RCW 72.98.020 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 98 / Section 020
RCW 72.98.020: Title, chapter, section headings not part of law.
Status: in_force

Title headings, chapter headings, and section or subsection headings, as used in this title do not constitute any part of the law.
RCW 72.66.018 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 66 / Section 018
RCW 72.66.018: Grounds for granting furlough.
Status: in_force

A furlough may only be granted to enable the resident: (1) To meet an emergency situation, such as death or critical illness of a member of his or her family; (2) To obtain medical care not available in a facility maintained by the department; (3) To seek employment or training opportunities, but only when: (a) There are scheduled specific work interviews to take place during the furlough; (b) The resident has been approved for work or training release but his or her work or training placement has not occurred or been concluded; or (c) When necessary for the resident to prepare a parole plan for a parole meeting scheduled to take place within one hundred and twenty days of the commencement of the furlough; (4) To make residential plans for parole which require his or her personal appearance in the community; (5) To care for business affairs in person when the inability to do so could deplete the assets or resources of the resident so seriously as to affect his or her family or his or her future economic security; (6) To visit his or her family for the purpose of strengthening or preserving relationships, exercising parental responsibilities, or preventing family division or disintegration; or (7) For any other purpose deemed to be consistent with plans for rehabilitation of the resident.
RCW 72.01.450 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 450
RCW 72.01.450: Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by school districts and institutions of higher learning authorized.
Status: in_force

The secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any school district or any institution of higher learning for the use of the facilities, equipment and personnel of any state institution of the department, for the purpose of conducting courses of education, instruction or training in the professions and skills utilized by one or more of the institutions, at such times and under such circumstances and with such terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate.
RCW 72.40.100 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 100
RCW 72.40.100: Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any parent, guardian, or educational service district superintendent who, without proper cause, fails to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, upon the complaint of any officer or citizen of the county or state, before any district or superior court, shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.
RCW 72.01.270 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 270
RCW 72.01.270: Gifts, acceptance of.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall have the power to receive, hold and manage all real and personal property made over to the department by gift, devise or bequest, and the proceeds and increase thereof shall be used for the benefit of the institution for which it is received.
RCW 72.25.020 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 25 / Section 020
RCW 72.25.020: Return of nonresidents—Reciprocity—Expense—Resident of this state defined.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall also return all nonresident sexual psychopaths, psychopathic delinquents, or mentally ill persons who are now confined in or who may hereafter be committed to a state hospital for the sexual psychopath, psychopathic delinquent, or the mentally ill in this state to the states or state in which they may have a legal residence. For the purpose of facilitating the return of such persons the secretary may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any other state for the mutual exchange of sexual psychopaths, psychopathic delinquents, or mentally ill persons now confined in or hereafter committed to any hospital for the sexual psychopath, psychopathic delinquent, or the mentally ill in one state whose legal residence is in the other, and he or she may give written permission for the return of any resident of Washington now or hereafter confined in a hospital for the sexual psychopath, psychopathic delinquent, or the mentally ill in another state. Such residents may be returned directly to the proper Washington state institution without further court proceedings: PROVIDED, That if the superintendent of such institution is of the opinion that the returned person is not a sexual psychopath, a psychopathic delinquent, or mentally ill person he or she may discharge said patient: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if such superintendent deems such person a sexual psychopath, a psychopathic delinquent, or mentally ill person, he or she shall file an application for commitment within ninety days of arrival at the Washington institution. A person shall be deemed to be a resident of this state within the meaning of this chapter who has maintained his or her domiciliary residence in this state for a period of one year preceding commitment to a state institution without receiving assistance from any tax supported organization and who has not subsequently acquired a domicile in another state: PROVIDED, That any period of time spent by such person while an inmate of a state hospital or state institution or while on parole, escape, or leave of absence therefrom shall not be counted in determining the time of residence in this or another state. All expenses incurred in returning sexual psychopaths, psychopathic delinquents, or mentally ill persons from this to another state may be paid by this state, but the expense of returning residents of this state shall be borne by the state making the return. Mentally ill person for the purposes of this section shall be any person defined as mentally ill under RCW 72.23.010 , as now or hereafter amended.
RCW 72.10.070 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 10 / Section 070
RCW 72.10.070: Prison medical director—Qualifications.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish minimum job qualifications for the position of prison medical director in accordance with best practices. (2) A candidate for prison medical director must meet the established minimum qualifications to be considered for the position. (3) The established minimum qualifications shall be reviewed by the department every five years or more frequently as the department deems necessary. (4) By December 1, 2020, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the department shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature the minimum job qualifications established and the status of implementing the minimum job qualifications throughout the department's correctional facilities.
RCW 72.04A.050 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 04A / Section 050
RCW 72.04A.050: Transfer of certain powers and duties of board of prison terms and paroles to secretary of corrections.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties of the state *board of prison terms and paroles, relating to (1) the supervision of parolees of any of the state penal institutions, (2) the supervision of persons placed on probation by the courts, and (3) duties with respect to persons conditionally pardoned by the governor, are transferred to the secretary of corrections. This section shall not be construed as affecting any of the remaining powers and duties of the *board of prison terms and paroles including, but not limited to, the following: (1) The fixing of minimum terms of confinement of convicted persons, or the reconsideration of its determination of minimum terms of confinement; (2) Determining when and under what conditions a convicted person may be released from custody on parole, and the revocation or suspension of parole or the modification or revision of the conditions of the parole, of any convicted person.
RCW 79A.05.160 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 05 / Section 160
RCW 79A.05.160: Police powers of designated officers employed by commission.
Status: in_force

(1) Designated officers, employed by the commission, shall be vested with police powers to enforce the laws of this state: (a) Within the boundaries of any state park, including lands owned, managed, or comanaged by the commission under lease or other agreement; (b) In winter recreation facilities established and administered by the commission pursuant to RCW 79A.05.225 (1)(a); (c) On public roadways and public waterways bisecting the contiguous borders of any state park, including lands owned, managed, or comanaged by the commission under lease or other agreement; (d) Upon the prior written consent of the sheriff or chief of police in whose primary territorial jurisdiction the exercise of the powers occur; (e) In response to the request of a peace officer with enforcement authority; and (f) When the officer is in fresh pursuit for an offense committed in the presence of the officer while the officer had police powers as specified in (a) through (e) of this subsection. (2) The director may, under the provisions of RCW 7.84.140 , enter into an agreement allowing officers of the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and tribal law enforcement agencies on contiguous or comanaged property, to enforce certain civil infractions created under this title.In carrying out the provisions of RCW 72.05.010 through 72.05.210 , the department shall have power to contract with other divisions or departments of the state or its political subdivisions, with any agency of the federal government, or with any private social agency.
RCW 72.23.430 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 430
RCW 72.23.430: Noncompliance—Citation under chapter 49.17 RCW.
Status: in_force

Failure of a state hospital to comply with this chapter shall subject the hospital to citation under chapter 49.17 RCW.
RCW 72.09.106 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 106
RCW 72.09.106: Subcontracting of data input and microfilm capacities.
Status: in_force

Class II correctional industries may subcontract its data input and microfilm capacities to firms from the private sector. Inmates employed under these subcontracts will be paid in accordance with the Class I free venture industries procedures and wage scale.
RCW 72.68.110 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 68 / Section 110
RCW 72.68.110: Contracts with private correctional entities prohibited—Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and RCW 72.68.010 (2), the secretary is prohibited from utilizing a contract with a private correctional entity for the transfer or placement of offenders. (2) This section does not apply to: (a) State work release centers, juvenile residential facilities, nonprofit community-based alternative juvenile detention facilities, or nonprofit community-based alternative adult detention facilities that provide separate care or special treatment, operated in whole or in part by for-profit contractors; (b) Contracts for ancillary services including, but not limited to, medical services, educational services, repair and maintenance contracts, behavioral health services, or other services not directly related to the ownership, management, or operation of security services in a correctional facility; or (c) Tribal entities.
RCW 72.36.110 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 36 / Section 110
RCW 72.36.110: Burial of deceased member or deceased spouse or domestic partner.
Status: in_force

The administrator of the Washington veterans' home and the administrator of the Washington soldiers' home and colony are hereby authorized to provide for the burial of deceased members in the cemeteries provided at the Washington veterans' home and Washington soldiers' home: PROVIDED, That this section shall not be construed to prevent any relative from assuming jurisdiction of such deceased persons: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the administrator of the Washington soldiers' home and colony is hereby authorized to provide for the burial of spouses or domestic partners of members of the colony of the Washington soldiers' home.
RCW 72.72.020 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 72 / Section 020
RCW 72.72.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Political subdivisions" means counties, cities, and towns. (2) "Institution" means any state institution for the confinement of adult offenders committed pursuant to chapters 10.64 , 10.77, and 71.06 RCW or juvenile offenders committed pursuant to chapter 13.40 RCW.
RCW 72.23.035 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 035
RCW 72.23.035: Background checks of prospective employees.
Status: in_force

In consultation with law enforcement personnel, the secretary shall have the power and duty to investigate the conviction record and the protection proceeding record information under chapter 43.43 RCW of each prospective employee of a state hospital.
RCW 72.09.110 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 110
RCW 72.09.110: Inmates' wages—Supporting cost of corrections—Crime victims' compensation and family support.
Status: in_force

All inmates working in prison industries shall participate in the cost of corrections, including costs to develop and implement correctional industries programs, by means of deductions from their gross wages. The secretary may direct the state treasurer to deposit a portion of these moneys in the crime victims compensation account. The secretary shall direct that all moneys received by an inmate for testifying in any judicial proceeding shall be deposited into the crime victims compensation account. When the secretary finds it appropriate and not unduly destructive of the work incentive, the secretary may also provide deductions for savings and family support.
RCW 72.64.090 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 64 / Section 090
RCW 72.64.090: Industrial insurance—Department's jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The department shall have full jurisdiction at all times over the discipline and control of the prisoners performing work under RCW 72.64.060 through 72.64.090 .
RCW 72.09.688 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 688
RCW 72.09.688: Video monitoring cameras—Study and report.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall hire a consultant to study the deployment of video monitoring cameras within the department to make recommendations regarding statewide standards for the positioning and use of video monitoring cameras in total confinement correctional facilities and report findings and recommendations to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2011. At a minimum, the report shall include: (a) Recommendations for the use of video monitoring cameras by security level; (b) Recommendations for specific locations within a total confinement correctional facility which would benefit from the use of video monitoring cameras; (c) The information technological and infrastructure requirements needed for effective use of video monitoring cameras; (d) Recommendations for how video monitoring cameras would best be deployed in current total confinement correctional facilities; (e) Recommendations about how video monitoring cameras should be incorporated into future prison construction to insure consistency in camera use systemwide; (f) The estimated cost of the video monitoring cameras, supporting infrastructure needed, and staffing required by the total confinement correctional facility. (2) The consultant shall seek the input of both the statewide and local security advisory committees in preparing his or her report.
RCW 72.09.469 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 469
RCW 72.09.469: Postsecondary degree education programs—Study.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the Washington state institute for public policy shall study enrollment, completion, and recidivism rates of incarcerated individuals in the postsecondary education system postrelease. (b) The goal of the study is to understand whether participation in postsecondary education while incarcerated contributes to greater enrollment and completion of postsecondary education and reduced recidivism postrelease. The scope of the study shall focus on postrelease enrollment and completion trends in the community and technical college sector for formerly incarcerated individuals of all ages. The timeline of the study may include data from 2015 to the present, to the extent possible. The study's findings shall be divided into a preliminary and final report. The reports shall complement similar studies conducted at the University of Washington or elsewhere. To the extent that it is not duplicative of other studies, the Washington state institute for public policy shall study the following: (i) For the preliminary report, which is due October 1, 2024: (A) Patterns and any effects on postrelease enrollment and participation in the community and technical college system by individuals who, while incarcerated, participated in postsecondary education programs, including those individuals that completed some coursework but did not earn a degree or certificate; and (B) Differential outcomes for individuals participating in different types of postsecondary education courses, certificate programs, and degree programs. (ii) For the final report, which is due October 1, 2027, a continuation of the preliminary report in addition to: (A) Changes in enrollment and completion of postsecondary education courses, certificate programs, and degree programs due to the changes and expansion of educational programming in chapter 200, Laws of 2021, to the extent possible; and (B) Recidivism outcomes beyond incarceration for those incarcerated individuals that participated in postsecondary certificate and degree programs while incarcerated, including arrests, charges, and convictions. (iii) The preliminary and final reports shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature and in accordance with RCW 43.01.036 . (iv) The department of corrections, the student achievement council, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the education research and data center shall provide data necessary to conduct the study. (2) This section expires January 1, 2029.
RCW 72.02.110 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 02 / Section 110
RCW 72.02.110: Weekly payments to certain released prisoners.
Status: in_force

As state, federal or other funds are available, the secretary of corrections or his or her designee is authorized, in his or her discretion, not to provide the forty dollars subsistence money or the optional sixty dollars to a person or persons released as described in RCW 72.02.100 , and instead to utilize the authorization and procedure contained in this section relative to such person or persons. Any person designated by the secretary serving a sentence for a term of confinement in a state correctional facility for convicted felons, pursuant to court commitment, who is thereafter released upon an order of parole of the indeterminate sentence review board, or is discharged from custody upon expiration of sentence, or is ordered discharged from custody by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, shall receive the sum of fifty-five dollars per week for a period of up to six weeks. The initial weekly payment shall be made to such person upon his or her release or parole by the superintendent of the institution. Subsequent weekly payments shall be made to such person by the community corrections officer at the office of such officer. In addition to the initial six weekly payments provided for in this section, a community corrections officer and his or her supervisor may, at their discretion, continue such payments up to a maximum of twenty additional weeks when they are satisfied that such person is actively seeking employment and that such payments are necessary to continue the efforts of such person to gain employment: PROVIDED, That if, at the time of release or parole, in the opinion of the superintendent funds are otherwise available to such person, with the exception of earnings from labor or employment while in confinement, such weekly sums of money or part thereof shall not be provided to such person. When a person receiving such payments provided for in this section becomes employed, he or she may continue to receive payments for two weeks after the date he or she becomes employed but payments made after he or she becomes employed shall be discontinued as of the date he or she is first paid for such employment: PROVIDED, That no person shall receive payments for a period exceeding the twenty-six week maximum as established in this section. The secretary of corrections may annually adjust the amount of weekly payment provided for in this section to reflect changes in the cost of living and the purchasing power of the sum set for the previous year.
RCW 72.02.150 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 02 / Section 150
RCW 72.02.150: Disturbances at state penal facilities—Development of contingency plans—Scope—Local participation.
Status: in_force

The secretary or the secretary's designee shall be responsible for the preparation of contingency plans for dealing with disturbances at state penal facilities. The plans shall be developed or revised in cooperation with representatives of state and local agencies at least annually. Contingency plans developed shall encompass contingencies of varying levels of severity, specific contributions of personnel and material from participating agencies, and a unified chain of command. Agencies providing personnel under the plan shall provide commanders for the personnel who will be included in the unified chain of command.
RCW 72.10.030 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 10 / Section 030
RCW 72.10.030: Contracts for services.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the secretary may enter into contracts with health care practitioners, health care facilities, and other entities or agents as may be necessary to provide medical, behavioral health, and chemical dependency treatment care to inmates. The contracts shall not cause the termination of classified employees of the department rendering the services at the time the contract is executed. (2) In contracting for services, the secretary is authorized to provide for indemnification of health care practitioners who cannot obtain professional liability insurance through reasonable effort, from liability on any action, claim, or proceeding instituted against them arising out of the good faith performance or failure of performance of services on behalf of the department. The contracts may provide that for the purposes of chapter 4.92 RCW only, those health care practitioners with whom the department has contracted shall be considered state employees. (3) Providers of hospital services that are hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW shall contract with the department for inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary services if deemed appropriate by the department. Payments to hospitals shall conform to the following requirements: (a) The department shall pay hospitals through the provider one system operated by the Washington state health care authority; (b) The department shall reimburse the hospitals using the reimbursement methodology in use by the state medicaid program; and (c) The department shall only reimburse a provider of hospital services to a hospital patient at a rate no more than the amount payable under the medicaid reimbursement structure plus a percentage increase that is determined in the operating budget, regardless of whether the hospital is located within or outside of Washington.
RCW 72.40.310 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 310
RCW 72.40.310: Language access program.
Status: in_force

The center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind must comply with the requirements in RCW 28A.183.040 and 28A.183.050 .
RCW 72.68.050 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 68 / Section 050
RCW 72.68.050: Contracts with other governmental units for detention of felons convicted in this state—Notice of transfer of prisoner.
Status: in_force

Whenever a prisoner who is serving a sentence imposed by a court of this state is transferred from a state correctional institution for convicted felons under RCW 72.68.040 through 72.68.070 , the superintendent shall send to the clerk of the court pursuant to whose order or judgment the prisoner was committed to a state correctional institution for convicted felons a notice of transfer, disclosing the name of the prisoner transferred and giving the name and location of the institution to which the prisoner was transferred. The superintendent shall keep a copy of all notices of transfer on file as a public record open to inspection; and the clerk of the court shall file with the judgment roll in the appropriate case a copy of each notice of transfer which he or she receives from the superintendent.
RCW 72.40.290 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 290
RCW 72.40.290: Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth account.
Status: in_force

The center for deaf and hard of hearing youth account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from contracts, grants, gifts, conveyances, devises, and bequests of real or personal property, or payments received from RCW 72.40.0191 (14) and (15) and 72.40.050 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for duties related to RCW 72.40.0191 (14) and (15) and 72.40.050 . Only the director of the center for deaf and hard of hearing youth or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
RCW 72.74.050 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 74 / Section 050
RCW 72.74.050: Hearings.
Status: in_force

The secretary is authorized and directed to hold such hearings as may be requested by any other party state pursuant to subsection (4)(f) of the Interstate Corrections Compact. Additionally, the secretary may hold out-of-state hearings in connection with the case of any inmate of this state confined in an institution of another state party to the Interstate Corrections Compact.
RCW 72.09.190 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 190
RCW 72.09.190: Legal services for inmates.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the legislature that reasonable legal services be provided to persons committed to the custody of the department of corrections. The department shall contract with persons or organizations to provide legal services. The secretary shall adopt procedures designed to minimize any conflict of interest, or appearance thereof, in respect to the provision of legal services and the department's administration of such contracts. (2) Persons who contract to provide legal services are expressly forbidden to solicit plaintiffs or promote litigation which has not been pursued initially by a person entitled to such services under this section. (3) Persons who contract to provide legal services shall exhaust all informal means of resolving a legal complaint or dispute prior to the filing of any court proceeding. (4) Nothing in this section forbids the secretary to supplement contracted legal services with any of the following: (a) Law libraries, (b) law student interns, and (c) volunteer attorneys. (5) The total due a contractor as compensation, fees, or reimbursement under the terms of the contract shall be reduced by the total of any other compensation, fees, or reimbursement received by or due the contractor for the performance of any legal service to inmates during the contract period. Any amount received by a contractor under contract which is not due under this section shall be immediately returned by the contractor.
RCW 72.11.030 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 11 / Section 030
RCW 72.11.030: Inmate accounts—Legal financial obligations—Priority—Deductions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, all court-ordered legal financial obligations shall take priority over any other statutorily imposed mandatory withdrawals from inmate's accounts. (2) For those inmates who are on work release pursuant to chapter 72.65 RCW, before any legal financial obligations are withdrawn from the inmate's account, the inmate is entitled to payroll deductions that are required by law, or such payroll deductions as may reasonably be required by the nature of the employment unless any such amount which his or her work release plan specifies should be retained to help meet the inmate's needs, including costs necessary for his or her participation in the work release plan such as travel, meals, clothing, tools, and other incidentals. (3) Before the payment of any court-ordered legal financial obligation is required, the department is entitled to reimbursement for any expenses advanced for vocational training pursuant to RCW 72.65.020 (2), for expenses incident to a work release plan pursuant to RCW 72.65.090 , payments for board and room charges for the work release participant, and payments that are necessary for the support of the work release participant's dependents, if any.
RCW 72.68.015 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 68 / Section 015
RCW 72.68.015: Transfer of incarcerated individuals—Vocational or educational programs.
Status: in_force

(1) In determining whether to transfer an incarcerated individual to a different facility in the state, the department shall consider whether the incarcerated individual is enrolled in a vocational or educational program, including those operated by approved outside providers, which cannot be continued at the receiving facility. The department shall work with the incarcerated individual's case manager, counselor, education navigator, or other appropriate person to attempt to meet the needs of the department and the incarcerated individual regarding transfer. (2) Nothing in this section creates a vested right in programming, education, or other services.
RCW 72.09.765 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 765
RCW 72.09.765: Inmate access to telecommunication services—Contracting—Reporting.
Status: in_force

(1) Any contract to provide inmates with access to telecommunication services and electronic media services in state correctional facilities shall be made publicly available and posted on the department's website. (2) The information in this subsection from the contract shall be prominently displayed on the department's public website: (a) Rates for facilitating telecommunication services including, but not limited to, phone calls, video visitation, videograms and video clips, emails, and accessing music and entertainment; (b) Fees charged for money transfers and transactions, maintenance of financial accounts, and any other fee charged to the user to facilitate the money transfer or online deposit account; and (c) All fees or costs charged to the inmate or customer in exchange for use of telecommunication or electronic media services through the contract. (3) By July 1st of each year, the contractor that provides inmates with access to telecommunication services and electronic media services under subsection (1) of this section shall report to the department the following information: (a) A summary of services offered at each correctional facility; (b) Rates charged for, or associated with, providing each type of service including, but not limited to, monthly financial account maintenance fees, transaction fees associated with money transfers, per call and connection surcharges, bill statement fees, and refund fees; (c) A total accounting of commissions provided to the department or correctional facility; (d) A summary and accounting of services used by inmates categorized as indigent; (e) One-time and ongoing costs incurred for installing and maintaining hardware; (f) Average customer service response time rates per facility and the average time taken to resolve an issue or provide a refund for defective services; and (g) An accounting of all revenues or losses incurred by the contractor by quarter. (4) By November 1st of each year, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the department shall report to the governor and legislature on contracts for telecommunication services and electronic media services under this section and the contractor's annual compliance with this section. (5) This section applies to any contract in effect on June 11, 2020, and to any renegotiation, renewal, or extension of such contract.
RCW 72.20.020 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 20 / Section 020
RCW 72.20.020: Management—Superintendent.
Status: in_force

The government, control and business management of such school shall be vested in the secretary. The secretary shall, with the approval of the governor, appoint a suitable superintendent of said school, and shall designate the number of subordinate officers and employees to be employed, and fix their respective salaries, and have power, with the like approval, to make and enforce all such rules and regulations for the administration, government and discipline of the school as the secretary may deem just and proper, not inconsistent with this chapter.
RCW 72.01.300 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 300
RCW 72.01.300: Accounting systems.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall have the power, and it shall be his or her duty, to install and maintain in the department a proper cost accounting system of accounts for each of the institutions under the control of the department, for the purpose of detecting and avoiding unprofitable expenditures and operations.
RCW 72.42.070 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 42 / Section 070
RCW 72.42.070: Meetings.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall meet at least quarterly but may meet more frequently at such times as the board by resolution determines or the bylaws of the board prescribe.
RCW 72.01.290 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 290
RCW 72.01.290: Record of patients and inmates.
Status: in_force

The department shall keep at its office, accessible only to the secretary and to proper officers and employees, and to other persons authorized by the secretary, a record showing the residence, sex, age, nativity, occupation, civil condition and date of entrance, or commitment of every person, patient, inmate or convict, in the several public institutions governed by the department, the date of discharge of every person from the institution, and whether such discharge is final: PROVIDED, That in addition to this information the superintendents for the hospitals for the mentally ill shall also state the condition of the person at the time of leaving the institution. The record shall also state if the person is transferred from one institution to another and to what institution; and if dead the date and cause of death. This information shall be furnished to the department by the several institutions, and also such other obtainable facts as the department may from time to time require, not later than the fifth day of each month for the month preceding, by the chief executive officer of each public institution, upon blank forms which the department may prescribe.
RCW 72.09.535 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 535
RCW 72.09.535: Corrections identification card—Incarcerated persons.
Status: in_force

(1) The department must issue a department of corrections identification card to an incarcerated person in a correctional facility for identification and use while in that facility. (2) The department must also issue a department of corrections identification card under this section to any individual in community custody upon the individual's request and may require the individual to report to the closest correctional facility to facilitate completion of the request.
RCW 72.09.585 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 585
RCW 72.09.585: Mental health services information—Required inquiries and disclosures—Release to court, individuals, indeterminate sentence review board, state and local agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) When the department is determining an offender's risk management level, the department shall inquire of the offender and shall be told whether the offender is subject to court-ordered treatment for mental health services or chemical dependency services. The department shall request and the offender shall provide an authorization to release information form that meets applicable state and federal requirements and shall provide the offender with written notice that the department will request the offender's mental health and substance use disorder treatment information. An offender's failure to inform the department of court-ordered treatment is a violation of the conditions of supervision if the offender is in the community and an infraction if the offender is in confinement, and the violation or infraction is subject to sanctions. (2) When an offender discloses that he or she is subject to court-ordered mental health services or chemical dependency treatment, the department shall provide the mental health services provider or chemical dependency treatment provider with a written request for information and any necessary authorization to release information forms. The written request shall comply with rules adopted by the health care authority or protocols developed jointly by the department and the health care authority. A single request shall be valid for the duration of the offender's supervision in the community. Disclosures of information related to mental health services made pursuant to a department request shall not require consent of the offender. (3) The information received by the department under RCW 71.05.445 or 70.02.250 may be released to the indeterminate sentence review board as relevant to carry out its responsibility of planning and ensuring community protection with respect to persons under its jurisdiction. Further disclosure by the indeterminate sentence review board is subject to the limitations set forth in subsections (5) and (6) of this section and must be consistent with the written policy of the indeterminate sentence review board. The decision to disclose or not shall not result in civil liability for the indeterminate sentence review board or staff assigned to perform board-related duties provided that the decision was reached in good faith and without gross negligence. (4) The information received by the department under RCW 71.05.445 or 70.02.250 may be used to meet the statutory duties of the department to provide evidence or report to the court. Disclosure to the public of information provided to the court by the department related to mental health services shall be limited in accordance with RCW 9.94A.500 or this section. (5) The information received by the department under RCW 71.05.445 or 70.02.250 may be disclosed by the department to other state and local agencies as relevant to plan for and provide offenders transition, treatment, and supervision services, or as relevant and necessary to protect the public and counteract the danger created by a particular offender, and in a manner consistent with the written policy established by the secretary. The decision to disclose or not shall not result in civil liability for the department or its employees so long as the decision was reached in good faith and without gross negligence. The information received by a state or local agency from the department shall remain confidential and subject to the limitations on disclosure set forth in chapters 70.02 , 71.05, and 71.34 RCW and, subject to these limitations, may be released only as relevant and necessary to counteract the danger created by a particular offender. (6) The information received by the department under RCW 71.05.445 or 70.02.250 may be disclosed by the department to individuals only with respect to offenders who have been determined by the department to have a high risk of reoffending by a risk assessment, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 , only as relevant and necessary for those individuals to take reasonable steps for the purpose of self-protection, or as provided in RCW 72.09.370 (2). The information may not be disclosed for the purpose of engaging the public in a system of supervision, monitoring, and reporting offender behavior to the department. The department must limit the disclosure of information related to mental health services to the public to descriptions of an offender's behavior, risk he or she may present to the community, and need for mental health treatment, including medications, and shall not disclose or release to the public copies of treatment documents or records, except as otherwise provided by law. All disclosure of information to the public must be done in a manner consistent with the written policy established by the secretary. The decision to disclose or not shall not result in civil liability for the department or its employees so long as the decision was reached in good faith and without gross negligence. Nothing in this subsection prevents any person from reporting to law enforcement or the department behavior that he or she believes creates a public safety risk.
RCW 72.09.560 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 560
RCW 72.09.560: Camp for alien offenders.
Status: in_force

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The department is authorized to establish a camp for alien offenders and shall be ready to assign offenders to the camp not later than January 1, 1997. The secretary shall locate the camp within the boundaries of an existing department facility.
RCW 72.09.230 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 230
RCW 72.09.230: Duties continued during transition.
Status: in_force

All state officials required to maintain contact with or provide services to the department or secretary of social and health services relating to adult corrections shall continue to perform the services for the department of corrections. In order to ease the transition of adult corrections to the department of corrections, the governor may require an interagency agreement between the department and the department of social and health services under which the department of social and health services would, on a temporary basis, continue to perform all or part of any specified function of the department of corrections.
RCW 72.09.311 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 311
RCW 72.09.311: Confinement of community custody violators.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of corrections shall conduct an analysis of the necessary capacity throughout the state to appropriately confine offenders who violate community custody and formulate recommendations for future capacity. In conducting its analysis, the department must consider: (a) The need to decrease reliance on local correctional facilities to house violators; and (b) The costs and benefits of developing a violator treatment center to provide inpatient treatment, therapies, and counseling. (2) If the department recommends locating or colocating new violator facilities, for jurisdictions planning under RCW 36.70A.040 , the department shall work within the local jurisdiction's comprehensive plan process for identifying and siting an essential public facility under RCW 36.70A.200 . For jurisdictions not planning under RCW 36.70A.040 , the department shall apply the local jurisdiction's zoning or applicable land use code. (3) The department shall report the results of its analysis to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 15, 2008. (4) To the extent possible within existing funds, the department is authorized to proceed with the conversion of existing facilities that are appropriate to house violators.
RCW 72.05.440 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 05 / Section 440
RCW 72.05.440: Eligibility for employment or volunteer position with juveniles—Must report convictions—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not be eligible for an employed or volunteer position within the department of children, youth, and families or any agency with which it contracts in which the person may have regular access to juveniles under the jurisdiction of the department of children, youth, and families or the department of corrections if the person has been convicted of one or more of the following: (a) Any felony sex offense; (b) Any violent offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 . (2) Subsection (1) of this section applies only to persons hired by the department or any of its contracting agencies after September 1, 1998. (3) Any person employed by the department of children, youth, and families, or by any contracting agency, who may have regular access to juveniles under the jurisdiction of the department of children, youth, and families or the department of corrections and who is convicted of an offense set forth in this section after September 1, 1998, shall report the conviction to his or her supervisor. The report must be made within seven days of conviction. Failure to report within seven days of conviction constitutes misconduct under Title 50 RCW. (4) For purposes of this section "may have regular access to juveniles" means access for more than a nominal amount of time. (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
RCW 72.23.300 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 300
RCW 72.23.300: Bringing narcotics, intoxicating liquors, weapons, etc., into institution or its grounds prohibited—Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person not authorized by law so to do, who brings into any state institution for the care and treatment of mental illness or within the grounds thereof, any opium, morphine, cocaine or other narcotic, or any intoxicating liquor of any kind whatever, except for medicinal or mechanical purposes, or any firearms, weapons, or explosives of any kind is guilty of a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
RCW 72.19.010 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 19 / Section 010
RCW 72.19.010: Institution established—Location.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established under the supervision and control of the secretary of children, youth, and families a correctional institution for the confinement and rehabilitation of juveniles committed by the juvenile courts to the department of children, youth, and families. Such institution shall be situated upon publicly owned lands within King county, under the supervision of the department of natural resources, which land is located in the vicinity of Echo Lake and more particularly situated in Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 7 East W.M. and that portion of Section 3, Township 23 North, Range 7 East W.M. lying north of U.S. Highway 10, together with necessary access routes thereto, all of which tract is leased by the department of natural resources to the department of children, youth, and families for the establishment and construction of the correctional institution authorized and provided for in this chapter.
RCW 72.27.030 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 27 / Section 030
RCW 72.27.030: Supplementary agreements.
Status: in_force

The compact administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to Articles VII and XI of the compact. In the event that such supplementary agreements shall require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision of any service by this state, no such agreement shall have force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction said institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the rendering of such service.
RCW 36.62.030 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 62 / Section 030
RCW 36.62.030: Hospital may be jointly owned and operated.
Status: in_force

Any number of counties or any county and any city in which the county seat of the county is situated may contract one with the other for the joint purchase, acquisition, ownership, control, and disposition of land and other property suitable as a site for a county hospital.Products goods, wares, articles, or merchandise manufactured or produced by residents of state correctional institutions or facilities within or in conjunction with vocational education programs for the training, habilitation, and rehabilitation of inmates may be sold on the open market. When services are performed by residents within or in conjunction with such vocational education programs, the cost of materials used and the value of depreciation of equipment used may be recovered.
RCW 72.62.020 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 62 / Section 020
RCW 72.62.020: "Vocational education" defined.
Status: in_force

When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: The term "vocational education" means a planned series of learning experiences, the specific objective of which is to prepare individuals for gainful employment as semiskilled or skilled workers or technicians or subprofessionals in recognized occupations and in new and emerging occupations, but shall not mean programs the primary characteristic of which is repetitive work for the purpose of production, including the correctional industries program. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the department of corrections from identifying and establishing trade advisory or apprenticeship committees to advise them on correctional industries work programs.
RCW 72.78.005 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 78 / Section 005
RCW 72.78.005: Findings—2007 c 483.
Status: in_force

The people of the state of Washington expect to live in safe communities in which the threat of crime is minimized. Attempting to keep communities safe by building more prisons and paying the costs of incarceration has proven to be expensive to taxpayers. Incarceration is a necessary consequence for some offenders, however, the vast majority of those offenders will eventually return to their communities. Many of these former offenders will not have had the opportunity to address the deficiencies that may have contributed to their criminal behavior. Persons who do not have basic literacy and job skills, or who are ill-equipped to make the behavioral changes necessary to successfully function in the community, have a high risk of reoffense. Recidivism represents serious costs to victims, both financial and nonmonetary in nature, and also burdens state and local governments with those offenders who recycle through the criminal justice system. The legislature believes that recidivism can be reduced and a substantial cost savings can be realized by utilizing evidence-based, research-based, and promising programs to address offender deficits, developing and better coordinating the reentry efforts of state and local governments and local communities. Research shows that if quality assurances are adhered to, implementing an optimal portfolio of evidence-based programming options for offenders who are willing to take advantage of such programs can have a notable impact on recidivism. While the legislature recognizes that recidivism cannot be eliminated and that a significant number of offenders are unwilling or unable to work to develop the tools necessary to successfully reintegrate into society, the interests of the public overall are better served by better preparing offenders while incarcerated, and continuing those efforts for those recently released from prison or jail, for successful, productive, and healthy transitions to their communities. Educational, employment, and treatment opportunities should be designed to address individual deficits and ideally give offenders the ability to function in society. In order to foster reintegration, chapter 483, Laws of 2007 recognizes the importance of a strong partnership between the department of corrections, local governments, law enforcement, social service providers, and interested members of communities across our state.
RCW 72.09.520 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 520
RCW 72.09.520: Limitation on purchase of televisions.
Status: in_force

No inmate may acquire or possess a television for personal use for at least sixty days following completion of his or her intake and evaluation process at the Washington Corrections Center or the Washington Corrections Center for Women.
RCW 72.01.280 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 280
RCW 72.01.280: Quarters for personnel—Charges.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of each public institution and the assistant physicians, steward, accountant and chief engineer of each hospital for the mentally ill may be furnished with quarters, household furniture, board, fuel, and lights for themselves and their families, and the secretary may, when in his or her opinion any public institution would be benefited by so doing, extend this privilege to any officer at any of the public institutions under his or her control. The words "family" or "families" used in this section shall be construed to mean only the spouse and dependent children of an officer. Employees may be furnished with quarters and board for themselves. The secretary shall charge and collect from such officers and employees the full cost of the items so furnished, including an appropriate charge for depreciation of capital items.
RCW 72.09.093 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 093
RCW 72.09.093: Institutional welfare account—Incarcerated individual betterment fund must be deposited.
Status: in_force

Effective July 1, 2025, the moneys in the incarcerated individual betterment fund established outside the state treasury and held by the department must be deposited into the institutional welfare account created in RCW 72.09.092 . On and after July 1, 2025, all revenues and receipts of the incarcerated individual betterment fund must be deposited into the institutional welfare account created in RCW 72.09.092 . Beginning July 1, 2025, the department may not make expenditures or transfers from the incarcerated individual betterment fund, except to deposit moneys into the institutional welfare account created in RCW 72.09.092 .
RCW 72.66.090 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 66 / Section 090
RCW 72.66.090: Violation or revocation of furlough—Authority of secretary to issue arrest warrants—Enforcement of warrants by law enforcement officers—Authority of probation and parole officer to suspend furlough.
Status: in_force

The secretary may issue warrants for the arrest of any prisoner granted a furlough, at the time of the revocation of such furlough, or upon the failure of the prisoner to report as designated in the order of furlough. Such arrest warrants shall authorize any law enforcement, probation and parole or peace officer of this state, or any other state where such prisoner may be located, to arrest such prisoner and to place him or her in physical custody pending his or her return to confinement in a state correctional institution. Any state probation and parole officer, if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that a person granted a furlough has violated a condition of his or her furlough, may suspend such person's furlough and arrest or cause the arrest and detention in physical custody of the furloughed prisoner, pending the determination of the secretary whether the furlough should be revoked. The probation and parole officer shall report to the secretary all facts and circumstances and the reasons for the action of suspending such furlough. Upon the basis of the report and such other information as the secretary may obtain, he or she may revoke, reinstate, or modify the conditions of furlough, which shall be by written order of the secretary. If the furlough is revoked, the secretary shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the furloughed prisoner and his or her return to a state correctional institution.
RCW 72.78.070 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 78 / Section 070
RCW 72.78.070: Funding entitlement, obligation to maintain network not created.
Status: in_force

Nothing in chapter 483, Laws of 2007 creates an entitlement for a county or group of counties to receive funding under the program created in *RCW 72.78.030 , nor an obligation for a county or group of counties to maintain a community transition coordination network established pursuant to *RCW 72.78.030 upon expiration of state funding.
RCW 72.09.680 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 680
RCW 72.09.680: Statewide security advisory committee.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish a statewide security advisory committee to conduct comprehensive reviews of the department's total confinement security-related policies and procedures. (2) The statewide security advisory committee shall make recommendations to the secretary regarding methods to provide consistent application of the policies and procedures regarding security issues in total confinement correctional facilities. (3) The statewide security advisory committee shall include a balance of institutional staff including, but not limited to, custody staff. At a minimum, the statewide security advisory committee shall include: (a) The director of prisons or his or her designee; (b) A nonsupervisory classified employee and/or sergeant from each local advisory committee of a major facility and one nonsupervisory classified employee and/or sergeant representative from a minimum facility; (c) A senior-ranking security custody staff member from each major correctional facility and a senior-ranking custody staff member from a minimum correctional facility; (d) A senior-ranking community corrections officer; and (e) A delegate from the union that represents department employees located at correctional facilities. (4) The statewide security advisory committee shall develop guidelines to establish local security advisory committees for each total confinement correctional facility within the department. The chair of each local security advisory committee shall be the captain at a major facility and the lieutenant at a minimum security facility. The local security advisory committee should consist of a wide range of nonsupervisory classified employees and/or sergeants from the facility, such as medical staff, class counselors, program staff, and mental health staff. (5) The department shall report back to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2011, and annually thereafter. The report shall include: (a) Recommendations raised by both the statewide and local security advisory committees; (b) Recommendations, if any, for improving the ability of nonsupervisory classified employees to provide input on safety concerns including labor and industries mandated safety committees and the inclusion of safety issues in collective bargaining; (c) Actions taken by the department as a result of recommendations by the statewide and local security advisory committees; and (d) Recommendations for additional resources or legislation to address security concerns in total confinement correctional facilities. (6) The department shall report back to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2011, on issues related to safety within community corrections. The department shall engage employees from all levels of the community corrections division in preparing the report.
RCW 72.36.060 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 36 / Section 060
RCW 72.36.060: Federal funds.
Status: in_force

The state treasurer is authorized to receive any and all moneys appropriated or paid by the United States under the act of congress entitled "An Act to provide aid to state or territorial homes for disabled soldiers and sailors of the United States," approved August 27, 1888, or under any other act or acts of congress for the benefit of such homes. Such moneys shall be deposited in the general fund and shall be expended for the maintenance of the state veterans' homes.
RCW 72.09.080 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 080
RCW 72.09.080: Correctional industries advisory committee—Appointment of members, chair—Compensation—Support.
Status: in_force

(1) The correctional industries advisory committee shall consist of 11 voting members in total, with nine of the voting members appointed by the secretary and two of the voting members appointed by the governor. Each member shall serve a three-year staggered term. The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall each appoint one member from each of the two largest caucuses in their respective houses. The legislators so appointed shall be nonvoting members and shall serve two-year terms, or until they cease to be members of the house from which they were appointed, whichever occurs first. The nine members appointed by the secretary shall include three representatives from labor, three representatives from business representing cross sections of industries and all sizes of employers, and three members from the general public. The two voting members appointed by the governor must be individuals from underrepresented populations who have direct lived experience as those terms are defined in RCW 43.18A.010 , but may not be currently incarcerated in total confinement as that term is defined in RCW 9.94A.030 . (2) The committee shall elect a chair and such other officers as it deems appropriate from among the voting members. (3) The voting members of the committee shall serve with compensation pursuant to RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed by the department for travel expenses and per diem under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 , as now or hereafter amended. Legislative members shall be reimbursed under RCW 44.04.120 , as now or hereafter amended. (4) The secretary shall provide such staff services, facilities, and equipment as the board shall require to carry out its duties.
RCW 72.36.145 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 36 / Section 145
RCW 72.36.145: Reduction in allowable income—Certification of qualifying operations.
Status: in_force

No reduction in the allowable income provided for in current department rules may take effect until the effective date of certification of qualifying operations at state veterans' homes for participation in the state's medicaid reimbursement system.
RCW 72.01.410 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 410
RCW 72.01.410: Placement of person convicted as an adult for a felony offense committed under the age of eighteen.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any person is convicted as an adult in the courts of this state of a felony offense committed under the age of eighteen, and is committed for a term of confinement, that person shall be initially placed in a facility operated by the department of children, youth, and families. The department of corrections shall determine the person's earned release date. (a) While in the custody of the department of children, youth, and families, the person must have the same treatment, housing options, transfer, and access to program resources as any other person committed to that juvenile correctional facility or institution pursuant to chapter 13.40 RCW. Except as provided under (d) of this subsection, treatment, placement, and program decisions shall be at the sole discretion of the department of children, youth, and families. The person shall not be transferred to the custody of the department of corrections without the approval of the department of children, youth, and families until the person reaches the age of twenty-five. (b) If the person's sentence includes a term of community custody, the department of children, youth, and families shall not release the person to community custody until the department of corrections has approved the person's release plan pursuant to RCW 9.94A.729 (5)(b). If a person is held past his or her earned release date pending release plan approval, the department of children, youth, and families shall retain custody until a plan is approved or the person completes the ordered term of confinement prior to age twenty-five. (c) If the department of children, youth, and families determines that retaining custody of the person in a facility of the department of children, youth, and families presents a significant safety risk, the department of children, youth, and families may transfer the person to the custody of the department of corrections. (d) The department of corrections must retain authority over custody decisions relating to a person whose earned release date is on or after the person's twenty-fifth birthday and who is placed in a facility operated by the department of children, youth, and families under this section, unless the person qualifies for partial confinement under RCW 72.01.412 , and must approve any leave from the facility. When the person turns age twenty-five, he or she must be transferred to the department of corrections, except as described under RCW 72.01.412 . The department of children, youth, and families has all routine and day-to-day operations authority for the person while the person is in its custody. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this subsection, a person under the age of eighteen who is transferred to the custody of the department of corrections must be placed in a housing unit, or a portion of a housing unit, that is separated from other persons in custody who are eighteen years of age or older, until the person reaches the age of eighteen. (b) A person who is transferred to the custody of the department of corrections and reaches eighteen years of age may remain in a housing unit for persons under the age of eighteen if the secretary of corrections determines that: (i) The person's needs and the rehabilitation goals for the person could continue to be better met by the programs and housing environment that is separate from other persons in custody who are eighteen years of age and older; and (ii) the programs or housing environment for persons under the age of eighteen will not be substantially affected by the continued placement of the person in that environment. The person may remain placed in a housing unit for persons under the age of eighteen until such time as the secretary of corrections determines that the person's needs and goals are no longer better met in that environment but in no case past the person's twenty-fifth birthday. (c) A person transferred to the custody of the department of corrections who is under the age of eighteen may be housed in an intensive management unit or administrative segregation unit containing offenders eighteen years of age or older if it is necessary for the safety or security of the offender or staff. In these cases, the offender must be kept physically separate from other offenders at all times. (3) The department of children, youth, and families must review the placement of a person over age twenty-one in the custody of the department of children, youth, and families under this section to determine whether the person should be transferred to the custody of the department of corrections. The department of children, youth, and families may determine the frequency of the review required under this subsection, but the review must occur at least once before the person reaches age twenty-three if the person's commitment period in a juvenile institution extends beyond the person's twenty-third birthday.
RCW 72.20.090 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 20 / Section 090
RCW 72.20.090: Hiring out—Apprenticeships—Compensation.
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall have power to place any girl under the age of eighteen years at any employment for account of the institution or the girl employed, and receive and hold the whole or any part of her wages for the benefit of the girl less the amount necessary for her board and keep, and may also, with the consent of any girl over fourteen years of age, and the approval of the secretary endorsed thereon, execute indentures of apprenticeship, which shall be binding on all parties thereto. In case any girl so apprenticed shall prove untrustworthy or unsatisfactory, the superintendent may permit her to be returned to the school, and the indenture may thereupon be canceled. If such girl shall have an unsuitable employer, the superintendent may, with the approval of the secretary, take her back to the school, and cancel the indenture of apprenticeship. All indentures so made shall be filed and kept in the school. A system may also be established, providing for compensation to girls for services rendered, and payments may be made from time to time, not to exceed in the aggregate to any one girl the sum of twenty-five dollars for each year of service.
RCW 72.27.040 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 27 / Section 040
RCW 72.27.040: Financial arrangements.
Status: in_force

The compact administrator, subject to the moneys available therefor, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder.
RCW 72.40.280 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 280
RCW 72.40.280: Monitoring of residential program by department of social and health services—Recommendations—Comprehensive child health and safety reviews—Access to records and documents—Safety standards.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of social and health services must periodically monitor the residential program at the *state school for the deaf, including but not limited to examining the residential-related policies and procedures as well as the residential facilities. The department of social and health services must make recommendations to the director and the board of trustees of the center or its successor board on health and safety improvements related to child safety and well-being. The department of social and health services must conduct the monitoring reviews at least annually. The director or the director's designee may from time to time request technical assistance from the department of social and health services. (2) The department of social and health services must conduct a comprehensive child health and safety review, as defined in rule, of the residential program at the *state school for the deaf every three years. (3) The *state school for the deaf must provide the department of social and health services' staff with full and complete access to all records and documents that the department staff may request to carry out the requirements of this section. The department of social and health services must have full and complete access to all students and staff of the *state school for the deaf to conduct interviews to carry out the requirements of this section. (4) For the purposes of this section, the department of social and health services must use the safety standards established in this chapter when conducting the reviews.
RCW 72.09.370 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 370
RCW 72.09.370: Reentry community services program—Plan for postrelease treatment and support services—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The reentry community services program is established to provide intensive services to persons identified under this subsection and to thereby promote successful reentry, public safety, and recovery. The secretary shall identify persons in confinement or partial confinement who: (a) Are reasonably believed to present a danger to themselves or others if released to the community without supportive services; and (b) have a mental disorder. In evaluating these criteria, the secretary shall consider behavior known to the department and factors, based on research, that are linked to risk of dangerousness for persons with mental illnesses within the criminal justice system and shall include consideration of the person's history of substance use disorder or abuse. (2) Prior to release of a person identified under this section, a team consisting of representatives of the department of corrections, the health care authority, and, as necessary, the indeterminate sentence review board, divisions or administrations within the department of social and health services, specifically including the division of developmental disabilities, the appropriate managed care organization or behavioral health administrative services organization, and reentry community services providers, as appropriate, shall develop a plan, as determined necessary by the team, for delivery of treatment and support services to the person upon release. In developing the plan, the person shall be offered assistance in executing a mental health advance directive under chapter 71.32 RCW, after being fully informed of the benefits, scope, and purposes of such directive. The team may include a school district representative for persons under the age of 21. The team shall consult with the person's counsel, if any, and, as appropriate, the person's family and community. The team shall notify the crime victim/witness program, which shall provide notice to all people registered to receive notice under RCW 72.09.712 of the proposed release plan developed by the team. Victims, witnesses, and other interested people notified by the department may provide information and comments to the department on potential safety risk to specific individuals or classes of individuals posed by the specific person. The team may recommend: (a) That the person be evaluated by a designated crisis responder, as defined in chapter 71.05 RCW; (b) department-supervised community treatment; or (c) voluntary community mental health or substance use disorder or abuse treatment. (3) Prior to release of a person identified under this section, the team shall determine whether or not an evaluation by a designated crisis responder is needed. If an evaluation is recommended, the supporting documentation shall be immediately forwarded to the appropriate designated crisis responder. The supporting documentation shall include the person's criminal history, history of judicially required or administratively ordered involuntary antipsychotic medication while in confinement, and any known history of involuntary civil commitment. (4) If an evaluation by a designated crisis responder is recommended by the team, such evaluation shall occur not more than ten days, nor less than five days, prior to release. (5) A second evaluation by a designated crisis responder shall occur on the day of release if requested by the team, based upon new information or a change in the person's mental condition, and the initial evaluation did not result in an emergency detention or a summons under chapter 71.05 RCW. (6) If the designated crisis responder determines an emergency detention under chapter 71.05 RCW is necessary, the department shall release the person only to a state hospital or to a consenting evaluation and treatment facility or secure withdrawal management and stabilization facility. The department shall arrange transportation of the person to the hospital or facility. (7) If the designated crisis responder believes that a less restrictive alternative treatment is appropriate, he or she shall seek a summons, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 71.05 RCW, to require the person to appear at an evaluation and treatment facility or secure withdrawal management and stabilization facility. If a summons is issued, the person shall remain within the corrections facility until completion of his or her term of confinement and be transported, by corrections personnel on the day of completion, directly to the identified facility. (8) The secretary shall adopt rules to implement this section.
RCW 72.09.467 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 467
RCW 72.09.467: Postsecondary degree education programs—Reports to the legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) The department, the state board for community and technical colleges, the student achievement council, and the Washington statewide reentry council, in collaboration with an organization representing the presidents of the public four-year institutions of higher education, shall submit a combined report, pursuant to RCW 43.01.036 , by December 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, to the appropriate committees of the legislature having oversight over higher education issues and correctional matters. The state agencies shall consult and engage with nonprofit and community-based postsecondary education providers during the development of the annual report. (2) At a minimum, the combined report must include: (a) The number of incarcerated individuals served in the department's postsecondary education system, the number of individuals not served, the number of individuals leaving the department's custody without a high school equivalency who were in the department's custody longer than one year, and the number of individuals released without any postsecondary education, each disaggregated by demographics; (b) A complete list of postsecondary degree and certificate education programs offered at each state correctional facility, including enrollment rates and completion rates for each program; (c) A review of the department's identification and assessment of incarcerated individuals with learning disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and other cognitive impairments or disabilities that may limit their ability to participate in educational programming, including general educational development testing and postsecondary education. The report shall identify barriers to the identification and assessment of these individuals and include recommendations that will further facilitate access to educational programming for these individuals; (d) An identification of issues related to ensuring that credits earned in credit-bearing courses are transferable. The report must also include the number of transferable credits awarded and the number of credits awarded that are not transferable; (e) A review of policies on transfer, in order to create recommendations to institutions and the legislature that to ensure postsecondary education credits earned while incarcerated transfer seamlessly upon postrelease enrollment in a postsecondary education institution. The review must identify barriers or challenges on transferring credits experienced by individuals and the number of credits earned while incarcerated that transferred to the receiving colleges postrelease; (f) The number of individuals participating in correspondence courses and completion rates of correspondence courses, disaggregated by demographics; (g) An examination of the collaboration between correctional facilities, the educational programs, nonprofit and community-based postsecondary education providers, and the institutions, with the goal of ensuring that roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, including the roles and responsibilities of each entity in relation to ensuring incarcerated individual access to, and accommodations in, educational programming; and (h) A review of the partnerships with nonprofit and community-based postsecondary education organizations at state correctional facilities that provide accredited certificate and degree-granting programs and those that provide reentry services in support of educational programs and goals, including a list of the programs and services offered and recommendations to improve program delivery and access. (3) The report shall strive to include, where possible, the voices and experiences of current or formerly incarcerated individuals.
RCW 72.66.028 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 66 / Section 028
RCW 72.66.028: Furlough order—Contents.
Status: in_force

Whenever the secretary grants a furlough, he or she shall do so by a special order which order shall contain each condition and term of furlough prescribed pursuant to RCW 72.66.026 and each additional condition and term which the secretary may prescribe as being appropriate for the particular person to be furloughed.
RCW 72.09.580 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 580
RCW 72.09.580: Offender records and reports.
Status: in_force

Except as specifically prohibited by other law, and for purposes of determining, modifying, or monitoring compliance with conditions of community custody, the department: (1) Shall have access to all relevant records and information in the possession of public agencies relating to offenders, including police reports, prosecutors' statements of probable cause, complete criminal history information, psychological evaluations and psychiatric hospital reports, sex offender treatment program reports, and juvenile records; and (2) May require periodic reports from providers of treatment or other services required by the court or the department, including progress reports, evaluations and assessments, and reports of violations of conditions imposed by the court or the department.
RCW 72.66.044 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 66 / Section 044
RCW 72.66.044: Application proceeding not deemed adjudicative proceeding.
Status: in_force

Any proceeding involving an application for a furlough shall not be deemed an adjudicative proceeding under the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act.
RCW 72.01.220 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 220
RCW 72.01.220: Institutional religious coordinators—Duties.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the religious coordinators at the respective institutions mentioned in RCW 72.01.210 , under the direction of the department, to conduct religious services and to give religious and moral instruction to the inmates of the institutions, and to attend to their spiritual wants. They shall counsel with and interview the inmates concerning their social and family problems, and shall give assistance to the inmates and their families in regard to such problems.
RCW 72.04A.080 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 04A / Section 080
RCW 72.04A.080: Parolees subject to supervision of department—Progress reports.
Status: in_force

Each inmate hereafter released on parole shall be subject to the supervision of the department of corrections, and the probation and parole officers of the department shall be charged with the preparation of progress reports of parolees and to give guidance and supervision to such parolees within the conditions of a parolee's release from custody. Copies of all progress reports prepared by the probation and parole officers shall be supplied to the *board of prison terms and paroles for their files and records.
RCW 72.23.900 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 900
RCW 72.23.900: Construction—Purpose—1959 c 28.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed so that persons who are in need of care and treatment for mental illness shall receive humane care and treatment and be restored to normal mental condition as rapidly as possible with an avoidance of loss of civil rights where not necessary, and with as little formality as possible, still preserving all rights and all privileges of the person as guaranteed by the Constitution.
RCW 72.10.060 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 10 / Section 060
RCW 72.10.060: Inmates who have received mental health treatment—Notification to treatment provider at time of release.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall, for any person committed to a state correctional facility after July 1, 1998, inquire at the time of commitment whether the person had received outpatient mental health treatment within the two years preceding confinement and the name of the person providing the treatment. The secretary shall inquire of the treatment provider if he or she wishes to be notified of the release of the person from confinement, for purposes of offering treatment upon the inmate's release. If the treatment provider wishes to be notified of the inmate's release, the secretary shall attempt to provide such notice at least seven days prior to release. At the time of an inmate's release if the secretary is unable to locate the treatment provider, the secretary shall notify the health care authority and the behavioral health administrative services organization in the county the inmate will most likely reside following release. If the secretary has, prior to the release from the facility, evaluated the inmate and determined he or she requires postrelease mental health treatment, a copy of relevant records and reports relating to the inmate's mental health treatment or status shall be promptly made available to the offender's present or future treatment provider. The secretary shall determine which records and reports are relevant and may provide a summary in lieu of copies of the records.
RCW 72.05.420 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 05 / Section 420
RCW 72.05.420: Placement in community facility—Necessary conditions and actions—Department's duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall not initially place an offender in a community facility unless: (a) The department has conducted a risk assessment, including a determination of drug and alcohol abuse, and the results indicate the juvenile will pose not more than a minimum risk to public safety; and (b) The offender has spent at least ten percent of his or her sentence, but in no event less than thirty days, in a secure institution operated by, or under contract with, the department. The risk assessment must include consideration of all prior convictions and all available nonconviction data released upon request under RCW 10.97.050 , and any serious infractions or serious violations while under the jurisdiction of the secretary or the courts. (2) No juvenile offender may be placed in a community facility until the juvenile's student records and information have been received and the department has reviewed them in conjunction with all other information used for risk assessment, security classification, and placement of the juvenile. (3) A juvenile offender shall not be placed in a community facility until the department's risk assessment and security classification is complete and local law enforcement has been properly notified.
RCW 72.01.320 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 320
RCW 72.01.320: Examination of conditions and needs—Report.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall examine into the conditions and needs of the several state institutions under the secretary's control and report in writing to the governor the condition of each institution.
RCW 72.23.175 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 175
RCW 72.23.175: Identicard—Release.
Status: in_force

(1) The following entities must each ensure that every consenting patient possesses a valid identicard, issued by the department of licensing under chapter 46.20 RCW, prior to the individual's release from care in the applicable facility: (a) State hospitals licensed under chapter 72.23 RCW; (b) The special commitment center and secure community transition facilities licensed under RCW 71.09.250 and 71.09.290 ; or (c) Residential treatment facilities that provide mental health services operated by the department of social and health services. (2) The facilities listed in subsection (1) of this section must: (a) Pay any applicable application fee required for obtaining the identicard; (b) Provide a photo of the patient for use on the identicard under RCW 46.20.035 (1); and (c) Obtain a signature or mark from the patient that is acceptable to the department of licensing to use for an identicard. (3) Issuance of an identicard under this section must not cause a delay in the release of an individual. (4) The facilities in subsection (1) of this section must each provide a patient identification verification document for any patient in the custody of the facility, which must include the individual's legal first and last name, facility medical identification number, photo, patient or authorized representative signature or mark, and signature of social work supervisor or manager.
RCW 72.01.415 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 415
RCW 72.01.415: Offender under eighteen confined to a jail—Segregation from adult offenders.
Status: in_force

An offender under the age of eighteen who is convicted in adult criminal court of a crime and who is committed for a term of confinement in a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020 , must be housed in a jail cell that does not contain adult offenders, until the offender reaches the age of eighteen.
RCW 72.09.100 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 100
RCW 72.09.100: Inmate work program—Classes of work programs—Participation—Benefits.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature to vest in the department the power to provide for a comprehensive inmate work program and to remove statutory and other restrictions which have limited work programs in the past. It is also the intent of the legislature to ensure that the department, in developing and selecting correctional industries work programs, does not encourage the development of, or provide for selection of or contracting for, or the significant expansion of, any new or existing class I correctional industries work programs that unfairly compete with Washington businesses. The legislature intends that the requirements relating to fair competition in the correctional industries work programs be liberally construed by the department to protect Washington businesses from unfair competition. For purposes of establishing such a comprehensive program, the legislature recommends that the department consider adopting any or all, or any variation of, the following classes of work programs: (1) CLASS I: FREE VENTURE INDUSTRIES. (a) The employer model industries in this class shall be operated and managed in total or in part by any profit or nonprofit organization pursuant to an agreement between the organization and the department. The organization shall produce goods or services for sale to both the public and private sector. (b) The customer model industries in this class shall be operated and managed by the department to provide Washington state manufacturers or businesses with products or services currently produced or provided by out-of-state or foreign suppliers. (c) The department shall review these proposed industries, including any potential new class I industries work program or the significant expansion of an existing class I industries work program, before the department contracts to provide such products or services. The review shall include the analysis required under RCW 72.09.115 to determine if the proposed correctional industries work program will compete with any Washington business. An agreement for a new class I correctional industries work program, or an agreement for a significant expansion of an existing class I correctional industries work program, that unfairly competes with any Washington business is prohibited. (d) The department shall supply appropriate security and custody services without charge to the participating firms. (e) Inmates who work in free venture industries shall do so at their own choice. They shall be paid a wage comparable to the wage paid for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the industry is located, as determined by the director of correctional industries. If the director cannot reasonably determine the comparable wage, then the pay shall not be less than the federal minimum wage. (f) An inmate who is employed in the class I program of correctional industries shall not be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to any of the provisions of Title 50 RCW until released on parole or discharged. (2) CLASS II: TAX REDUCTION INDUSTRIES. (a) Industries in this class shall be state-owned and operated enterprises designed primarily to reduce the costs for goods and services for tax-supported agencies and for nonprofit organizations. (b)(i) The industries selected for development within this class shall, as much as possible, match the available pool of inmate work skills and aptitudes with the work opportunities in the free community. The industries shall be closely patterned after private sector industries but with the objective of reducing public support costs rather than making a profit. (ii) Except as provided in *RCW 43.19.534 (3) and this section, the products and services of this industry, including purchased products and services necessary for a complete product line, may be sold to the following: (A) Public agencies; (B) Nonprofit organizations; (C) Private contractors when the goods purchased will be ultimately used by a public agency or a nonprofit organization; (D) An employee and immediate family members of an employee of the department; (E) A person under the supervision of the department and his or her immediate family members; and (F) A licensed health professional for the sole purpose of providing eyeglasses to enrollees of the state medical program at no more than the health professional's cost of acquisition. (iii) The department shall authorize the type and quantity of items that may be purchased and sold under (b)(ii)(D) and (E) of this subsection. (iv) It is prohibited to purchase any item purchased under (b)(ii)(D) and (E) of this subsection for the purpose of resale. (v) Clothing manufactured by an industry in this class may be donated to nonprofit organizations that provide clothing free of charge to low-income persons. (c) Under no circumstance shall offenders under the custody of the department of corrections make or assemble uniforms to be worn by correctional officers employed with the department. (d)(i) Class II correctional industries products and services shall be reviewed by the department before offering such products and services for sale to private contractors. (ii) The secretary shall conduct a yearly marketing review of the products and services offered under this subsection. Such review shall include an analysis of the potential impact of the proposed products and services on the Washington state business community. To avoid waste or spoilage and consequent loss to the state, when there is no public sector market for such goods, by-products and surpluses of timber, agricultural, and animal husbandry enterprises may be sold to private persons, at private sale. Surplus by-products and surpluses of timber, agricultural and animal husbandry enterprises that cannot be sold to public agencies or to private persons may be donated to nonprofit organizations. All sales of surplus products shall be carried out in accordance with rules prescribed by the secretary. (e) Security and custody services shall be provided without charge by the department. (f) Inmates working in this class of industries shall do so at their own choice and shall be paid for their work on a gratuity scale which shall not exceed the wage paid for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the industry is located and which is approved by the director of correctional industries. (g) Provisions of RCW 41.06.142 shall not apply to contracts with Washington state businesses entered into by the department through class II industries. (3) CLASS III: INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INDUSTRIES. (a) Industries in this class shall be operated by the department. They shall be designed and managed to accomplish the following objectives: (i) Whenever possible, to provide basic work training and experience so that the inmate will be able to qualify for better work both within correctional industries and the free community. It is not intended that an inmate's work within this class of industries should be his or her final and total work experience as an inmate. (ii) Whenever possible, to provide forty hours of work or work training per week. (iii) Whenever possible, to offset tax and other public support costs. (b) Class III correctional industries shall be reviewed by the department to set policy for work crews. The department shall prepare quarterly detail statements showing where work crews worked, what correctional industry class, and the hours worked. (c) Supervising, management, and custody staff shall be employees of the department. (d) All able and eligible inmates who are assigned work and who are not working in other classes of industries shall work in this class. (e) Except for inmates who work in work training programs, inmates in this class shall be paid for their work in accordance with an inmate gratuity scale. The scale shall be adopted by the secretary of corrections. (4) CLASS IV: COMMUNITY WORK INDUSTRIES. (a) Industries in this class shall be operated by the department. They shall be designed and managed to provide services in the inmate's resident community at a reduced cost. The services shall be provided to public agencies, to persons who are poor or infirm, or to nonprofit organizations. (b) Class IV correctional industries shall be reviewed by the department to set policy for work crews. The department shall prepare quarterly detail statements showing where work crews worked, what correctional industry class, and the hours worked. Class IV correctional industries operated in work camps established pursuant to RCW 72.64.050 are exempt from the requirements of this subsection (4)(b). (c) Inmates in this program shall reside in facilities owned by, contracted for, or licensed by the department. A unit of local government shall provide work supervision services without charge to the state and shall pay the inmate's wage. (d) The department shall reimburse participating units of local government for liability and workers compensation insurance costs. (e) Inmates who work in this class of industries shall do so at their own choice and shall receive a gratuity which shall not exceed the wage paid for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the industry is located. (5) CLASS V: COMMUNITY RESTITUTION PROGRAMS. (a) Programs in this class shall be subject to supervision by the department. The purpose of this class of industries is to enable an inmate, placed on community supervision, to work off all or part of a community restitution order as ordered by the sentencing court. (b) Employment shall be in a community restitution program operated by the state, local units of government, or a nonprofit agency. (c) To the extent that funds are specifically made available for such purposes, the department shall reimburse nonprofit agencies for workers compensation insurance costs.
RCW 72.09.652 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 652
RCW 72.09.652: Use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in custody—Provision of information to staff and pregnant women and youth in custody.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary shall provide an informational packet about the requirements of chapter 181, Laws of 2010 to all medical staff and nonmedical staff who are involved in the transportation of women and youth who are pregnant, as well as such other staff as the secretary deems appropriate. The informational packet provided to staff under this section shall be developed as provided in RCW 70.48.800 . (2) The secretary shall cause the requirements of chapter 181, Laws of 2010 to be provided to all women or youth who are pregnant, at the time the department assumes custody of the person. In addition, the secretary shall cause a notice containing the requirements of chapter 181, Laws of 2010 to be posted in conspicuous locations in the correctional facilities, including but not limited to the locations in which medical care is provided within the facilities.
RCW 72.66.024 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 66 / Section 024
RCW 72.66.024: Sponsor.
Status: in_force

No furlough shall be granted unless the applicant for the furlough has procured a person to act as his or her sponsor. No person shall qualify as a sponsor unless he or she satisfies the secretary that he or she knows the applicant's furlough plan, is familiar with the furlough conditions prescribed pursuant to RCW 72.66.026 , and submits a statement that he or she agrees to: (1) See to it that the furloughed person is provided with appropriate living quarters for the duration of the furlough; (2) Notify the secretary immediately if the furloughed person does not appear as scheduled, departs from the furlough plan at any time, becomes involved in serious difficulty during the furlough, or experiences problems that affect his or her ability to function appropriately; (3) Assist the furloughed person in other appropriate ways, such as discussing problems and providing transportation to job interviews; and (4) Take reasonable measures to assist the resident to return from furlough.
RCW 72.09.333 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 333
RCW 72.09.333: Sex offenders—Facilities on McNeil Island.
Status: in_force

The secretary is authorized to operate a correctional facility on McNeil Island for the confinement of sex offenders and other offenders sentenced by the courts, and to make necessary repairs, renovations, additions, and improvements to state property for that purpose, notwithstanding any local comprehensive plans, development regulations, permitting requirements, or any other local laws. Operation of the correctional facility and other state facilities authorized by this section and other law includes access to adequate docking facilities on state-owned tidelands at the town of Steilacoom.
RCW 72.70.900 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 70 / Section 900
RCW 72.70.900: Severability—Liberal construction—1959 c 287.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this act is declared to be unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any state, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of this act and the applicability thereof to any other state, agency, person or circumstance shall, with respect to all severable matters, not be affected thereby. It is the legislative intent that the provisions of this act be reasonably and liberally construed.
RCW 72.23.230 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 230
RCW 72.23.230: Patient's property—Superintendent as custodian—Management and accounting.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of a state hospital shall be the custodian without compensation of such personal property of a patient involuntarily hospitalized therein as may come into the superintendent's possession while the patient is under the jurisdiction of the hospital. As such custodian, the superintendent shall have authority to disburse moneys from the patients' funds for the following purposes only and subject to the following limitations: (1) The superintendent may disburse any of the funds in his or her possession belonging to a patient for such personal needs of that patient as may be deemed necessary by the superintendent; and (2) Whenever the funds belonging to any one patient exceed the sum of one thousand dollars or a greater sum as established by rules and regulations of the department, the superintendent may apply the excess to reimbursement for state hospitalization and/or outpatient charges of such patient to the extent of a notice and finding of responsibility issued under RCW 43.20B.340 ; and (3) When a patient is paroled, the superintendent shall deliver unto the said patient all or such portion of the funds or other property belonging to the patient as the superintendent may deem necessary and proper in the interests of the patient's welfare, and the superintendent may during the parole period deliver to the patient such additional property or funds belonging to the patient as the superintendent may from time to time determine necessary and proper. When a patient is discharged from the jurisdiction of the hospital, the superintendent shall deliver to such patient all funds or other property belonging to the patient, subject to the conditions of subsection (2) of this section. All funds held by the superintendent as custodian may be deposited in a single fund. Annual reports of receipts and expenditures shall be forwarded to the department, and shall be open to inspection by interested parties: PROVIDED, That all interest accruing from, or as a result of the deposit of such moneys in a single fund shall be used by the superintendent for the general welfare of all the patients of such institution: PROVIDED, FURTHER, That when the personal accounts of patients exceed three hundred dollars, the interest accruing from such excess shall be credited to the personal accounts of such patients. All such expenditures shall be accounted for by the superintendent. The appointment of a guardian for the estate of such patient shall terminate the superintendent's authority to pay state hospitalization charges from funds subject to the control of the guardianship upon the superintendent's receipt of a certified copy of letters of guardianship. Upon the guardian's request, the superintendent shall forward to such guardian any funds subject to the control of the guardianship or other property of the patient remaining in the superintendent's possession, together with a final accounting of receipts and expenditures.
RCW 72.65.210 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 65 / Section 210
RCW 72.65.210: Inmate participation eligibility standards—Department to conduct overall review of work release program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish, by rule, incarcerated individual eligibility standards for participation in the work release program. (2) The department shall: (a) Conduct an annual examination of each work release facility and its security procedures; (b) Investigate and set standards for the individual supervision policies of each work release facility; (c) Establish physical standards for future work release structures to ensure the safety of individuals, employees, and the surrounding communities; (d) Evaluate its recordkeeping of serious infractions to determine if infractions are properly and consistently assessed against individuals eligible for work release; (e) Establish a written treatment plan best suited to the individual's needs, cost, and the relationship of community placement and community corrections officers to a system of case management; (f) Adopt a policy to encourage businesses employing work release individuals to contact the appropriate work release facility whenever an individual is absent from his or her work schedule. The department of corrections shall provide each employer with written information and instructions on who should be called if a work release employee is absent from work or leaves the jobsite without authorization; and (g) Develop a siting policy, in conjunction with cities, counties, community groups, and the department of commerce for the establishment of additional work release facilities. Such policy shall include at least the following elements: (i) Guidelines for appropriate site selection of work-release facilities; (ii) notification requirements to local government and community groups of intent to site a work release facility; and (iii) guidelines for effective community relations by the work release program operator. The department shall comply with the requirements of this section by July 1, 1990. (3) The department may not transfer an incarcerated individual to participate in a work release program until the department has a clinically appropriate evaluation for substance use disorder. If the incarcerated individual is diagnosed to have a substance use disorder, the department shall assist the incarcerated individual in enrolling in substance use disorder treatment services at the level deemed clinically appropriate. Individuals transferred to participate in a work release program, and diagnosed with a substance use disorder, must begin receiving substance use disorder treatment services as soon as practicable after transfer to avoid any delays in treatment. Substance use disorder treatment services shall include, as deemed necessary by the evaluation, access to medication-assisted treatment and counseling programs. Upon transfer to a work release program, when clinically appropriate, individuals must be provided with access to self-administered fentanyl testing supplies and medications designed to reverse the effects of opioid overdose.
RCW 72.42.010 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 42 / Section 010
RCW 72.42.010: Intention—Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is the intention of the legislature, in creating a board of trustees for the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth to perform the duties set forth in this chapter, that the board of trustees perform needed oversight services to the governor and the legislature of the center in the development of programs for the hard of hearing, and in the operation of the center, including the *school for the deaf.
RCW 72.23.400 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 400
RCW 72.23.400: Workplace safety plan.
Status: in_force

(1) By November 1, 2000, each state hospital shall develop a plan, for implementation by January 1, 2001, to reasonably prevent and protect employees from violence at the state hospital. The plan shall be developed with input from the state hospital's safety committee, which includes representation from management, unions, nursing, psychiatry, and key function staff as appropriate. The plan shall address security considerations related to the following items, as appropriate to the particular state hospital, based upon the hazards identified in the assessment required under subsection (2) of this section: (a) The physical attributes of the state hospital including access control, egress control, door locks, lighting, and alarm systems; (b) Staffing, including security staffing; (c) Personnel policies; (d) First aid and emergency procedures; (e) Reporting violent acts, taking appropriate action in response to violent acts, and follow-up procedures after violent acts; (f) Development of criteria for determining and reporting verbal threats; (g) Employee education and training; and (h) Clinical and patient policies and procedures including those related to smoking; activity, leisure, and therapeutic programs; communication between shifts; and restraint and seclusion. (2) Before the development of the plan required under subsection (1) of this section, each state hospital shall conduct a security and safety assessment to identify existing or potential hazards for violence and determine the appropriate preventive action to be taken. The assessment shall include, but is not limited to analysis of data on violence and worker's compensation claims during at least the preceding year, input from staff and patients such as surveys, and information relevant to subsection (1)(a) through (h) of this section. (3) In developing the plan required by subsection (1) of this section, the state hospital may consider any guidelines on violence in the workplace or in the state hospital issued by the department of health, the department of social and health services, the department of labor and industries, the federal occupational safety and health administration, medicare, and state hospital accrediting organizations. (4) The plan must be evaluated, reviewed, and amended as necessary, at least annually.
RCW 72.20.070 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 20 / Section 070
RCW 72.20.070: Eligibility restricted.
Status: in_force

No girl shall be received in the Maple Lane school who is not of sound mind, or who is subject to epileptic or other fits, or is not possessed of that degree of bodily health which should render her a fit subject for the discipline of the school. It shall be the duty of the court committing her to cause such girl to be examined by a reputable physician to be appointed by the court, who will certify to the above facts, which certificate shall be forwarded to the school with the commitment. Any girl who may have been committed to the school, not complying with the above requirements, may be returned by the superintendent to the court making the commitment, or to the officer or institution last having her in charge. The department shall arrange for the transportation of all girls to and from the school.
RCW 72.23.027 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 027
RCW 72.23.027: Integrated service delivery—Incentives to discourage inappropriate placement—Specialized care programs.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall develop a system of more integrated service delivery, including incentives to discourage the inappropriate placement of persons with developmental disabilities, head injury, and substance abuse, at state mental hospitals and encourage their care in community settings. By December 1, 1992, the department shall submit an implementation strategy, including budget proposals, to the appropriate committees of the legislature for this system. Under the system, state, local, or community agencies may be given financial or other incentives to develop appropriate crisis intervention and community care arrangements. The secretary may establish specialized care programs for persons described in this section on the grounds of the state hospitals. Such programs may operate according to professional standards that do not conform to existing federal or private hospital accreditation standards.
RCW 72.70.050 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 70 / Section 050
RCW 72.70.050: Secretary may enter into contracts.
Status: in_force

The secretary of corrections is hereby empowered to enter into such contracts on behalf of this state as may be appropriate to implement the participation of this state in the Western Interstate Corrections Compact pursuant to Article III thereof. No such contract shall be of any force or effect until approved by the attorney general.
RCW 72.01.230 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 230
RCW 72.01.230: Institutional religious coordinators—Offices, chapels, supplies.
Status: in_force

The religious coordinators at the respective institutions mentioned in RCW 72.01.210 shall be provided with the offices and chapels at their institutions, and such supplies as may be necessary for the carrying out of their duties.
RCW 72.09.251 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 251
RCW 72.09.251: Communicable disease prevention guidelines.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the uniform distribution of communicable disease prevention guidelines to all corrections staff who, in the course of their regularly assigned job responsibilities, may come within close physical proximity to offenders with communicable diseases. (2) The guidelines shall identify special precautions necessary to reduce the risk of transmission of communicable diseases. (3) For the purposes of this section, "communicable disease" means sexually transmitted diseases, as defined in RCW 70.24.017 , diseases caused by blood-borne pathogens, or any other illness caused by an infectious agent that can be transmitted from one person, animal, or object to another person by direct or indirect means including transmission via an intermediate host or vector, food, water, or air.
RCW 72.40.070 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 070
RCW 72.40.070: Duty of educational service districts.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of each educational service district to make a full and specific report of visually impaired or deaf or hard of hearing youth to the superintendent of the school for the blind or the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the director's designee, as the case may be and the superintendent of public instruction, annually. The superintendent of public instruction shall report about the deaf or hard of hearing or visually impaired youth to the school for the blind and the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, as the case may be, annually.
RCW 72.66.042 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 66 / Section 042
RCW 72.66.042: Emergency furlough—Waiver of certain requirements.
Status: in_force

In the event of an emergency furlough, the secretary may waive all or any portion of RCW 72.66.014 (2), 72.66.016 , 72.66.022 , 72.66.024 , and 72.66.026 .
RCW 72.09.260 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 260
RCW 72.09.260: Litter cleanup programs—Requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall assist local units of government in establishing community restitution programs for litter cleanup. Community restitution litter cleanup programs must include the following: (a) Procedures for documenting the number of community restitution hours worked in litter cleanup by each offender; (b) plans to coordinate litter cleanup activities with local governmental entities responsible for roadside and park maintenance; (c) insurance coverage for offenders during litter cleanup activities pursuant to RCW 51.12.045 ; (d) provision of adequate safety equipment and, if needed, weather protection gear; and (e) provision for including felons and misdemeanants in the program. (2) Community restitution programs established under this section shall involve, but not be limited to, persons convicted of nonviolent, drug-related offenses. (3) Nothing in this section shall diminish the department's authority to place offenders in community restitution programs or to determine the suitability of offenders for specific programs. (4) As used in this section, "litter cleanup" includes cleanup and removal of solid waste that is illegally dumped.
RCW 72.40.031 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 031
RCW 72.40.031: School year—School term—Legal holidays—Use of schools.
Status: in_force

The school year for the state school for the blind and the *state school for the deaf shall commence on the first day of July of each year and shall terminate on the 30th day of June of the succeeding year. The regular school term shall be for a period of nine months and shall commence as near as reasonably practical at the time of the commencement of regular terms in other public schools, with the equivalent number of days as are now required by law, and the regulations of the superintendent of public instruction as now or hereafter amended, during the school year in other public schools. The school and the center shall observe all legal holidays, in the same manner as other agencies of state government, and will not be in session on such days and such other days as may be approved by the superintendent or the director. During the period when the schools are not in session during the regular school term, schools may be operated, subject to the approval of the superintendent or the director or the director's designee, for the instruction of students or for such other reasons which are in furtherance of the objects and purposes of the respective facilities.
RCW 72.23.025 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 025
RCW 72.23.025: Eastern and western state hospitals—Primary diagnosis of mental disorder—Duties—Institutes for the study and treatment of mental disorders established.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the legislature to improve the quality of service at state hospitals, eliminate overcrowding, and more specifically define the role of the state hospitals. The legislature intends that eastern and western state hospitals shall become clinical centers for handling the most complicated long-term care needs of patients with a primary diagnosis of mental disorder. To this end, the legislature intends that funds appropriated for mental health programs, including funds for behavioral health administrative services organizations, managed care organizations contracted with the health care authority, and the state hospitals, be used for persons with primary diagnosis of mental disorder. The legislature finds that establishment of institutes for the study and treatment of mental disorders at both eastern state hospital and western state hospital will be instrumental in implementing the legislative intent. (2)(a) There is established at eastern state hospital and western state hospital, institutes for the study and treatment of mental disorders. The institutes shall be operated by joint operating agreements between state colleges and universities and the department of social and health services. The institutes are intended to conduct training, research, and clinical program development activities that will directly benefit persons with mental illness who are receiving treatment in Washington state by performing the following activities: (i) Promote recruitment and retention of highly qualified professionals at the state hospitals and community mental health programs; (ii) Improve clinical care by exploring new, innovative, and scientifically based treatment models for persons presenting particularly difficult and complicated clinical syndromes; (iii) Provide expanded training opportunities for existing staff at the state hospitals and community mental health programs; (iv) Promote bilateral understanding of treatment orientation, possibilities, and challenges between state hospital professionals and community mental health professionals. (b) To accomplish these purposes the institutes may, within funds appropriated for this purpose: (i) Enter joint operating agreements with state universities or other institutions of higher education to accomplish the placement and training of students and faculty in psychiatry, psychology, social work, occupational therapy, nursing, and other relevant professions at the state hospitals and community mental health programs; (ii) Design and implement clinical research projects to improve the quality and effectiveness of state hospital services and operations; (iii) Enter into agreements with community mental health service providers to accomplish the exchange of professional staff between the state hospitals and community mental health service providers; (iv) Establish a student loan forgiveness and conditional scholarship program to retain qualified professionals at the state hospitals and community mental health providers when the secretary has determined a shortage of such professionals exists. (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the institutes may enter into agreements with the department or the state hospitals which may involve changes in staffing necessary to implement improved patient care programs contemplated by this section. (d) The institutes are authorized to seek and accept public or private gifts, grants, contracts, or donations to accomplish their purposes under this section.
RCW 72.09.104 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 104
RCW 72.09.104: Prison work programs to operate automated data input and retrieval systems.
Status: in_force

The *department of general administration and the department of corrections shall implement prison work programs to operate automated data input and retrieval systems for appropriate departments of state government.
RCW 72.23.390 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 390
RCW 72.23.390: Safe patient handling.
Status: in_force

(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Lift team" means hospital employees specially trained to conduct patient lifts, transfers, and repositioning using lifting equipment when appropriate. (b) "Safe patient handling" means the use of engineering controls, lifting and transfer aids, or assistive devices, by lift teams or other staff, instead of manual lifting to perform the acts of lifting, transferring, and repositioning health care patients and residents. (c) "Musculoskeletal disorders" means conditions that involve the nerves, tendons, muscles, and supporting structures of the body. (2) By February 1, 2007, each hospital must establish a safe patient handling committee either by creating a new committee or assigning the functions of a safe patient handling committee to an existing committee. The purpose of the committee is to design and recommend the process for implementing a safe patient handling program. At least half of the members of the safe patient handling committee shall be frontline nonmanagerial employees who provide direct care to patients unless doing so will adversely affect patient care. (3) By December 1, 2007, each hospital must establish a safe patient handling program. As part of this program, a hospital must: (a) Implement a safe patient handling policy for all shifts and units of the hospital. Implementation of the safe patient handling policy may be phased-in with the acquisition of equipment under subsection (4) of this section; (b) Conduct a patient handling hazard assessment. This assessment should consider such variables as patient-handling tasks, types of nursing units, patient populations, and the physical environment of patient care areas; (c) Develop a process to identify the appropriate use of the safe patient handling policy based on the patient's physical and medical condition and the availability of lifting equipment or lift teams; (d) Conduct an annual performance evaluation of the program to determine its effectiveness, with the results of the evaluation reported to the safe patient handling committee. The evaluation shall determine the extent to which implementation of the program has resulted in a reduction in musculoskeletal disorder claims and days of lost work attributable to musculoskeletal disorder caused by patient handling, and include recommendations to increase the program's effectiveness; and (e) When developing architectural plans for constructing or remodeling a hospital or a unit of a hospital in which patient handling and movement occurs, consider the feasibility of incorporating patient handling equipment or the physical space and construction design needed to incorporate that equipment at a later date. (4) By January 30, 2010, hospitals must complete acquisition of their choice of: (a) One readily available lift per acute care unit on the same floor, unless the safe patient handling committee determines a lift is unnecessary in the unit; (b) one lift for every ten acute care available inpatient beds; or (c) equipment for use by lift teams. Hospitals must train staff on policies, equipment, and devices at least annually. (5) Nothing in this section precludes lift team members from performing other duties as assigned during their shift. (6) A hospital shall develop procedures for hospital employees to refuse to perform or be involved in patient handling or movement that the hospital employee believes in good faith will expose a patient or a hospital employee to an unacceptable risk of injury. A hospital employee who in good faith follows the procedure developed by the hospital in accordance with this subsection shall not be the subject of disciplinary action by the hospital for the refusal to perform or be involved in the patient handling or movement.
RCW 72.10.050 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 10 / Section 050
RCW 72.10.050: Rules to implement RCW 72.10.020.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules to implement RCW 72.10.020 .
RCW 72.42.041 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 42 / Section 041
RCW 72.42.041: Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the center: (1) Shall adopt rules and regulations for its own governance; (2) Shall direct the development of, approve, and monitor the enforcement of policies, rules, and regulations pertaining to the school and the center, including but not limited to: (a) The use of classrooms and other facilities for summer or night schools or for public meetings and any other uses consistent with the mission of the center; (b) Pedestrian and vehicular traffic on property owned, operated, or maintained by the center; (c) Governance, management, and operation of the residential facilities; (d) Transferability of employees between the center and the school for the blind consistent with collective bargaining agreements in effect; and (e) Compliance with state and federal education civil rights laws at the school; (3) Shall develop a process for recommending candidates for the position of director and upon a vacancy shall submit a list of three qualified candidates for director to the governor; (4) Shall submit an evaluation of the director to the governor by July 1st of each odd-numbered year that includes a recommendation regarding the retention of the director; (5) May recommend to the governor at any time that the director be removed for conduct deemed by the board to be detrimental to the interests of the center; (6) Shall prepare and submit by July 1st of each even-numbered year a report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature which contains a detailed summary of the center's progress on performance objectives and the center's work, facility conditions, and revenues and costs of the center for the previous year and which contains those recommendations it deems necessary and advisable for the governor and the legislature to act on; (7) Shall approve the center's budget and all funding requests, both operating and capital, submitted to the governor; (8) Shall direct and approve the development and implementation of comprehensive programs of education, training, and as needed residential living, such that students served by the school receive a challenging and quality education in a safe school environment; (9) Shall direct, monitor, and approve the implementation of a comprehensive continuous quality improvement system for the center; (10) Shall monitor and inspect all existing facilities of the center and report its findings in its biennial report to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature; and (11) May grant to every student of the school, upon graduation or completion of a program or course of study, a suitable diploma, nonbaccalaureate degree, or certificate.
RCW 72.40.010 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 010
RCW 72.40.010: Schools established—Purpose—Direction.
Status: in_force

There are established at Vancouver, Clark county, a school which shall be known as the state school for the blind, and a separate school which shall be known as the *state school for the deaf. The primary purpose of the state school for the blind and the *state school for the deaf is to educate and train hearing and visually impaired children. The school for the blind shall be under the direction of the superintendent with the advice of the board of trustees. The *school for the deaf shall be under the direction of the director of the center or the director's designee and the board of trustees.
RCW 79A.05.410 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 05 / Section 410
RCW 79A.05.410: Water trail recreation program—Rules.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to administer the water trail program and facilities on areas owned or administered by the commission. Where water trail facilities administered by other public or private entities are incorporated into the water trail system, the rules adopted by those entities shall prevail. The commission is not responsible or liable for enforcement of these alternative rules.(1) The department shall publish and operate a staffed, toll-free twenty-four-hour hotline for the purpose of receiving reports of violation of conditions set for juveniles who are placed in community facilities. (2) The department shall include the phone number on all documents distributed to the juvenile and the juvenile's employer, school, parents, and treatment providers. (3) The department shall include the phone number in every contract it executes with any service provider after September 1, 1998.
RCW 72.68.035 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 68 / Section 035
RCW 72.68.035: Transfer or removal of committed or confined persons—State institution or facility for the care of the mentally ill, defined.
Status: in_force

As used in RCW 72.68.031 and 72.68.032 , the phrase "state institution or facility for the care of the mentally ill" shall mean any hospital, institution or facility operated and maintained by the state of Washington which has as its principal purpose the care of the mentally ill, whether such hospital, institution or facility is physically located within or outside the geographical or structural confines of a state correctional institution or facility: PROVIDED, That whether a state institution or facility for the care of the mentally ill be physically located within or outside the geographical or structural confines of a state correctional institution or facility, it shall be administered separately from the state correctional institution or facility, and in conformity with its principal purpose.
RCW 72.40.200 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 200
RCW 72.40.200: Safety of students and protection from child abuse and neglect.
Status: in_force

The Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind shall promote the personal safety of students and protect the children who attend from child abuse and neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020 .
RCW 72.40.210 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 210
RCW 72.40.210: Reports to parents—Requirement.
Status: in_force

The director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the superintendent of the state school for the blind or their designees shall immediately report to the persons indicated the following events: (1) To the child's parent, custodian, or guardian: (a) The death of the child; (b) Hospitalization of a child in attendance or residence at the facility; (c) Allegations of child abuse or neglect in which the parent's child in attendance or residence at the facility is the alleged victim; (d) Allegations of physical or sexual abuse in which the parent's child in attendance or residence at the facility is the alleged perpetrator; (e) Life-threatening illness; (f) The attendance at the facility of any child who is a registered sex offender under RCW 9A.44.130 as permitted by RCW 4.24.550 . (2) Notification to the parent shall be made by the means most likely to be received by the parent. If initial notification is made by telephone, such notification shall be followed by notification in writing within forty-eight hours after the initial verbal contact is made.
RCW 72.40.028 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 028
RCW 72.40.028: Teachers' qualifications—Salaries—Provisional certification.
Status: in_force

All teachers employed by the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind shall meet all certification requirements and the programs shall meet all accreditation requirements and conform to the standards defined by law or by rule of the Washington professional educator standards board or the office of the state superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent and the director, by rule, may adopt additional educational standards for their respective facilities. Salaries of all certificated employees shall be based on the statewide average salary set forth in RCW 28A.150.410 , adjusted by the regionalization factor that applies to the school district in which the program or facility is located. The superintendent and the director may provide for provisional certification for teachers in their respective facilities including certification for emergency, temporary, substitute, or provisional duty.
RCW 72.09.495 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 495
RCW 72.09.495: Incarcerated parents—Policies to encourage family contact and engagement.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary of corrections shall review current department policies and assess the following: (a) The impact of existing policies on the ability of offenders to maintain familial contact and engagement between inmates and children; and (b) The adequacy and availability of programs targeted at inmates with children. (2) The secretary shall adopt policies that encourage familial contact and engagement between inmates and their children with the goal of reducing recidivism and intergenerational incarceration. Programs and policies should take into consideration the children's need to maintain contact with his or her parent and the inmate's ability to develop plans to financially support their children, assist in reunification when appropriate, and encourage the improvement of parenting skills where needed. (3) The department shall conduct the following activities to assist in implementing the requirements of subsection (1) of this section: (a) Gather information and data on the families of inmates, particularly the children of incarcerated parents; (b) Evaluate data to determine the impact on recidivism and intergenerational incarceration; and (c) Participate in the children of incarcerated parents advisory committee and report information obtained under this section to the advisory committee.
RCW 72.05.154 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 05 / Section 154
RCW 72.05.154: Juvenile forest camps—Industrial insurance—Eligibility for benefits—Exceptions.
Status: in_force

From and after July 1, 1973, any inmate working in a juvenile forest camp established and operated pursuant to RCW 72.05.150 , pursuant to an agreement between the department of children, youth, and families and the department of natural resources shall be eligible for the benefits provided by Title 51 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, relating to industrial insurance, with the exceptions provided by this section. No inmate as described in RCW 72.05.152 , until released upon an order of parole by the department of children, youth, and families, or discharged from custody upon expiration of sentence, or discharged from custody by order of a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or his or her dependents or beneficiaries, shall be entitled to any payment for temporary disability or permanent total disability as provided for in RCW 51.32.090 or 51.32.060 respectively, as now or hereafter amended, or to the benefits of chapter 51.36 RCW relating to medical aid: PROVIDED, That RCW 72.05.152 and this section shall not affect the eligibility, payment or distribution of benefits for any industrial injury to the inmate which occurred prior to his or her existing commitment to the department of children, youth, and families. Any and all premiums or assessments as may arise under this section pursuant to the provisions of Title 51 RCW shall be the obligation of and be paid by the state department of natural resources.
RCW 72.66.032 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 66 / Section 032
RCW 72.66.032: Furlough identification card.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall issue a furlough identification card to each resident granted a furlough. The card shall contain the name of the resident and shall disclose the fact that he or she has been granted a furlough and the time period covered by the furlough.
RCW 72.01.452 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 452
RCW 72.01.452: Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by state agencies, counties, cities or political subdivisions.
Status: in_force

The secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with any agency of the state, a county, city or political subdivision of the state for the use of the facilities, equipment and personnel of any institution of the department for the purpose of conducting courses of education, instruction or training in any professional skill having a relationship to one or more of the functions or programs of the department.
RCW 72.16.020 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 16 / Section 020
RCW 72.16.020: Purpose of school.
Status: in_force

The said school shall be for the keeping and training of all boys between the ages of eight and eighteen years who are residents of the state of Washington and who are lawfully committed to said institution.
RCW 72.25.030 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 25 / Section 030
RCW 72.25.030: Assistance—Payment of expenses.
Status: in_force

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For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter the secretary may employ all help necessary in arranging for and transporting such alien and nonresident sexual psychopaths, psychopathic delinquents, or mentally ill persons, and the cost and expense of providing such assistance, and all expenses incurred in effecting the transportation of such alien and nonresident sexual psychopaths, psychopathic delinquents, or mentally ill persons, shall be paid from the funds appropriated for that purpose upon vouchers approved by the department. Mentally ill person for the purposes of this section shall be any person defined as mentally ill under RCW 72.23.010 , as now or hereafter amended.
RCW 72.09.760 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 760
RCW 72.09.760: Facility commissary program—Access.
Status: in_force

(1) In providing access to the facility commissary program in state correctional facilities, the department is strongly encouraged to provide, at a minimum, weekly access to the facility commissary program across all departmental institutions of total confinement. The department may not reduce frequency at departmental institutions that have weekly access to the facility commissary program as of June 11, 2020. (2) By December 1, 2020, the department must provide access to the facility commissary program at least twenty-six times per year or once every two weeks at all institutions of total confinement.
RCW 72.09.750 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 750
RCW 72.09.750: Access to reentry programs and services for wrongly convicted persons.
Status: in_force

When a court refers a person to the department under RCW 4.100.060 as part of the person's award in a wrongful conviction claim, the department must provide reasonable access to existing reentry programs and services. Nothing in this section requires the department to establish new reentry programs or services.
RCW 72.09.686 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 686
RCW 72.09.686: Body alarms and proximity cards—Study and report.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may pilot the use of body alarms and proximity cards within available resources. (2) The department shall hire a consultant to study the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for staff safety, utilizing body alarms and proximity cards for staff within the department's total confinement correctional facilities and report findings and recommendations to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2011. At a minimum, the report shall include: (a) Recommendations for the use of body alarms by security level; (b) Recommendations for specific positions that should require the use of body alarms; (c) The information technological and infrastructure requirements needed for body alarms and proximity cards; (d) The training requirements for body alarms; (e) Lessons learned from any pilot project the department may implement in the interim; (f) The estimated cost of the alarms and proximity cards and needed supporting infrastructure, staffing, and training requirements. (3) The consultant shall seek the input of both the statewide and local security advisory committees in preparing his or her report.
RCW 72.36.035 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 36 / Section 035
RCW 72.36.035: Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Actual bona fide residents of this state" means persons who have a domicile in the state of Washington immediately prior to application for admission to a state veterans' home. (2) "Department" means the Washington state department of veterans affairs. (3) "Domicile" means a person's true, fixed, and permanent home and place of habitation, and shall be the place where the person intends to remain, and to which the person expects to return when the person leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere. (4) "State veterans' homes" means the Washington soldiers' home and colony in Orting, the Washington veterans' home in Retsil, the eastern Washington veterans' home, and the Walla Walla veterans' home. (5) "Veteran" has the same meaning established in RCW 41.04.007 .
RCW 72.65.080 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 65 / Section 080
RCW 72.65.080: Contracts with authorities for payment of expenses for housing participants—Procurement of housing facilities.
Status: in_force

The secretary may enter into contracts with the appropriate authorities for the payment of the cost of feeding and lodging and other expenses of housing work release participants. Such contracts may include any other terms and conditions as may be appropriate for the implementation of the work release program. In addition the secretary is authorized to acquire, by lease or contract, appropriate facilities for the housing of work release participants and providing for their subsistence and supervision. Such work release participants placed in leased or contracted facilities shall be required to reimburse the department the per capita cost of subsistence and lodging in accordance with the provisions and in the priority established by RCW 72.65.050 (2). The location of such facilities shall be subject to the zoning laws of the city or county in which they may be situated.
RCW 72.65.010 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 65 / Section 010
RCW 72.65.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Department" shall mean the department of corrections. (2) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of corrections. (3) "State correctional institutions" shall mean and include all state adult correctional facilities established pursuant to law under the jurisdiction of the department for the treatment of convicted felons sentenced to a term of confinement. (4) "Prisoner" shall mean a person either male or female, convicted of a felony and sentenced by the superior court to a term of confinement and treatment in a state correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the department. (5) "Superintendent" shall mean the superintendent of a state correctional institution, camp or other facility now or hereafter established under the jurisdiction of the department pursuant to law.
RCW 72.19.030 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 19 / Section 030
RCW 72.19.030: Superintendent—Appointment.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of the correctional institution established by this chapter shall be appointed by the secretary of children, youth, and families.
RCW 72.09.630 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 630
RCW 72.09.630: Custodial sexual misconduct—Investigation of allegations.
Status: in_force

The department shall investigate any alleged violations of RCW 9A.44.160 or 9A.44.170 that are alleged to have been committed by an employee or contract personnel of the department, to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the allegation is true before reporting the alleged violation to a prosecuting attorney.
RCW 72.23.240 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 240
RCW 72.23.240: Patient's property—Delivery to superintendent as acquittance—Defense, indemnity.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a written request signed by the superintendent stating that a designated patient of such hospital is involuntarily hospitalized therein, and that no guardian of his or her estate has been appointed, any person, bank, firm, or corporation having possession of any money, bank accounts, or choses in action owned by such patient, may, if the balance due does not exceed one thousand dollars, deliver the same to the superintendent and mail written notice thereof to such patient at such hospital. The receipt of the superintendent shall be full and complete acquittance for such payment and the person, bank, firm, or corporation making such payment shall not be liable to the patient or his or her legal representatives. All funds so received by the superintendent shall be deposited in such patient's personal account at such hospital and be administered in accordance with this chapter. If any proceeding is brought in any court to recover property so delivered, the attorney general shall defend the same without cost to the person, bank, firm, or corporation effecting such delivery, and the state shall indemnify such person, bank, firm, or corporation against any judgment rendered as a result of such proceeding.
RCW 72.09.690 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 690
RCW 72.09.690: Pepper spray—Plan for use.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop a comprehensive plan for the use of oleoresin capsicum aerosol products, commonly referred to as pepper spray, as a security measure available for staff at total confinement correctional facilities. (2) The department may initiate a pilot project, within available funds, to expand the deployment of oleoresin capsicum aerosol products within total confinement correctional facilities. (3) The department's plan for the deployment of oleoresin capsicum aerosol products to staff shall include findings, if any, from the pilot project, recommendations regarding which facility's use should be limited to, what the training requirements should be, the estimated costs, and an implementation schedule. (4) The department shall seek the input of both the statewide and local security advisory committees in developing its plan. (5) The department shall report its plan, including costs, to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2011.
RCW 72.65.020 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 65 / Section 020
RCW 72.65.020: Places of confinement—Extension of limits authorized, conditions—Application of section.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary is authorized to extend the limits of the place of confinement and treatment within the state of any prisoner convicted of a felony, sentenced to a term of confinement and treatment by the superior court, and serving such sentence in a state correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the department, by authorizing a work release plan for such prisoner, permitting him or her, under prescribed conditions, to do any of the following: (a) Work at paid employment; (b) Participate in a vocational training program: PROVIDED, That the tuition and other expenses of such a vocational training program shall be paid by the prisoner, by someone in his or her behalf, or by the department: PROVIDED FURTHER, That any expenses paid by the department shall be recovered by the department pursuant to the terms of RCW 72.65.050 ; (c) Interview or make application to a prospective employer or employers, or enroll in a suitable vocational training program. Such work release plan of any prison shall require that he or she be confined during the hours not reasonably necessary to implement the plan , in (1) [(i)] a state correctional institution, (2) [(ii)] a county or city jail, which jail has been approved after inspection pursuant to *RCW 70.48.050 , or (3) [(iii)] any other appropriate, supervised facility, after an agreement has been entered into between the department and the appropriate authorities of the facility for the housing of work release prisoners. (2) This section applies only to persons sentenced for crimes that were committed before July 1, 1984.
RCW 72.23.120 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 120
RCW 72.23.120: Voluntary patients—Charges for hospitalization.
Status: in_force

Payment of hospitalization charges shall not be a necessary requirement for voluntary admission: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, The department may request payment of hospitalization charges, or any portion thereof, from the patient or relatives of the patient within the following classifications: Spouse, parents, or children. Where the patient or relatives within the above classifications refuse to make the payments requested, the department shall have the right to discharge such patient or initiate proceedings for involuntary hospitalization. The maximum charge shall be the same for voluntary and involuntary hospitalization.
RCW 72.66.900 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 66 / Section 900
RCW 72.66.900: Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
RCW 72.40.120 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 120
RCW 72.40.120: Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—School for the blind—Appropriations.
Status: in_force

Any appropriation for the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth or the school for the blind shall be made directly to the center or the school for the blind.
RCW 72.11.010 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 11 / Section 010
RCW 72.11.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases as hereafter used in this chapter shall have the following meanings: (1) "Court-ordered legal financial obligation" means a sum of money that is ordered by a superior court of the state of Washington for payment of restitution to a victim, statutorily imposed crime victims compensation fee, court costs, a county or interlocal drug fund, court-appointed attorneys' fees and costs of defense, fines, and any other legal financial obligation that is assessed as a result of a felony conviction. (2) "Department" means the department of corrections. (3) "Offender" means an individual who is currently under the jurisdiction of the Washington state department of corrections, and who also has a court-ordered legal financial obligation as a result of a felony conviction. (4) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of corrections or the secretary's designee. (5) "Superintendent" means the superintendent of a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the Washington state department of corrections.
RCW 72.76.900 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 76 / Section 900
RCW 72.76.900: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Washington Intrastate Corrections Compact.
RCW 72.23.190 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 190
RCW 72.23.190: Death—Report to coroner.
Status: in_force

In the event of the sudden or mysterious death of any patient at a state hospital, not on parole or escape therefrom, such fact shall be reported by the superintendent thereof to the coroner of the county in which the death occurs.
RCW 72.01.090 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 090
RCW 72.01.090: Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to make its own rules for the proper execution of its powers. It shall also have the power to adopt rules and regulations for the government of the public institutions placed under its control, and shall therein prescribe, in a manner consistent with the provisions of this title, the duties of the persons connected with the management of such public institutions.
RCW 72.64.110 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 64 / Section 110
RCW 72.64.110: Contracts to furnish county prisoners confinement, care, and employment—Reimbursement by county—Sheriff's order—Return of prisoner.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary may enter into a contract with any county of the state, upon the request of the sheriff thereof, wherein the secretary agrees to furnish confinement, care, treatment, and employment of county prisoners. The county shall reimburse the state for the cost of such services. Each county shall pay to the state treasurer the amounts found to be due. (2) The secretary shall accept such county prisoner if he or she believes that the prisoner can be materially benefited by such confinement, care, treatment, and employment, and if adequate facilities to provide such care are available. No such person shall be transported to any facility under the jurisdiction of the secretary until the secretary has notified the referring court of the place to which said person is to be transmitted and the time at which he or she can be received. (3) The sheriff of the county in which such an order is made placing a misdemeanant in a jail camp pursuant to this chapter, or any other peace officer designated by the court, shall execute an order placing such county prisoner in the jail camp or returning him or her therefrom to the court. (4) The secretary may return to the committing authority, or to confinement according to his or her sentence, any person committed or transferred to a regional jail camp pursuant to this chapter when there is no suitable employment or when such person is guilty of any violation of rules and regulations of the regional jail camp.
RCW 72.09.730 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 730
RCW 72.09.730: Schools—Notice to designated recipient of offender release.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of this section apply only to an offender released from confinement who: (a) Was convicted of a violent offense or sex offense as those terms are defined in RCW 9.94A.030 ; (b) Is twenty-one years of age or younger at the time of release; and (c) Has not received a high school diploma or its equivalent. (2) At the earliest practicable date, and in no event later than thirty days before release from confinement, the department must provide written notification of the release of an offender described in subsection (1) of this section to the designated recipient of the school where the offender: (a) Was enrolled prior to incarceration or detention; or (b) Has expressed an intention to enroll following his or her release. (3) If after providing notification as required under subsection (2) of this section, the release of an offender described in subsection (1) of this section is delayed, the department must inform the designated recipient of the modified release date. (4) This section applies whenever an offender is being released from total confinement, regardless if the release is to parole, community custody, work release placement, or furlough. (5) For the purposes of this section, "designated recipient" means: (a) The superintendent of the school district, or his or her designee, of a common school as defined in RCW 28A.150.020 or a school that is the subject of a state-tribal education compact under chapter 28A.715 RCW; (b) the administrator of a charter public school governed by chapter 28A.710 RCW; or (c) the administrator of a private school approved under chapter 28A.195 RCW.
RCW 72.65.040 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 65 / Section 040
RCW 72.65.040: Approval or denial of application—Adoption of work release plan—Terms and conditions—Revocation—Reapplication—Application of section.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent of the state correctional institution in which a prisoner who has made application to participate in the work release program is confined, after careful study of the prisoner's conduct, attitude, and behavior within the institutions under the jurisdiction of the department, his or her criminal history and all other pertinent case history material, shall determine whether or not there is reasonable cause to believe that the prisoner will honor his or her trust as a work release participant. After having made such determination, the superintendent, in his or her discretion, may deny the prisoner's application, or recommend to the secretary, or such officer of the department as the secretary may designate, that the prisoner be permitted to participate in the work release program. The secretary or his or her designee, may approve, reject, modify, or defer action on such recommendation. In the event of approval, the secretary or his or her designee, shall adopt a work release plan for the prisoner, which shall constitute an extension of the limits of confinement and treatment of the prisoner when released pursuant thereto, and which shall include such terms and conditions as may be deemed necessary and proper under the particular circumstances. The plan shall be signed by the prisoner under oath that he or she will faithfully abide by all terms and conditions thereof. Further, as a condition, the plan shall specify where such prisoner shall be confined when not released for the purpose of the work release plan. At any time after approval has been granted to any prisoner to participate in the work release program, such approval may be revoked, and if the prisoner has been released on a work release plan, he or she may be returned to a state correctional institution, or the plan may be modified, in the sole discretion of the secretary or his or her designee. Any prisoner who has been initially rejected either by the superintendent or the secretary or his or her designee, may reapply for permission to participate in a work release program after a period of time has elapsed from the date of such rejection. This period of time shall be determined by the secretary or his or her designee, according to the individual circumstances in each case. (2) This section applies only to persons sentenced for crimes that were committed before July 1, 1984.
RCW 72.01.380 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 380
RCW 72.01.380: Leaves of absence for inmates—Rules—Restrictions—Costs.
Status: in_force

The secretary is authorized to make rules and regulations providing for the conditions under which inmates will be granted leaves of absence, and providing for safeguards to prevent escapes while on leave of absence: PROVIDED, That leaves of absence granted to inmates under RCW 72.01.370 shall not allow or permit any inmate to go beyond the boundaries of this state. The secretary shall also make rules and regulations requiring the reimbursement of the state from the inmate granted leave of absence, or his or her family, for the actual costs incurred arising from any leave of absence granted under the authority of RCW 72.01.370 , subsections (1) and (2): PROVIDED FURTHER, That no state funds shall be expended in connection with leaves of absence granted under RCW 72.01.370 , subsections (1) and (2), unless such inmate and his or her immediate family are indigent and without resources sufficient to reimburse the state for the expenses of such leaves of absence.
RCW 72.20.065 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 20 / Section 065
RCW 72.20.065: Intrusion—Enticement away of girls—Interference—Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall go upon the school grounds except on lawful business, or by consent of the superintendent, or who shall entice any girl away from the school, or who shall in any way interfere with its management or discipline, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
RCW 72.09.310 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 310
RCW 72.09.310: Community custody violator.
Status: in_force

An inmate in community custody who willfully discontinues making himself or herself available to the department for supervision by making his or her whereabouts unknown or by failing to maintain contact with the department as directed by the community corrections officer shall be deemed an escapee and fugitive from justice, and upon conviction shall be guilty of a class C felony under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
RCW 72.20.001 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 20 / Section 001
RCW 72.20.001: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: "Department" means the department of social and health services; and "Secretary" means the secretary of social and health services.
RCW 72.09.500 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 500
RCW 72.09.500: Prohibition on weight-lifting.
Status: in_force

An inmate found by the superintendent in the institution in which the inmate is incarcerated to have committed an aggravated assault against another person, under rules adopted by the department, is prohibited from participating in weight lifting for a period of two years from the date the finding is made. At the conclusion of the two-year period the superintendent shall review the inmate's infraction record to determine if additional weight-lifting prohibitions are appropriate. If, based on the review, it is determined by the superintendent that the inmate poses a threat to the safety of others or the order of the facility, or otherwise does not meet requirements for the weight-lifting privilege, the superintendent may impose an additional reasonable restriction period.
RCW 72.40.015 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 015
RCW 72.40.015: Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—Functions.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth is established to provide statewide leadership for the coordination and delivery of educational services to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The activities of the center shall be under the authority of the director and the board of trustees. The superintendent and board of trustees of the *state school for the deaf shall be the director and board of trustees of the center. (2) The center's primary functions are: (a) Managing and directing the supervision of the *state school for the deaf; (b) Providing statewide leadership and support for the coordination of regionally delivered educational services in the full range of communication modalities, for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; and (c) Collaborating with appropriate public and private partners for the training and professional development of educators serving children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
RCW 72.40.270 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 270
RCW 72.40.270: Protection from sexual victimization—Policy.
Status: in_force

(1) The schools shall implement a policy for the children who reside at the schools protecting those who are vulnerable to sexual victimization by other children who are sexually aggressive and residing at the schools. The policy shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: (a) Development and use of an assessment process for identifying children, within thirty days of beginning residence at the schools, who present a moderate or high risk of sexually aggressive behavior for the purposes of this section. The assessment process need not require that every child who is adjudicated or convicted of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 be determined to be sexually aggressive, nor shall a sex offense adjudication or conviction be required in order to determine a child is sexually aggressive. Instead, the assessment process shall consider the individual circumstances of the child, including his or her age, physical size, sexual abuse history, mental and emotional condition, and other factors relevant to sexual aggressiveness. The definition of "sexually aggressive youth" in RCW 74.13.075 does not apply to this section to the extent that it conflicts with this section; (b) Development and use of an assessment process for identifying children, within thirty days of beginning residence at the schools, who may be vulnerable to victimization by children identified under (a) of this subsection as presenting a moderate or high risk of sexually aggressive behavior. The assessment process shall consider the individual circumstances of the child, including his or her age, physical size, sexual abuse history, mental and emotional condition, and other factors relevant to vulnerability; (c) Development and use of placement criteria to avoid assigning children who present a moderate or high risk of sexually aggressive behavior to the same sleeping quarters as children assessed as vulnerable to sexual victimization, except that they may be assigned to the same multiple-person sleeping quarters if those sleeping quarters are regularly monitored by visual surveillance equipment or staff checks; (d) Development and use of procedures for minimizing, within available funds, unsupervised contact in the residential facilities of the schools between children presenting moderate to high risk of sexually aggressive behavior and children assessed as vulnerable to sexual victimization. The procedures shall include taking reasonable steps to prohibit any child residing at the schools who present a moderate to high risk of sexually aggressive behavior from entering any sleeping quarters other than the one to which they are assigned, unless accompanied by an authorized adult. (2) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Sleeping quarters" means the bedrooms or other rooms within a residential facility where children are assigned to sleep. (b) "Unsupervised contact" means contact occurring outside the sight or hearing of a responsible adult for more than a reasonable period of time under the circumstances.
RCW 72.60.160 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 60 / Section 160
RCW 72.60.160: State agencies and subdivisions may purchase goods—Purchasing preference required of certain institutions.
Status: in_force

All articles, materials, and supplies herein authorized to be produced or manufactured in correctional institutions may be purchased from the institution producing or manufacturing the same by any state agency or political subdivision of the state, and the secretary shall require those institutions under his or her direction to give preference to the purchasing of their needs of such articles as are so produced.
RCW 72.40.060 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 060
RCW 72.40.060: Duty of school districts.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of all school districts in the state, to report to their respective educational service districts the names of all visually or hearing impaired youth residing within their respective school districts who are between the ages of three and 22 years.
RCW 72.65.200 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 65 / Section 200
RCW 72.65.200: Participation in work release plan or program must be authorized by sentence or RCW 9.94A.728.
Status: in_force

The secretary may permit a prisoner to participate in any work release plan or program but only if the participation is authorized pursuant to the prisoner's sentence or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.728 . This section shall become effective July 1, 1984.
RCW 72.63.020 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 63 / Section 020
RCW 72.63.020: Prison work programs for fish and game projects.
Status: in_force

The departments of corrections and fish and wildlife shall establish at or near appropriate state institutions, as defined in RCW 72.65.010 , prison work programs that use prisoners to undertake state food fish, shellfish, and game fish rearing projects and state game bird and game animal improvement, restoration, and protection projects and that meet the requirements of RCW 72.09.100 . The department of corrections shall seek to identify a group of prisoners at each appropriate state institution, as defined by RCW 72.65.010 , that are interested in participating in prison work programs established by this chapter. If the department of corrections is unable to identify a group of prisoners to participate in work programs authorized by this chapter, it may enter into an agreement with the department of fish and wildlife for the purpose of designing projects for any institution. Costs under this section shall be borne by the department of corrections. The departments of corrections and fish and wildlife shall use prisoners, where appropriate, to perform work in state projects that may include the following types: (1) Food fish, shellfish, and game fish rearing projects, including but not limited to egg planting, egg boxes, juvenile planting, pen rearing, pond rearing, raceway rearing, and egg taking; (2) Game bird and game animal projects, including but not limited to habitat improvement and restoration, replanting and transplanting, nest box installation, pen rearing, game protection, and supplemental feeding: PROVIDED, That no project shall be established at the department of fish and wildlife's south Tacoma game farm; (3) Manufacturing of equipment for use in fish and game volunteer cooperative projects permitted by the department of fish and wildlife, or for use in prison work programs with fish and game; and (4) Maintenance, repair, restoration, and redevelopment of facilities operated by the department of fish and wildlife.
RCW 72.64.060 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 64 / Section 060
RCW 72.64.060: Labor camps authorized—Type of work permitted—Contracts.
Status: in_force

Any department, division, bureau, commission, or other agency of the state of Washington or any agency of any political subdivision thereof or the federal government may use, or cause to be used, prisoners confined in state penal or correctional institutions to perform work necessary and proper, to be done by them at camps to be established pursuant to the authority granted by RCW 72.64.060 through 72.64.090 : PROVIDED, That such prisoners shall not be authorized to perform work on any public road, other than access roads to forestry lands. The secretary may enter into contracts for the purposes of RCW 72.64.060 through 72.64.090 .
RCW 72.68.032 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 68 / Section 032
RCW 72.68.032: Transfer or removal of person in institution for mentally ill to other institution.
Status: in_force

When, in the judgment of the secretary of the department of social and health services, the welfare of any person committed to or confined in any state institution or facility for the care of the mentally ill necessitates that such person be transferred or moved for observation, diagnosis, or treatment, or for different security status while being observed, diagnosed or treated to any other state institution or facility for the care of the mentally ill, the secretary of social and health services is authorized to order and effect such move or transfer.
RCW 72.05.435 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 05 / Section 435
RCW 72.05.435: Common use of residential group homes for juvenile offenders—Placement of juvenile convicted of a class A felony.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish by rule a policy for the common use of residential group homes for juvenile offenders under the jurisdiction of the department. (2) A juvenile confined under the jurisdiction of the department who is convicted of a class A felony is not eligible for placement in a community facility operated by the department that houses juveniles under the department's care pursuant to a dependency proceeding under chapter 13.34 RCW unless: (a) The juvenile is housed in a separate living unit solely for juvenile offenders; (b) The community facility is a specialized treatment program and the youth is not assessed as sexually aggressive under RCW 13.40.470 ; or (c) The community facility is a specialized treatment program that houses one or more sexually aggressive youth and the juvenile is not assessed as sexually vulnerable under RCW 13.40.470 .
RCW 72.19.040 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 19 / Section 040
RCW 72.19.040: Associate superintendents—Appointment—Acting superintendent.
Status: in_force

The superintendent, subject to the approval of the secretary of children, youth, and families, shall appoint such associate superintendents as shall be deemed necessary. In the event the superintendent shall be absent from the institution, or during periods of illness or other situations incapacitating the superintendent from properly performing his or her duties, one of the associate superintendents of such institution shall act as superintendent during such period of absence, illness, or incapacity as may be designated by the secretary of children, youth, and families.
RCW 72.98.030 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 98 / Section 030
RCW 72.98.030: Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this title, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
RCW 72.63.010 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 63 / Section 010
RCW 72.63.010: Legislative finding.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that the establishment of prison work programs that allow prisoners to undertake food fish, shellfish, and game fish rearing projects and game bird and game animal improvement, restoration, and protection projects is needed to reduce idleness, promote the growth of prison industries, and provide prisoners with skills necessary for their successful reentry into society.
RCW 72.70.040 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 70 / Section 040
RCW 72.70.040: Hearings.
Status: in_force

The secretary and members of the *board of prison terms and paroles are hereby authorized and directed to hold such hearings as may be requested by any other party state pursuant to Article IV(f) of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact. Additionally, the secretary and members of the *board of prison terms and paroles may hold out-of-state hearings in connection with the case of any inmate of this state confined in an institution of another state party to the Western Interstate Corrections Compact.
RCW 72.10.010 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 10 / Section 010
RCW 72.10.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Department" means the department of corrections. (2) "Health care practitioner" means an individual or firm licensed or certified to actively engage in a regulated health profession. (3) "Health profession" means those licensed or regulated professions set forth in RCW 18.120.020 (4). (4) "Health care facility" means any hospital, hospice care center, licensed or certified health care facility, health maintenance organization regulated under chapter 48.46 RCW, federally qualified health maintenance organization, federally approved renal dialysis center or facility, or federally approved blood bank. (5) "Health care services" means medical, dental, and mental health care services. (6) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department. (7) "Superintendent" means the superintendent of a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the department, or his or her designee.
RCW 72.36.120 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 36 / Section 120
RCW 72.36.120: Deposit of veteran income—Expenditures and revenue control.
Status: in_force

All income of residents of a state veterans' home, other than the personal needs allowance and income from therapeutic employment, shall be deposited in the state general fund — local and be available to apply against the cost of care provided by the state veterans' homes. The resident council created under RCW 72.36.150 may make recommendations on expenditures under this section. All expenditures and revenue control shall be subject to chapter 43.88 RCW.
RCW 72.23.210 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 210
RCW 72.23.210: Persons under eighteen—Special wards and attendants.
Status: in_force

The department may designate one or more wards at one or more state hospitals as may be deemed necessary for the sole care and treatment of persons under eighteen years of age admitted thereto. Nurses and attendants for such ward or wards shall be selected for their special aptitude and sympathy with such young people, and occupational therapy and recreation shall be provided as may be deemed necessary for their particular age requirements and mental improvement.
RCW 72.01.130 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 130
RCW 72.01.130: Destruction of buildings—Reconstruction.
Status: in_force

If any of the shops or buildings in which convicts are employed are destroyed in any way, or injured by fire or otherwise, they may be rebuilt or repaired immediately under the direction of the department, by and with the advice and consent of the governor, and the expenses thereof shall be paid out of any unexpended funds appropriated to the department for any purpose, not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars: PROVIDED, That if a specific appropriation for a particular project has been made by the legislature, only such funds exceeding the cost of such project may be expended for the purposes of this section.
RCW 72.60.100 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 60 / Section 100
RCW 72.60.100: Civil rights of inmates not restored—Other laws inapplicable.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is intended to restore, in whole or in part, the civil rights of any inmate. No inmate compensated for work in correctional industries shall be considered as an employee or to be employed by the state or the department, nor shall any such inmate, except those provided for in RCW 72.60.102 and 72.64.065 , come within any of the provisions of the workers' compensation act, or be entitled to any benefits thereunder whether on behalf of himself, herself, or of any other person.
RCW 72.09.101 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 101
RCW 72.09.101: Inmate work program—Administrators' duty.
Status: in_force

Administrators of work programs described in RCW 72.09.100 shall ensure that no inmate convicted of a sex offense as defined in chapter 9A.44 RCW obtains access to names, addresses, or telephone numbers of private individuals while performing his or her duties in an inmate work program.
RCW 72.09.070 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 070
RCW 72.09.070: Correctional industries advisory committee—Recommendations.
Status: in_force

There is created a correctional industries advisory committee which shall have the composition provided in RCW 72.09.080 . The advisory committee shall make recommendations to the secretary regarding the implementation of RCW 72.09.100 .
RCW 72.09.905 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 905
RCW 72.09.905: Short title—1999 c 196.
Status: in_force

This act may be known and cited as the offender accountability act.
RCW 72.23.125 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 125
RCW 72.23.125: Temporary residential observation and evaluation of persons requesting treatment.
Status: in_force

The department is directed to establish at each state hospital a procedure, including the necessary resources, to provide temporary residential observation and evaluation of persons who request treatment, unless admitted under *RCW 72.23.070 . Temporary residential observation and evaluation under this section shall be for a period of not less than twenty-four hours nor more than forty-eight hours and may be provided informally without complying with the admission procedure set forth in *RCW 72.23.070 or the rules and regulations established thereunder. It is the intent of the legislature that temporary observation and evaluation as described in this section be provided in all cases except where an alternative such as: (1) Delivery to treatment outside the hospital, or (2) no need for treatment is clearly indicated.
RCW 72.02.045 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 02 / Section 045
RCW 72.02.045: Superintendent's authority.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of each institution has the powers, duties, and responsibilities specified in this section. (1) Subject to the rules of the department, the superintendent is responsible for the supervision and management of the institution, the grounds and buildings, the subordinate officers and employees, and the prisoners committed, admitted, or transferred to the institution. (2) Subject to the rules of the department and the director of the division of prisons or his or her designee and the Washington personnel resources board, the superintendent shall appoint all subordinate officers and employees. (3) The superintendent, subject to approval by the secretary, has the authority to determine the types and amounts of property that convicted persons may possess in department facilities. This authority includes the authority to determine the types and amounts that the department will transport at the department's expense whenever a convicted person is transferred between department institutions or to other jurisdictions. Convicted persons are responsible for the costs of transporting their excess property. If a convicted person fails to pay the costs of transporting any excess property within ninety days from the date of transfer, such property shall be presumed abandoned and may be disposed of in the manner allowed by RCW 63.42.040 (1) through (3). The superintendent shall be the custodian of all funds and valuable personal property of convicted persons as may be in their possession upon admission to the institution, or which may be sent or brought in to such persons, or earned by them while in custody, or which shall be forwarded to the superintendent on behalf of convicted persons. All such funds shall be deposited in the personal account of the convicted person and the superintendent shall have authority to disburse moneys from such person's personal account for the personal and incidental needs of the convicted person as may be deemed reasonably necessary. When convicted persons are released from the custody of the department either on parole, community placement, community custody, community supervision, or discharge, all funds and valuable personal property in the possession of the superintendent belonging to such convicted persons shall be delivered to them. In no case shall the state of Washington, or any state officer, including state elected officials, employees, or volunteers, be liable for the loss of such personal property, except upon a showing that the loss was occasioned by the intentional act, gross negligence, or negligence of the officer, official, employee, or volunteer, and that the actions or omissions occurred while the person was performing, or in good faith purporting to perform, his or her official duties. Recovery of damages for loss of personal property while in the custody of the superintendent under this subsection shall be limited to the lesser of the market value of the item lost at the time of the loss, or the original purchase price of the item or, in the case of hand-made goods, the materials used in fabricating the item. (4) The superintendent, subject to the approval of the director of the division of prisons and the secretary, shall make, amend, and repeal rules for the administration, supervision, discipline, and security of the institution. (5) When in the superintendent's opinion an emergency exists, the superintendent may promulgate temporary rules for the governance of the institution, which shall remain in effect until terminated by the director of the division of prisons or the secretary. (6) The superintendent shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed.
RCW 72.74.070 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 74 / Section 070
RCW 72.74.070: Clothing, transportation, and funds for state inmates released in other states.
Status: in_force

If any agreement between this state and any other state party to the Interstate Corrections Compact enables an inmate of this state confined in an institution of another state to be released in such other state in accordance with subsection (4)(g) of this compact, then the secretary is authorized to provide clothing, transportation, and funds to such inmate in accordance with RCW 72.02.100 .
RCW 72.60.235 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 60 / Section 235
RCW 72.60.235: Implementation plan for prison industries.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of corrections shall develop, in accordance with RCW 72.09.010 , a site-specific implementation plan for prison industries space at Clallam Bay corrections center, McNeil Island corrections center, and the one thousand twenty-four bed medium security prison as appropriated for and authorized by the legislature. (2) Each implementation plan shall include, but not be limited to, sufficient space and design elements that try to achieve a target of twenty-five percent of the total inmates in class I employment programs and twenty-five percent of the total inmates in class II employment programs or as much of the target as possible without jeopardizing the efficient and necessary day-to-day operation of the prison. The implementation plan shall also include educational opportunities and employment, wage, and other incentives. The department shall include in the implementation plans an incentive program based on wages, and the opportunity to contribute all or a portion of their wages towards an array of incentives. The funds recovered from the sale, lease, or rental of incentives should be considered as a possible source of revenue to cover the capitalized cost of the additional space necessary to accommodate the increased class I and class II industries programs. (3) The incentive program shall be developed so that inmates can earn higher wages based on performance and production. Only those inmates employed in class I and class II jobs may participate in the incentive program. The department shall develop special program criteria for inmates with physical or mental disabilities so that they can participate in the incentive program. (4) The department shall propose rules specifying that inmate wages, other than the amount an inmate owes for taxes, legal financial obligations, and to the victim restitution fund, shall be returned to the department to pay for the cost of prison operations, including room and board. (5) The plan shall identify actual or potential legal or operational obstacles, or both, in implementing the components of the plan as specified in this section, and recommend strategies to remove the obstacles. (6) The department shall submit the plan to the appropriate committees of the legislature and to the governor by October 1, 1991.
RCW 72.23.160 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 23 / Section 160
RCW 72.23.160: Escape—Apprehension and return.
Status: in_force

If a patient shall escape from a state hospital the superintendent shall cause immediate search to be made for him or her and return him or her to said hospital wherever found. Notice of such escape shall be given to the committing court who may issue an order of apprehension and return directed to any peace officer within the state. Notice may be given to any sheriff or peace officer, who, when requested by the superintendent, may apprehend and detain such escapee or return him or her to the state hospital without warrant.
RCW 72.09.240 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 09 / Section 240
RCW 72.09.240: Reimbursement of employees for offender assaults.
Status: in_force

(1) In recognition of prison overcrowding and the hazardous nature of employment in state correctional institutions and offices, the legislature hereby provides a supplementary program to reimburse employees of the department of corrections and the department of natural resources for some of their costs attributable to their being the victims of offender assaults. This program shall be limited to the reimbursement provided in this section. (2) An employee is only entitled to receive the reimbursement provided in this section if the secretary of corrections or the commissioner of public lands, or the secretary's or commissioner's designee, finds that each of the following has occurred: (a) An offender has assaulted the employee while the employee is performing the employee's official duties and as a result thereof the employee has sustained injuries which have required the employee to miss days of work; and (b) The assault cannot be attributable to any extent to the employee's negligence, misconduct, or failure to comply with any rules or conditions of employment. (3) The reimbursement authorized under this section shall be as follows: (a) The employee's accumulated sick leave days shall not be reduced for the workdays missed; (b) For each workday missed for which the employee is not eligible to receive compensation under chapter 51.32 RCW, the employee shall receive full pay; and (c) In respect to workdays missed for which the employee will receive or has received compensation under chapter 51.32 RCW, the employee shall be reimbursed in an amount which, when added to that compensation, will result in the employee receiving full pay for the workdays missed. (4) Reimbursement under this section may not continue longer than three hundred sixty-five consecutive days after the date of the injury or the date of termination of time loss benefits related to the assault by the department of labor and industries, whichever is later. (5) The employee shall not be entitled to the reimbursement provided in subsection (3) of this section for any workday for which the secretary or the commissioner of public lands, or the secretary's or commissioner's designee, finds that the employee has not diligently pursued his or her compensation remedies under chapter 51.32 RCW. (6) The reimbursement shall only be made for absences which the secretary or the commissioner of public lands, or the secretary's or commissioner's designee, believes are justified. (7) While the employee is receiving reimbursement under this section, he or she shall continue to be classified as a state employee and the reimbursement amount shall be considered as salary or wages. (8) All reimbursement payments required to be made to employees under this section shall be made by the department of corrections or the department of natural resources. The payments shall be considered as a salary or wage expense and shall be paid by the department of corrections or the department of natural resources in the same manner and from the same appropriations as other salary and wage expenses of the department of corrections or the department of natural resources. (9) Should the legislature revoke the reimbursement authorized under this section or repeal this section, no affected employee is entitled thereafter to receive the reimbursement as a matter of contractual right. (10) For the purposes of this section, "offender" means: (a) Offender as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 ; and (b) any other person in the custody of or subject to the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.
RCW 72.60.102 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 60 / Section 102
RCW 72.60.102: Industrial insurance—Application to certain inmates.
Status: in_force

From and after July 1, 1973, any inmate employed in classes I, II, and IV of correctional industries as defined in RCW 72.09.100 is eligible for industrial insurance benefits as provided by Title 51 RCW. However, eligibility for benefits for either the inmate or the inmate's dependents or beneficiaries for temporary disability or permanent total disability as provided in RCW 51.32.090 or 51.32.060 , respectively, shall not take effect until the inmate is released pursuant to an order of parole by the indeterminate sentence review board, or discharged from custody upon expiration of the sentence, or discharged from custody by order of a court of appropriate jurisdiction. Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer eligibility for any industrial insurance benefits to any inmate who is employed in class III or V of correctional industries as defined in RCW 72.09.100 .
RCW 72.66.034 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 66 / Section 034
RCW 72.66.034: Applicant's personality and conduct—Examination.
Status: in_force

Prior to the granting of any furlough, the secretary shall examine the applicant's personality and past conduct and determine whether or not he or she represents a satisfactory risk for furlough. The secretary shall not grant a furlough to any person whom he or she believes represents an unsatisfactory risk.
RCW 72.40.090 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 40 / Section 090
RCW 72.40.090: Weekend transportation—Expense.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state school for the blind and the *school for the deaf may arrange and provide for weekend transportation to and from schools. This transportation shall be at no cost to students and parents, as allowed within the appropriations allocated to the schools.
RCW 72.01.212 — Washington Code / Title 72 / Chapter 01 / Section 212
RCW 72.01.212: Institutional religious coordinators—Liability insurance—Representation by attorney general in civil lawsuits.
Status: in_force

Regardless of whether the services are voluntary or provided by employment or contract with the department of corrections, a religious coordinator who provides the services authorized by RCW 72.01.220 : (1) May not be compelled to carry personal liability insurance as a condition of providing those services; and (2) May request that the attorney general authorize the defense of an action or proceeding for damages instituted against the religious coordinator arising out of the course of his or her duties in accordance with RCW 4.92.060 , 4.92.070 , and 4.92.075 .