washington Corrections Center (WCC)

  • Saturday, April 19, 2025: Visit Room will be closed from 9:30 to 5:00.
  • Saturday, May 10, 2025: Visit Room will be closed from 9:30 to 4:00.
  • Saturday, May 17, 2025: Visit Room will be closed from 9:30 to 4:00.
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Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)

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

  • None at 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

Reentry Centers

  • March 2025: Individuals seeking placement at a Reentry Center from Pierce County are being screening and directed to Reentry Centers in King, Kitsap, Thurston, and Cowlitz counties.
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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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