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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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.
Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC)
- Effective Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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)
- Effective Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- Effective Monday, January 10, 2022: Volunteer Services have been paused until further notice. Please check back for updates.
- 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.
Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW)
- Effective Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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 for Women (WCCW)
- Effective Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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 Wednesday, January 12, 2022: DOC Visitation is temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. For more information, click here (pdf).
- 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.
- Tuesday, November 16, 2021: Mt. Vernon Field Office has been evacuated. Please stay clear.
Community Justice Centers
- None at this time.
Work Release Facilities
- Effective Monday, November 1, 2021: Work Release in facility visitation will resume in a limited capacity, but social outings will continue to be suspended (pdf).
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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