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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.290 - Correctional facility siting list.

RCW 72.09.290
Correctional facility siting list.
(1) No later than July 1, 2007, and every biennium thereafter starting with the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, the department shall prepare a list of counties and rural multicounty geographic areas in which work release facilities, community justice centers and other community-based correctional facilities are anticipated to be sited during the next three fiscal years and transmit the list to the office of financial management and the counties on the list. The list may be updated as needed.
(2) In preparing the list, the department shall make substantial efforts to provide for the equitable distribution of work release, community justice centers, or other community-based correctional facilities among counties. The department shall give great weight to the following factors in determining equitable distribution:
(a) The locations of existing residential facilities owned or operated by, or operated under contract with, the department in each county;
(b) The number and proportion of adult offenders sentenced to the custody or supervision of the department by the courts of the county or rural multicounty geographic area; and
(c) The number of adult registered sex offenders classified as level II or III and adult sex offenders registered per thousand persons residing in the county.
(3) For purposes of this section, "equitable distribution" means siting or locating work release, community justice centers, or other community-based correctional facilities in a manner that reasonably reflects the proportion of offenders sentenced to the custody or supervision of the department by the courts of each county or rural multicounty geographic area designated by the department, and, to the extent practicable, the proportion of offenders residing in particular jurisdictions or communities within such counties or rural multicounty geographic areas. Equitable distribution is a policy goal, not a basis for any legal challenge to the siting, construction, occupancy, or operation of any facility anywhere in the state.
[ 2007 c 483 § 303.]
NOTES:
Findings—2007 c 483: See RCW 72.78.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.310 - Community custody violator.

RCW 72.09.310
Community custody violator.
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.
[ 1992 c 75 § 6; 1988 c 153 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Application of increased sanctions—1988 c 153: See notes following RCW 9.94A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.311 - Confinement of community custody violators.

RCW 72.09.311
Confinement of community custody violators.
(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.
[ 2008 c 30 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.312 - Community custody violations—Data and information—Report to the governor and legislature.

RCW 72.09.312
Community custody violations—Data and information—Report to the governor and legislature.
(1) The department shall track and collect data and information on violations of community custody conditions and the sanctions imposed for violations under RCW 9.94A.737, which includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) The number and types of high level violations and the types of sanctions imposed, including term lengths for confinement sanctions;
(b) The number and types of low level violations and the types of sanctions imposed, including nonconfinement sanctions, confinement sanctions, and term lengths for confinement sanctions;
(c) The circumstances and frequency at which low level violations are elevated to high level violations under RCW 9.94A.737(2)(b);
(d) The number of warrants issued for violations;
(e) The number of violations resulting in confinement under RCW 9.94A.737(5), including the length of the confinement, the number of times new charges are filed, and the number of times the department received written notice that new charges would not be filed;
(f) Trends in the rate of violations, including the rate of all violations, high level violations, and low level violations; and
(g) Trends in the rate of confinement, including frequency of confinement sanctions and average stays.
(2) The department shall submit a report with a summary of the data and information collected under this section, including statewide and regional trends, to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2021, and every November 1st of each year thereafter.
[ 2020 c 82 § 4.]
NOTES:
Appropriation—Report—2020 c 82: See note following RCW 9.94A.737.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.315 - Court-ordered treatment—Violations—Required notifications.

RCW 72.09.315
Court-ordered treatment—Violations—Required notifications.
(1) When an offender is under court-ordered mental health or chemical dependency treatment in the community and the supervision of the department of corrections, and the community corrections officer becomes aware that the person is in violation of the terms of the court's treatment order, the community corrections officer shall notify the designated crisis responder, as appropriate, of the violation and request an evaluation for purposes of revocation of the less restrictive alternative or conditional release.
(2) When a designated crisis responder notifies the department that an offender in a state correctional facility is the subject of a petition for involuntary treatment under chapter 71.05 RCW, the department shall provide documentation of its risk assessment or other concerns to the petitioner and the court if the department classified the offender as a high risk or high-needs offender.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 426; 2004 c 166 § 17.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
Severability—Effective dates—2004 c 166: See notes following RCW 71.05.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.320 - Community placement—Liability.

RCW 72.09.320
Community placement—Liability.
The state of Washington, the department and its employees, community corrections officers, their staff, and volunteers who assist community corrections officers in the community placement program are not liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the rendering of community placement activities unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence. For purposes of this section, "volunteers" is defined according to RCW 51.12.035.
[ 1988 c 153 § 10.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Application of increased sanctions—1988 c 153: See notes following RCW 9.94A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.330 - Sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Registration—Notice to persons convicted of sex offenses and kidnapping offenses.

RCW 72.09.330
Sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Registration—Notice to persons convicted of sex offenses and kidnapping offenses.
(1) The department shall provide written notification to an inmate convicted of a sex offense or kidnapping offense of the registration requirements of RCW 9A.44.130 at the time of the inmate's release from confinement and shall receive and retain a signed acknowledgment of receipt.
(2) The department shall provide written notification to an individual convicted of a sex offense or kidnapping offense from another state of the registration requirements of RCW 9A.44.130 at the time the department accepts supervision and has legal authority of the individual under the terms and conditions of the interstate compact agreement under RCW 9.95.270.
[ 1997 c 113 § 8; 1990 c 3 § 405.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The definitions in RCW 9A.44.128 apply to this section.
Findings—1997 c 113: See note following RCW 4.24.550.
Sex offense and kidnapping offense defined: RCW 9A.44.128.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.333 - Sex offenders—Facilities on McNeil Island.

RCW 72.09.333
Sex offenders—Facilities on McNeil Island.
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.
[ 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 § 202.]
NOTES:
Intent—Severability—Effective dates—2001 2nd sp.s. c 12: See notes following RCW 71.09.250.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.335 - Sex offenders—Treatment assessment and opportunity.

RCW 72.09.335
Sex offenders—Treatment assessment and opportunity.
(1) The department shall determine placement for sex offender treatment by assessing the offender's risk for sexual reoffense as the primary factor. The department shall offer offenders the opportunity for sex offender treatment during incarceration based on the following priority:
(a) Offenders who are assessed as high risk for sexual reoffense;
(b) Offenders sentenced under RCW 9.94A.507 who are assessed as moderate risk for sexual reoffense;
(c) Offenders not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.507 who are assessed as moderate risk for sexual reoffense;
(d) Offenders sentenced under RCW 9.94A.507 who are assessed as low risk for sexual reoffense but whose potential release under RCW 9.95.420 will require participation in sex offender treatment, as determined by the indeterminate sentence review board.
(2) As capacity allows, offenders not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.507 who are assessed as low risk for sexual reoffense may be offered the opportunity for sex offender treatment during incarceration.
(3) This section creates no enforceable right to participate in sex offender treatment.
[ 2017 c 144 § 1; 2009 c 28 § 34; 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 § 305.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2009 c 28: See note following RCW 2.24.040.
Intent—Severability—Effective dates—2001 2nd sp.s. c 12: See notes following RCW 71.09.250.
Application—2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 §§ 301-363: See note following RCW 9.94A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.337 - Sex offenders—Rules regarding.

RCW 72.09.337
Sex offenders—Rules regarding.
The secretary of corrections, the secretary of social and health services, the secretary of children, youth, and families, and the indeterminate sentence review board may adopt rules to implement chapter 12, Laws of 2001 2nd sp. sess.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 631; 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 § 502.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Intent—Severability—Effective dates—2001 2nd sp.s. c 12: See notes following RCW 71.09.250.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.380 - Rule making—Medicaid—Secretary of corrections—Director of health care authority.

RCW 72.09.380
Rule making—Medicaid—Secretary of corrections—Director of health care authority.
The secretary of the department of corrections and the director of the health care authority shall adopt rules and develop working agreements which will ensure that offenders identified under RCW 72.09.370(1) will be assisted in making application for medicaid to facilitate a decision regarding their eligibility for such entitlements prior to the end of their term of confinement in a correctional facility.
[ 2018 c 201 § 9013; 1999 c 214 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Intent—1999 c 214: See note following RCW 72.09.370.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.381 - Rule making—Chapter 214, Laws of 1999—Secretary of corrections—Director of health care authority.

RCW 72.09.381
Rule making—Chapter 214, Laws of 1999—Secretary of corrections—Director of health care authority.
The secretary of the department of corrections and the director of the health care authority shall, in consultation with the behavioral health administrative services organizations, managed care organizations contracted with the health care authority, and provider representatives, each adopt rules as necessary to implement chapter 214, Laws of 1999.
[ 2019 c 325 § 5026; 2018 c 201 § 9014; 2014 c 225 § 96; 1999 c 214 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 325: See note following RCW 71.24.011.
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Effective date—2014 c 225: See note following RCW 71.24.016.
Intent—1999 c 214: See note following RCW 72.09.370.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.410 - Work ethic camp program—Generally.

RCW 72.09.410
Work ethic camp program—Generally.
The department of corrections shall establish one work ethic camp. The secretary shall locate the work ethic camp within an already existing department compound or facility, or in a facility that is scheduled to come on line within the initial implementation date outlined in this section. The facility selected for the camp shall appropriately accommodate the logistical and cost-effective objectives contained in RCW 72.09.400 through * 72.09.420, 9.94A.690, and **section 5, chapter 338, Laws of 1993. The department shall be ready to assign inmates to the camp one hundred twenty days after July 1, 1993. The department shall establish the work ethic camp program cycle to last from one hundred twenty to one hundred eighty days. The department shall develop all aspects of the work ethic camp program including, but not limited to, program standards, conduct standards, educational components including preparation for a high school equivalency certificate as described in RCW 28B.50.536, offender incentives, drug rehabilitation program parameters, individual and team work goals, techniques for improving the offender's self-esteem, citizenship skills for successful living in the community, measures to hold the offender accountable for his or her behavior, and the successful completion of the work ethic camp program granted to the offender based on successful attendance, participation, and performance as defined by the secretary. The work ethic camp shall be designed and implemented so that offenders are continually engaged in meaningful activities and unstructured time is kept to a minimum. In addition, the department is encouraged to explore the integration and overlay of a military style approach to the work ethic camp.
[ 2013 c 39 § 23; 1993 c 338 § 3.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 72.09.420 was repealed by 1998 c 273 § 1.
**(2) 1993 c 338 § 5 was vetoed by the governor.
Severability—Effective date—1993 c 338: See notes following RCW 72.09.400.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.469 - Postsecondary degree education programs—Study.

RCW 72.09.469
Postsecondary degree education programs—Study. (Expires January 1, 2029.)
(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.
[ 2021 c 200 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.470 - Contributions for cost of privileges—Standards.

RCW 72.09.470
Contributions for cost of privileges—Standards.
To the greatest extent practical, all incarcerated individuals shall contribute to the cost of privileges. The department may require incarcerated individuals to contribute to the cost of specific privileges designated by the department in accordance with standards that the department shall develop and adopt to ensure that incarcerated individuals contribute a portion of the department's costs directly associated with providing designated privileges. The department shall establish standards by which incarcerated individuals shall contribute a portion of the department's capital costs of providing privileges, including television cable access, weight lifting, and other recreational sports equipment and supplies. The standards shall also require incarcerated individuals to contribute a portion of the department's operating costs directly associated with providing privileges, including staff and supplies. Contributions by incarcerated individuals may be in the form of individual user fees assessed against an incarcerated individual's institution account, deductions from an incarcerated individual's gross wages or gratuities, or collective contributions by incarcerated individuals to the institutional welfare/betterment fund. The department shall make every effort to maximize incarcerated individual contributions to payment for privileges. The department shall not limit incarcerated individuals' financial support for privileges to contributions from the institutional welfare/betterment fund. The standards shall consider the assets available to the incarcerated individuals, the cost of administering compliance with the contribution requirements, and shall promote a responsible work ethic.
[ 2023 c 177 § 1; 1995 1st sp.s. c 19 § 7.]
NOTES:
Findings—Purpose—Short title—Severability—Effective date—1995 1st sp.s. c 19: See notes following RCW 72.09.450.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.490 - Policy on extended family visitation.

RCW 72.09.490
Policy on extended family visitation.
(1) The department shall establish a uniform policy on the privilege of extended family visitation. Not fewer than sixty days before making any changes in any policy on extended family visitation, the department shall: (a) Notify the appropriate legislative committees of the proposed change; and (b) notify the committee created under *RCW 72.09.570 of the proposed change. The department shall seek the advice of the committee established under *RCW 72.09.570 and other appropriate committees on all proposed changes and shall, before the effective date of any change, offer the committees an opportunity to provide input on proposed changes.
(2) In addition to its duties under chapter 34.05 RCW, the department shall provide the committee established under *RCW 72.09.570 and other appropriate committees of the legislature a written copy of any proposed adoption, revision, or repeal of any rule relating to extended family visitation. Except for adoption, revision, or repeal of a rule on an emergency basis, the copy shall be provided not fewer than thirty days before any public hearing scheduled on the rule.
[ 1995 1st sp.s. c 19 § 9.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 72.09.570 expired July 1, 1997.
Findings—Purpose—Short title—Severability—Effective date—1995 1st sp.s. c 19: See notes following RCW 72.09.450.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.495 - Incarcerated parents—Policies to encourage family contact and engagement.

RCW 72.09.495
Incarcerated parents—Policies to encourage family contact and engagement.
(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.
[ 2007 c 384 § 2.]
NOTES:
Intent—Finding—2007 c 384: "The legislature recognizes the significant impact on the lives and well-being of children and families when a parent is incarcerated. It is the intent of the legislature to support children and families, and maintain familial connections when appropriate, during the period a parent is incarcerated. Further, the legislature finds that there must be a greater emphasis placed on identifying state policies and programs impacting children with incarcerated parents. Additionally, greater effort must be made to ensure that the policies and programs of the state are supportive of the children, and meet their needs during the time the parent is incarcerated.
According to the final report of the children of incarcerated parents oversight committee, helping offenders build durable family relationships may reduce the likelihood that their children will go to prison later in life. Additionally, the report indicates that offenders who reconnect with their families in sustaining ways are less likely to reoffend. In all efforts to help offenders build these relationships with their children, the safety of the children will be paramount." [ 2007 c 384 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.500 - Prohibition on weight-lifting.

RCW 72.09.500
Prohibition on weight-lifting.
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.
[ 1995 1st sp.s. c 19 § 10.]
NOTES:
Findings—Purpose—Short title—Severability—Effective date—1995 1st sp.s. c 19: See notes following RCW 72.09.450.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.510 - Limitation on purchasing recreational equipment and dietary supplements that increase muscle mass.

RCW 72.09.510
Limitation on purchasing recreational equipment and dietary supplements that increase muscle mass.
Purchases of recreational equipment following June 15, 1995, shall be cost-effective and, to the extent possible, minimize an inmate's ability to substantially increase muscle mass. Dietary supplements made for the sole purpose of increasing muscle mass shall not be available for purchase by inmates unless prescribed by a physician for medical purposes or for inmates officially competing in department-sanctioned competitive weight lifting.
[ 1995 1st sp.s. c 19 § 11.]
NOTES:
Findings—Purpose—Short title—Severability—Effective date—1995 1st sp.s. c 19: See notes following RCW 72.09.450.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.520 - Limitation on purchase of televisions.

RCW 72.09.520
Limitation on purchase of televisions.
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.
[ 1995 1st sp.s. c 19 § 12.]
NOTES:
Findings—Purpose—Short title—Severability—Effective date—1995 1st sp.s. c 19: See notes following RCW 72.09.450.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections. › 72.09.530 - Prohibition on receipt or possession of contraband—Rules.

RCW 72.09.530
Prohibition on receipt or possession of contraband—Rules.
The secretary shall, in consultation with the attorney general, adopt by rule a uniform policy that prohibits receipt or possession of anything that is determined to be contraband. The rule shall provide consistent maximum protection of legitimate penological interests, including prison security and order and deterrence of criminal activity. The rule shall protect the legitimate interests of the public and inmates in the exchange of ideas. The secretary shall establish a method of reviewing all incoming and outgoing material, consistent with constitutional constraints, for the purpose of confiscating anything determined to be contraband. The secretary shall consult regularly with the committee created under *RCW 72.09.570 on the development of the policy and implementation of the rule.
[ 1995 1st sp.s. c 19 § 13.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 72.09.570 expired July 1, 1997.
Findings—Purpose—Short title—Severability—Effective date—1995 1st sp.s. c 19: See notes following RCW 72.09.450.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.]
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.