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. For visitation cancellations, you can follow 
@WADOCVisits on Twitter.
Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC)
- Effective Friday, March 18, 2022: AHCC visitation will resume for individuals housed on all recovered living units in the Main facility. Approved visitors of all ages are now able to schedule a contact visit for up to three hours except where prohibited by policy.
- Effective Sunday, March 6, 2022: AHCC MSU visitation will resume. Approved visitors of all ages are now able to schedule a contact visit for up to three hours except where prohibited by policy.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)
- Effective Tuesday, February 22, 2022: Approved visitors of all ages are now able to schedule a contact visit for up to three hours except where prohibited by policy.
- Friday, June 11, 2021: National inventory supply chain issues are causing delivery delays for the bi-monthly food package program. See the package program page for more details.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)
- Effective Tuesday, February 22, 2022: Approved visitors of all ages are now able to schedule a contact visit for up to three hours except where prohibited by policy.
- Thursday, December 9, 2021: Clallam Bay visiting is open, however, travelers are advised to check with Washington State Department of Transportation and Washington State Travel Alerts prior to travel as some highways on the peninsula may still have delays or areas of closure that may affect your route.
- Friday, June 11, 2021: National inventory supply chain issues are causing delivery delays for the bi-monthly food package program. See the package program page for more details.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC)
- Effective Thursday, April 14, 2022: All units are operating normally and able to schedule for visitation/EFV’s. Approved visitors of all ages are able to schedule a contact visit for up to three hours except where prohibited by policy.
- Friday, June 11, 2021: National inventory supply chain issues are causing delivery delays for the bi-monthly food package program. See the package program page for more details.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Larch Corrections Center (LCC)
- None at this time.
Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW)
- Monday, June 13, 2022: Visitation will occur on Saturdays and Sundays only. There will be no Friday or Monday visiting at this time.
- Friday, June 11, 2021: National inventory supply chain issues are causing delivery delays for the bi-monthly food package program. See the package program page for more details.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)
- Effective Friday, April 15, 2022: Approved visitors of all ages are able to schedule a contact visit for up to five visitors at WSRU, TRU and MSU. Due to limited availability of seats, SOU and IMU will be allowed up to three approved visitors to be scheduled for each visit. Visit requests for SOU and IMU with more than three visitors will not be authorized.
- Effective Friday, March 11, 2022: All units will be open for in-person visitation.
- Friday, June 11, 2021: National inventory supply chain issues are causing delivery delays for the bi-monthly food package program. See the package program page for more details.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Olympic Corrections Center (OCC)
- Effective Tuesday, February 22, 2022: Approved visitors of all ages are now able to schedule a contact visit for up to three hours except where prohibited by policy.
- Friday, June 11, 2021: National inventory supply chain issues are causing delivery delays for the bi-monthly food package program. See the package program page for more details.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC)
- Effective Thursday, June 23, 2022: Starting June 24, 2022 in person visitation will resume for all incarcerated living units.
- Friday, June 11, 2021: National inventory supply chain issues are causing delivery delays for the bi-monthly food package program. See the package program page for more details.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Washington Corrections Center (WCC)
- Effective Friday, March 4, 2022: WCC visitation will resume. Approved visitors of all ages are now able to schedule a contact visit for up to three hours except where prohibited by policy.
- Friday, June 11, 2021: National inventory supply chain issues are causing delivery delays for the bi-monthly food package program. See the package program page for more details.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Washington State Penitentiary (WSP)
- Effective Friday, June 17, 2022: Visitation for Fox West Unit has been suspended. Visitation for IMU South has resumed.
- Effective Wednesday, May 25, 2022: Native American Religious events are postponed until September 2022.
- Wednesday, May 25, 2022: Visiting is limited for individuals in Echo East and IMU North F Mod as they are being used for COVID-19 isolation and quarantine purposes.
- Tuesday, April 12, 2022: Approved visitors of all ages are now able to schedule a contact visit for up to three hours except where prohibited by policy. IMU is allowed up to two approved visitors to be scheduled for each visit. Visit requests for IMU with more than two visitors will not be authorized. Additionally, for the time being, Golf Unit visitors should select Fox Unit on the COVID-19 Prison Visit Appointment Request form.
- Friday, June 11, 2021: National inventory supply chain issues are causing delivery delays for the bi-monthly food package program. See the package program page for more details.
- Current COVID-19 visit/volunteer restrictions (pdf) and COVID-19 prison visit guidelines.
Community Facility & Office Alerts
Business Offices
- None at this time.
Community Field Offices
- None at this time.
Community Justice Centers
- None at this time.
Work Release Facilities
- None at this time.
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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