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2023
February
Therapeutic Communities Assistant Meghan Rose leads a class on Therapeutic Community training. (Photo courtesy of Brendan Baptiste, Department of Corrections)
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The Therapeutic Community Training program has made its return to prisons across…
02/08/2023 | Trauma–Informed Training at DOC
Washington State Department of Corrections' (DOC) is excited to share news about upcoming Trauma Informed Training that focuses on interactions with families impacted by incarceration. This training will be provided by Community Resilient Initiative which is a trauma-informed Signature Certified…
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To date, we have completed the full implementation and Go–Live of Securus phone service at all Prisons facilities. We continue to work through technical issues with vendor transition and implement new services as they occur.
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On December 7, 2022, the…
TUMWATER – Correctional Industries, the Washington Department of Corrections' division focused on vocational education and job readiness of the incarcerated population, is seeking three representatives on its advisory committee.
The Correctional Industries Advisory Committee makes recommendations…
January
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The Department of Corrections is proud to launch a new supervisory model for our Community Corrections Division called iCoach (individualized, community-oriented, accountability, collaborative help), with plans to launch the program March 10, 2023.
This new model is…
01/18/2023 | Pro-Equity Anti-Racism (PEAR) Initiative WADOC
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Since Secretary Cheryl Strange joined the Department of Corrections in 2021, one of her top priorities has been developing a human-centered organization that is fair, just, equitable, inclusive and…
Photo courtesy of Brendan Baptiste, Department of Corrections
The Amend Project has once again returned to Washington State as corrections officers from Oslo, Norway came to visit our prisons in the Pacific Northwest. One of their stops was at Mission Creek…
(Video Credit: Danielle Jimenez, DOC Communications)
Washington State corrections staff are already seeing positive benefits in their lives at work and at home since joining Amend.
“I was looking for another job, I was done being in corrections,” said Eric Garcia, a corrections officer at…