Washington Corrections Center for Women

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Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)
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Location in Washington
Location Gig Harbor
Coordinates 47°20′50″N122°36′47″W / 47.34722°N 122.61306°W / 47.34722; -122.61306
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum, Medium, Close
Capacity738
Opened1971
Managed by Washington State Department of Corrections
Warden Charlotte Headley, Superintendent
Street address9601 Bujacich Rd. NW
City Gig Harbor
County Pierce County
State/province Washington
ZIP Code98332
CountryUnited States
Website www.doc.wa.gov/corrections/incarceration/prisons/wccw.htm

Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW, originally the Purdy Treatment Center for Women) is a Washington State Department of Corrections women's prison located in Gig Harbor, Washington. [1] With an operating capacity of 740, it is the largest women's prison in the state [2] and is surrounded by Washington State Route 16, and McCormick forest park. It opened 53 years ago in 1971, 82 years after statehood. [1]

Contents

Washington Corrections Center is located at 9601 Bujacich Rd NW.

Facilities and programs

Washington Corrections Center for Women facilitates Educational and Offender Change programs, & Work and Vocational programs.

Organization

Washington Corrections Center for women is located on a 32-acre campus in Gig Harbor, Washington. [5] On campus, there are 10 housing units by the names of:

History

The Purdy Treatment Center for Women opened in 1971 with dormitory quarters for 162 women. [7] The first inmates were 92 transferees from the Washington State Penitentiary. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the facility heightened its security level, building a 272-bed minimum-security prison facility in 1992, a 102-bed close-custody unit in 1994, and a 256-bed medium-security unit in 1996. [7] In 2021, the facility added a second perimeter fence made of concertina wire. In 2022, the average daily population of 867 exceeded the facility's official capacity of 738. [7] [1]

In April, 2016 John Legend performed at Washington Corrections Center for Women to raise awareness for his "Free America" campaign to reduce mass incarceration in the United States. [8]

Notable inmates

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References

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  2. "Washington Corrections Center for Women Visiting hours, inmate phones, mail". www.prisonpro.com.
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  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  8. "Grammy winner John Legend performing concert at women's prison in Purdy Thursday".
  9. Letourneau gets out of prison - US news - Crime & courts | NBC News