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WA Rev Code § 72.09.540 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.540 - Inmate name change—Limitations on use—Penalty.

RCW 72.09.540 Inmate name change—Limitations on use—Penalty.The department may require an offender who obtains an order under RCW 4.24.130 to use the name under which he or she was committed to the department during all official communications with department personnel and in all matters relating to the offender's incarceration or community supervision. An offender officially communicating with the department may also use his or her new name in addition to the name under which he or she was committed. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.[ 1995 1st sp.s. c 19 § 15.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—Short title—Severability—Effective date—1995 1st sp.s. c 19: See notes following RCW 72.09.450.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.560 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.560 - Camp for alien offenders.

RCW 72.09.560 Camp for alien offenders.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.[ 1998 c 245 § 140; 1995 1st sp.s. c 19 § 21.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—Short title—Severability—Effective date—1995 1st sp.s. c 19: See notes following RCW 72.09.450.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.580 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.580 - Offender records and reports.

RCW 72.09.580 Offender records and reports.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.[ 2008 c 231 § 50; 1999 c 196 § 12.]NOTES:Intent—Application—Application of repealers—Effective date—2008 c 231: See notes following RCW 9.94A.701.Severability—2008 c 231: See note following RCW 9.94A.500.Construction—Short title—1999 c 196: See RCW 72.09.904 and 72.09.905.Severability—1999 c 196: See note following RCW 9.94A.010.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.588 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.588 - Pregnant inmates—Midwifery or doula services—Reasonable accommodations.

RCW 72.09.588 Pregnant inmates—Midwifery or doula services—Reasonable accommodations.(1) The department must make reasonable accommodations for the provision of available midwifery or doula services to inmates who are pregnant or who have given birth in the last six weeks. Persons providing midwifery or doula services must be granted appropriate facility access, must be allowed to attend and provide assistance during labor and childbirth where feasible, and must have access to the inmate's relevant health care information, as defined in RCW 70.02.010, if the inmate authorizes disclosure.(2) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(a) "Doula services" are services provided by a trained doula and designed to provide physical, emotional, or informational support to a pregnant woman before, during, and after delivery of a child. Doula services may include, but are not limited to: Support and assistance during labor and childbirth; prenatal and postpartum education; breastfeeding assistance; parenting education; and support in the event that a woman has been or will become separated from her child.(b) "Midwifery services" means medical aid rendered by a midwife to a woman during prenatal, intrapartum, or postpartum stages or to a woman's newborn up to two weeks of age.(c) "Midwife" means a midwife licensed under chapter 18.50 RCW or an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW.(3) Nothing in this section requires the department to establish or provide funding for midwifery or doula services, or prevents the department from adopting policy guidelines for the delivery of midwifery or doula services to inmates. Services provided under this section may not supplant health care services routinely provided to the inmate.[ 2018 c 41 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 72.09.590 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.590 - Community safety.

RCW 72.09.590 Community safety.To the extent practicable, the department shall deploy community corrections staff on the basis of geographic areas in which offenders under the department's jurisdiction are located, and shall establish a systematic means of assessing risk to the safety of those communities.[ 1999 c 196 § 13.]NOTES:Construction—Short title—1999 c 196: See RCW 72.09.904 and 72.09.905.Severability—1999 c 196: See note following RCW 9.94A.010.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.600 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.600 - Rules—Chapter 196, Laws of 1999.

RCW 72.09.600 Rules—Chapter 196, Laws of 1999.The secretary of corrections may adopt rules to implement sections 1 through 13, chapter 196, Laws of 1999.[ 1999 c 196 § 14.]NOTES:Construction—Short title—1999 c 196: See RCW 72.09.904 and 72.09.905.Severability—1999 c 196: See note following RCW 9.94A.010.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.620 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.620 - Extraordinary medical placement—Reports.

RCW 72.09.620 Extraordinary medical placement—Reports.The secretary shall report annually to the legislature on the number of offenders considered for an extraordinary medical placement, the number of offenders who were granted such a placement, the number of offenders who were denied such a placement, the length of time between initial consideration and the placement decision for each offender who was granted an extraordinary medical placement, the number of offenders granted an extraordinary medical placement who were later returned to total confinement, and the cost savings realized by the state.[ 1999 c 324 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 72.09.630 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.630 - Custodial sexual misconduct—Investigation of allegations.

RCW 72.09.630 Custodial sexual misconduct—Investigation of allegations.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.[ 1999 c 45 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 72.09.650 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.650 - Use of force by limited authority Washington peace officers—Detention of persons.

RCW 72.09.650 Use of force by limited authority Washington peace officers—Detention of persons.(1) An employee of the department who is a limited authority Washington peace officer under RCW 10.93.020 may use reasonable force to detain, search, or remove persons who enter or remain without permission within a correctional facility or institutional grounds or whenever, upon probable cause, it appears to such employee that a person has committed or is attempting to commit a crime, or possesses contraband within a correctional facility or institutional grounds. Should any person be detained, the department shall immediately notify a local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the correctional facility or institutional grounds of the detainment. The department is authorized to detain the person for a reasonable time to search the person and confiscate any contraband, and until custody of the person and any illegal contraband can be transferred to a law enforcement officer when appropriate. An employee of the department who is a limited authority Washington peace officer under RCW 10.93.020 may use that force necessary in the protection of persons and properties located within the confines of the correctional facility or institutional grounds.(2) The rights granted in subsection (1) of this section are in addition to any others that may exist by law including, but not limited to, the rights granted in RCW 9A.16.020.[ 2001 c 11 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2001 c 11: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 13, 2001]." [ 2001 c 11 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 72.09.651 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.651 - Use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in custody—Allowed in extraordinary circumstances.

RCW 72.09.651 Use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in custody—Allowed in extraordinary circumstances.(1) Except in extraordinary circumstances, no restraints of any kind may be used on any pregnant woman or youth incarcerated in a correctional facility during transportation to and from visits to medical providers and court proceedings during the third trimester of her pregnancy, or during postpartum recovery. For purposes of this section, "extraordinary circumstances" exist where a corrections officer makes an individualized determination that restraints are necessary to prevent an incarcerated pregnant woman or youth from escaping, or from injuring herself, medical or correctional personnel, or others. In the event the corrections officer determines that extraordinary circumstances exist and restraints are used, the corrections officer must fully document in writing the reasons that he or she determined such extraordinary circumstances existed such that restraints were used. As part of this documentation, the corrections officer must also include the kind of restraints used and the reasons those restraints were considered the least restrictive available and the most reasonable under the circumstances.(2) While the pregnant woman or youth is in labor or in childbirth no restraints of any kind may be used. Nothing in this section affects the use of hospital restraints requested for the medical safety of a patient by treating physicians licensed under Title 18 RCW.(3) Anytime restraints are permitted to be used on a pregnant woman or youth, the restraints must be the least restrictive available and the most reasonable under the circumstances, but in no case shall leg irons or waist chains be used on any woman or youth known to be pregnant.(4) No correctional personnel shall be present in the room during the pregnant woman's or youth's labor or childbirth, unless specifically requested by medical personnel. If the employee's presence is requested by medical personnel, the employee should be female, if practicable.(5) If the doctor, nurse, or other health professional treating the pregnant woman or youth requests that restraints not be used, the corrections officer accompanying the pregnant woman or youth shall immediately remove all restraints.[ 2010 c 181 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 72.09.652 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|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.

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.(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.[ 2010 c 181 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 72.09.670 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.670 - Gang involvement among incarcerated offenders—Intervention programs—Study.

RCW 72.09.670 Gang involvement among incarcerated offenders—Intervention programs—Study.(1) The department shall study and establish best practices to reduce gang involvement and recruitment among incarcerated offenders. The department shall study and make recommendations regarding the establishment of:(a) Intervention programs within the institutions of the department for offenders who are seeking to opt out of gangs. The intervention programs shall include, but are not limited to, tattoo removal, anger management, preparation to obtain a high school equivalency certificate as described in RCW 28B.50.536, and other interventions; and(b) An intervention program to assist gang members with successful reentry into the community.(2) The department shall report to the legislature on its findings and recommendations by January 1, 2009.[ 2013 c 39 § 25; 2008 c 276 § 601.]NOTES:Severability—Part headings, subheadings not law—2008 c 276: See notes following RCW 36.28A.200.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.682 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.682 - Multidisciplinary teams—Inmate job assignments.

RCW 72.09.682 Multidisciplinary teams—Inmate job assignments.(1) The department shall establish multidisciplinary teams at each total confinement correctional facility that will evaluate offenders' placements in inmate job assignments and custody promotions. The teams at each facility shall determine suitable placements based on the offender's risk, behavior, or other factors considered by the team.(2) At a minimum, each team shall have representation from 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.[ 2011 c 252 § 3.]NOTES:Intent—2011 c 252: See note following RCW 72.09.680.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.684 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.684 - Training curriculum—Safety issues—Total confinement correctional facilities.

RCW 72.09.684 Training curriculum—Safety issues—Total confinement correctional facilities.(1) The department shall develop training curriculum regarding staff safety issues at total confinement correctional facilities. At a minimum, the training shall address the following issues:(a) Security routines;(b) Physical plant layout;(c) Offender movement and program area coverage; and(d) Situational awareness and de-escalation techniques.(2) The department shall seek the input of both the statewide security and local [statewide and local security] advisory committees in developing the curriculum.(3) The department shall deliver such training to applicable correctional staff at in-service training by July 1, 2012.[ 2011 c 252 § 4.]NOTES:Intent—2011 c 252: See note following RCW 72.09.680.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.686 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.686 - Body alarms and proximity cards—Study and report.

RCW 72.09.686 Body alarms and proximity cards—Study and report.(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.[ 2011 c 252 § 5.]NOTES:Intent—2011 c 252: See note following RCW 72.09.680.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.688 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.688 - Video monitoring cameras—Study and report.

RCW 72.09.688 Video monitoring cameras—Study and report.(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.[ 2011 c 252 § 6.]NOTES:Intent—2011 c 252: See note following RCW 72.09.680.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.690 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.690 - Pepper spray—Plan for use.

RCW 72.09.690 Pepper spray—Plan for use.(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.[ 2011 c 252 § 7.]NOTES:Intent—2011 c 252: See note following RCW 72.09.680.
WA Rev Code § 72.09.710 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 72 - State Institutions|Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.|72.09.710 - Drug offenders—Notice of release or escape.

RCW 72.09.710 Drug offenders—Notice of release or escape.(1) At the earliest possible date, and in no event later than ten days before release except in the event of escape or emergency furloughs as defined in RCW 72.66.010, the department of corrections shall send written notice of parole, community custody, work release placement, furlough, or escape about a specific inmate convicted of a serious drug offense to the following if such notice has been requested in writing about a specific inmate convicted of a serious drug offense:(a) Any witnesses who testified against the inmate in any court proceedings involving the serious drug offense; and(b) Any person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney.Information regarding witnesses requesting the notice, information regarding any other person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney to receive the notice, and the notice are confidential and shall not be available to the inmate.(2) If an inmate convicted of a serious drug offense escapes from a correctional facility, the department of corrections shall immediately notify, by the most reasonable and expedient means available, the chief of police of the city and the sheriff of the county in which the inmate resided immediately before the inmate's arrest and conviction. If previously requested, the department shall also notify the witnesses who are entitled to notice under this section. If the inmate is recaptured, the department shall send notice to the persons designated in this subsection as soon as possible but in no event later than two working days after the department learns of such recapture.(3) If any witness is under the age of sixteen, the notice required by this section shall be sent to the parents or legal guardian of the child.(4) The department of corrections shall send the notices required by this section to the last address provided to the department by the requesting party. The requesting party shall furnish the department with a current address.(5) For purposes of this section, "serious drug offense" means an offense under RCW 69.50.401(2) (a) or (b) or 69.50.4011(2) (a) or (b).[ 2008 c 231 § 26; 2003 c 53 § 61; 1996 c 205 § 4; 1991 c 147 § 1. Formerly RCW 9.94A.610, 9.94A.154.]NOTES:Intent—Application—Application of repealers—Effective date—2008 c 231: See notes following RCW 9.94A.701.Severability—2008 c 231: See note following RCW 9.94A.500.Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.