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2023
July
07/05/2023 | Crafting Confidence: Incarcerated Individual Designed Conference Table Empowers Rehabilitation
(Danielle Jimenez, Communications Office)
Correctional Industries (CI) is transforming the lives of incarcerated individuals through rehabilitation programs that foster skill-building, confidence, and a path to a brighter future. A testament to this transformative journey is embodied in a…
June
06/30/2023 | News Spotlight: Humanity in Corrections - Treating Complex Mental Health Disorders in Prisons
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Footsteps echo loudly off concrete walls. A loud, angry voice can be heard one moment, soft whispers the next. A corrections officer checks in through the scratched glass of a narrow cell window, to ask how an individual is doing today. He may respond in an angry outburst,…
06/28/2023 | Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom While Incarcerated
Incarcerated individuals writing notes on a cutout of Sandy Williams at Airway Heights Corrections Center's Juneteenth Celebration (Photo courtesy of Lukas D'Ambrosio, DOC Communications)
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Each year on June 19, Americans have the opportunity…
TUMWATER – The Department of Corrections (DOC) is taking steps to address fewer incarcerated individuals reoffending and returning to DOC custody while also committing to reduce the use of solitary confinement in its prisons by 90% over the next five years.
To address a declining incarcerated…
06/22/2023 | Incarcerated Students Triumph
Michas Taitano holding his Outstanding Student Award at his graduation from Centralia College. (Photo courtesy of Brendan Baptiste, Communications Office)
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This month, a wave of celebration is sweeping across correctional facilities in…
06/15/2023 | PRESS RELEASE: South Seattle College and DOC Continue to Prepare Justice-Involved Students for a Brighter Future
SEATTLE – South Seattle College will host its spring graduation ceremony this weekend for Justice Involved Solutions (JIS) students. The program serves current and formerly incarcerated individuals who face significant barriers to education and employment. The Justice Involved Solutions program…
06/14/2023 | The IF Project: The Question…
(Brendan Baptiste, Communications Office)
“If there was something someone could have said or done to change the path that led you here, what would it have been?”
This question was asked to women at the Washington Correctional Center for Women. Their responses turned into a writing workshop…
06/07/2023 | Strength in Families Receives the Lee Ann Miller Award| Washington State Department of Corrections
The 2023 group recipient of the Lee Ann Miller Award is the Department of Corrections Strength in Families (SIF) team. (Photo courtesy of Brendan Baptiste, Department of Corrections)
The Children's Justice Conference, an extraordinary event held annually, has…
May
05/31/2023 | Correctional Nurse’s Share Their Story
(Danielle Jimenez, DOC Communications)
Approximately 460 nurses provide the majority of medical care needed for the individuals incarcerated in Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities.
As Nurses Month comes to a close, Correctional Nurses share their story and why they are…
(Lukas D'Ambrosio, Communications Office)
The Department of Corrections (DOC) is excited to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) pilot project. This project has spread to many facilities across the state and has been a great collaborative effort…
TUMWATER – Correctional Industries, the Washington Department of Corrections' division focused on vocational education and job readiness of the incarcerated population, is seeking two representatives on its advisory committee.
The Correctional Industries Advisory Committee makes recommendations to…
05/17/2023 | Reentry Assistant Secretary Wins Prestigious Award as Washington Hosts National Corrections Conference
Danielle Armbruster poses with NCIA President Bobby Lumpkin after winning the Rodli Award (Photo courtesy of Lukas D'Ambrosio, Communications Office)
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The Washington State Department of Corrections' very own Danielle Armbruster won the…