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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.040 - Crediting of earnings—Payment.

RCW 72.64.040
Crediting of earnings—Payment.
Where a prisoner is employed at any occupation for which pay is allowed or permitted, or at any gainful occupation from which the state derives an income, the department shall credit the prisoner with the total amount of his or her earnings.
The amount of earnings credited but unpaid to a prisoner may be paid to the prisoner's spouse, children, mother, father, brother, or sister as the inmate may direct upon approval of the superintendent. Upon release, parole, or discharge, all unpaid earnings of the prisoner shall be paid to him or her.
[ 2012 c 117 § 479; 1973 1st ex.s. c 154 § 105; 1959 c 28 § 72.64.040. Prior: 1957 c 19 § 1; 1927 c 305 § 3; RRS § 10223-3. Formerly RCW 72.08.250.]
NOTES:
Severability—1973 1st ex.s. c 154: See note following RCW 2.12.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.050 - Branch institutions—Work camps for certain purposes.

RCW 72.64.050
Branch institutions—Work camps for certain purposes.
The secretary shall also have the power to establish temporary branch institutions for state correctional facilities in the form of camps for the employment of prisoners therein in farming, reforestation, wood-cutting, land clearing, processing of foods in state canneries, forest firefighting, forest fire suppression and prevention, stream clearance, watershed improvement, development of parks and recreational areas, and other work to conserve the natural resources and protect and improve the public domain and construction of water supply facilities to state institutions.
[ 1992 c 7 § 55; 1979 c 141 § 268; 1961 c 171 § 2; 1959 c 28 § 72.64.050. Prior: 1943 c 175 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 10279-3. Formerly RCW 72.08.240.]
NOTES:
Leaves of absence for inmates: RCW 72.01.365 through 72.01.380.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.060 - Labor camps authorized—Type of work permitted—Contracts.

RCW 72.64.060
Labor camps authorized—Type of work permitted—Contracts.
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.
[ 1979 c 141 § 269; 1961 c 171 § 3; 1959 c 28 § 72.64.060. Prior: 1955 c 128 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.28.500.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.065 - Industrial insurance—Application to certain inmates—Payment of premiums and assessments.

RCW 72.64.065
Industrial insurance—Application to certain inmates—Payment of premiums and assessments.
From and after July 1, 1973, any inmate working in a department of natural resources adult honor camp established and operated pursuant to RCW 72.64.050, 72.64.060, and 72.64.100 shall be eligible for the benefits provided by Title 51 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, relating to industrial insurance, with the exceptions herein provided.
No inmate as herein described, until released upon an order of parole by the state indeterminate sentence review board, 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 enacted, or to the benefits of chapter 51.36 RCW relating to medical aid.
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.
[ 2012 c 117 § 480; 1972 ex.s. c 40 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1972 ex.s. c 40: See note following RCW 72.60.100.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.070 - Industrial insurance—Eligibility for employment—Procedure—Return.

RCW 72.64.070
Industrial insurance—Eligibility for employment—Procedure—Return.
The department shall determine which prisoners shall be eligible for employment under RCW 72.64.060, and shall establish and modify lists of prisoners eligible for such employment, upon the requisition of an agency mentioned in RCW 72.64.060. The secretary may send to the place, and at the time designated, the number of prisoners requisitioned, or such number thereof as have been determined to be eligible for such employment and are available. No prisoner shall be eligible or shall be released for such employment until his or her eligibility therefor has been determined by the department.
The secretary may return to prison any prisoner transferred to camp pursuant to this section, when the need for such prisoner's labor has ceased or when the prisoner is guilty of any violation of the rules and regulations of the prison or camp.
[ 2012 c 117 § 481; 1979 c 141 § 270; 1959 c 28 § 72.64.070. Prior: 1955 c 128 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.28.510.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.080 - Industrial insurance—Duties of employing agency—Costs—Supervision.

RCW 72.64.080
Industrial insurance—Duties of employing agency—Costs—Supervision.
The agency providing for prisoners under RCW 72.64.060 through 72.64.090 shall designate and supervise all work done under the provisions thereof. The agency shall provide, erect and maintain any necessary camps, except that where no funds are available to the agency, the department may provide, erect and maintain the necessary camps. The secretary shall supervise and manage the necessary camps and commissaries.
[ 1979 c 141 § 271; 1959 c 28 § 72.64.080. Prior: 1955 c 128 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.28.520.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.090 - Industrial insurance—Department's jurisdiction.

RCW 72.64.090
Industrial insurance—Department's jurisdiction.
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.
[ 1959 c 28 § 72.64.090. Prior: 1955 c 128 § 4. Formerly RCW 43.28.530.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.100 - Regional jail camps—Authorized—Purposes—Rules.

RCW 72.64.100
Regional jail camps—Authorized—Purposes—Rules.
The secretary is authorized to establish and operate regional jail camps for the confinement, treatment, and care of persons sentenced to jail terms in excess of thirty days, including persons so imprisoned as a condition of probation. The secretary shall make rules and regulations governing the eligibility for commitment or transfer to such camps and rules and regulations for the government of such camps. Subject to the rules and regulations of the secretary, and if there is in effect a contract entered into pursuant to RCW 72.64.110, a county prisoner may be committed to a regional jail camp in lieu of commitment to a county jail or other county detention facility.
[ 1979 c 141 § 272; 1961 c 171 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.110 - Contracts to furnish county prisoners confinement, care, and employment—Reimbursement by county—Sheriff's order—Return of prisoner.

RCW 72.64.110
Contracts to furnish county prisoners confinement, care, and employment—Reimbursement by county—Sheriff's order—Return of prisoner.
(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.
[ 2012 c 117 § 482; 1980 c 17 § 1. Prior: 1979 c 147 § 1; 1979 c 141 § 273; 1961 c 171 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.160 - Inmate forest fire suppression crews—Classification—Gratuity/wage.

RCW 72.64.160
Inmate forest fire suppression crews—Classification—Gratuity/wage.
(1) For the purposes of RCW 72.64.150, inmate forest fire suppression crews may be considered a class I free venture industry, as defined in RCW 72.09.100, when fighting fires on federal lands.
(2) For the purposes of RCW 72.64.050, inmate forest fire suppression and support crews when fighting fires must receive a gratuity no less than the minimum wage per hour paid in the locality in which the industry is located.
[ 2021 c 298 § 9; 1991 c 131 § 2.]
NOTES:
Short title—2021 c 298: See note following RCW 76.04.505.
Severability—1991 c 131: See note following RCW 72.64.150.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.64 - Labor and Employment of Prisoners. › 72.64.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 72.64.900
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
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.
[ 2009 c 521 § 170.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.010 - Definitions.

RCW 72.65.010
Definitions.
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.
[ 1992 c 7 § 56; 1985 c 350 § 4; 1981 c 136 § 110; 1979 c 141 § 274; 1967 c 17 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Administrative departments and agencies—General provisions: RCW 43.17.010, 43.17.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.020 - Places of confinement—Extension of limits authorized, conditions—Application of section.

RCW 72.65.020
Places of confinement—Extension of limits authorized, conditions—Application of section.
(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.
[ 2012 c 117 § 483; 1984 c 209 § 28; 1979 ex.s. c 160 § 1; 1979 c 141 § 275; 1967 c 17 § 2.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 70.48.050 was repealed by 1987 c 462 § 23, effective January 1, 1988.
Effective dates—1984 c 209: See note following RCW 9.94A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.030 - Application of prisoner to participate in program, contents—Application of section.

RCW 72.65.030
Application of prisoner to participate in program, contents—Application of section.
(1) Any prisoner serving a sentence in a state correctional institution may make application to participate in the work release program to the superintendent of the institution in which he or she is confined. Such application shall set forth the name and address of his or her proposed employer or employers or shall specify the vocational training program, if any, in which he or she is enrolled. It shall include a statement to be executed by such prisoner that if his or her application be approved he or she agrees to abide faithfully by all terms and conditions of the particular work release plan adopted for him or her. It shall further set forth such additional information as the department or the secretary shall require.
(2) This section applies only to persons sentenced for crimes that were committed before July 1, 1984.
[ 2012 c 117 § 484; 1984 c 209 § 29; 1979 c 141 § 276; 1967 c 17 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—1984 c 209: See note following RCW 9.94A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.040 - Approval or denial of application—Adoption of work release plan—Terms and conditions—Revocation—Reapplication—Application of section.

RCW 72.65.040
Approval or denial of application—Adoption of work release plan—Terms and conditions—Revocation—Reapplication—Application of section.
(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.
[ 2012 c 117 § 485; 1984 c 209 § 30; 1979 c 141 § 277; 1967 c 17 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—1984 c 209: See note following RCW 9.94A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.050 - Disposition of earnings.

RCW 72.65.050
Disposition of earnings.
A prisoner employed under a work release plan shall surrender to the secretary, or to the superintendent of such state correctional institution as shall be designated by the secretary in the plan, his or her total earnings, less payroll deductions required by law, or such payroll deductions as may reasonably be required by the nature of the employment and less such amount which his or her work release plan specifies he or she should retain to help meet his or her personal needs, including costs necessary for his or her participation in the work release plan such as expenses for travel, meals, clothing, tools and other incidentals. The secretary, or the superintendent of the state correctional institution designated in the work release plan shall deduct from such earnings, and make payments from such work release participant's earnings in the following order of priority:
(1) Reimbursement to the department for any expenses advanced for vocational training pursuant to RCW 72.65.020(2), or for expenses incident to a work release plan pursuant to RCW 72.65.090.
(2) Payment of board and room charges for the work release participant: PROVIDED, That if the participant is housed at a state correctional institution, the average daily per capita cost for the operation of such correctional institution, excluding capital outlay expenditures, shall be paid from the work release participant's earnings to the general fund of the state treasury: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if such work release participant is housed in another facility pursuant to agreement, then the charges agreed to between the department and the appropriate authorities of such facility shall be paid from the participant's earnings to such appropriate authorities.
(3) Payments for the necessary support of the work release participant's dependents, if any.
(4) Ten percent for payment of legal financial obligations for all work release participants who have legal financial obligations owing in any Washington state superior court.
(5) Payments to creditors of the work release participant, which may be made at his or her discretion and request, upon proper proof of personal indebtedness.
(6) Payments to the work release participant himself or herself upon parole or discharge, or for deposit in his or her personal account if returned to a state correctional institution for confinement and treatment.
[ 2002 c 126 § 3; 1979 c 141 § 278; 1967 c 17 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.060 - Earnings not subject to legal process.

RCW 72.65.060
Earnings not subject to legal process.
The earnings of a work release participant shall not be subject to garnishment, attachment, or execution while such earnings are either in the possession of the employer or any state officer authorized to hold such funds, except for payment of a court-ordered legal financial obligation as that term is defined in RCW 72.11.010.
[ 1989 c 252 § 21; 1967 c 17 § 6.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Prospective application—Effective dates—Severability—1989 c 252: See notes following RCW 9.94A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.080 - Contracts with authorities for payment of expenses for housing participants—Procurement of housing facilities.

RCW 72.65.080
Contracts with authorities for payment of expenses for housing participants—Procurement of housing facilities.
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.
[ 1982 1st ex.s. c 48 § 18; 1981 c 136 § 111; 1979 c 141 § 279; 1969 c 109 § 1; 1967 c 17 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Effective date—1969 c 109: "This act shall become effective on July 1, 1969." [ 1969 c 109 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.090 - Transportation, clothing, supplies for participants.

RCW 72.65.090
Transportation, clothing, supplies for participants.
The department may provide transportation for work release participants to the designated places of housing under the work release plan, and may supply suitable clothing and such other equipment, supplies and other necessities as may be reasonably needed for the implementation of the plans adopted for such participation from the community services revolving fund as established in RCW 9.95.360: PROVIDED, That costs and expenditures incurred for this purpose may be deducted by the department from the earnings of the participants and deposited in the community services revolving fund.
[ 1986 c 125 § 6; 1967 c 17 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.100 - Powers and duties of secretary—Rules and regulations—Cooperation of other state agencies directed.

RCW 72.65.100
Powers and duties of secretary—Rules and regulations—Cooperation of other state agencies directed.
The secretary is authorized to make rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of this chapter to administer the work release program. In addition, the department shall:
(1) Supervise and consult with work release participants;
(2) Locate available employment or vocational training opportunities for qualified work release participants;
(3) Effect placement of work release participants under the program;
(4) Collect, account for and make disbursement from earnings of work release participants under the provisions of this chapter, including accounting for all inmate debt in the community services revolving fund. RCW 9.95.370 applies to inmates assigned to work/training release facilities who receive assistance as provided in RCW 9.95.310, 9.95.320, 72.65.050, and 72.65.090;
(5) Promote public understanding and acceptance of the work release program.
All state agencies shall cooperate with the department in the administration of the work release program as provided by this chapter.
[ 1986 c 125 § 7; 1981 c 136 § 112; 1979 c 141 § 280; 1967 c 17 § 10.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.110 - Earnings to be deposited in personal funds—Disbursements.

RCW 72.65.110
Earnings to be deposited in personal funds—Disbursements.
All earnings of work release participants shall be deposited by the secretary, or the superintendent of a state correctional institution designated by the secretary in the work release plan, in personal funds. All disbursements from such funds shall be made only in accordance with the work release plans of such participants and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1979 c 141 § 281; 1967 c 17 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.120 - Participants not considered agents or employees of the state—Contracting with persons, companies, etc., for labor of participants prohibited—Employee benefits and privileges extended to.

RCW 72.65.120
Participants not considered agents or employees of the state—Contracting with persons, companies, etc., for labor of participants prohibited—Employee benefits and privileges extended to.
All participants who become engaged in employment or training under the work release program shall not be considered as agents, employees or involuntary servants of state and the department is prohibited from entering into a contract with any person, co-partnership, company or corporation for the labor of any participant under its jurisdiction: PROVIDED, That such work release participants shall be entitled to all benefits and privileges in their employment under the provisions of this chapter to the same extent as other employees of their employer, except that such work release participants shall not be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to any of the provisions of Title 50 RCW until released on parole or discharged on expiration of their maximum sentences.
[ 1967 c 17 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.130 - Authority of board of prison terms and paroles not impaired.

RCW 72.65.130
Authority of board of prison terms and paroles not impaired.
This chapter shall not be construed as affecting the authority of the *board of prison terms and paroles pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9.95 RCW over any person who has been approved for participation in the work release program.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 58 § 1; 1967 c 17 § 13.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "board of prison terms and paroles" was redesignated the "indeterminate sentence review board" by 1986 c 224, effective July 1, 1986.
Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 58: See note following RCW 72.66.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.200 - Participation in work release plan or program must be authorized by sentence or RCW 9.94A.728.

RCW 72.65.200
Participation in work release plan or program must be authorized by sentence or RCW 9.94A.728.
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.
[ 1981 c 137 § 35.]
NOTES:
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.210 - Inmate participation eligibility standards—Department to conduct overall review of work release program.

RCW 72.65.210
Inmate participation eligibility standards—Department to conduct overall review of work release program.
(1) The department shall establish, by rule, inmate 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 inmate supervision policies of each work release facility;
(c) Establish physical standards for future work release structures to ensure the safety of inmates, employees, and the surrounding communities;
(d) Evaluate its recordkeeping of serious infractions to determine if infractions are properly and consistently assessed against inmates eligible for work release;
(e) Establish a written treatment plan best suited to the inmate'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 inmates to contact the appropriate work release facility whenever an inmate 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.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2121; 1998 c 245 § 142; 1995 c 399 § 203; 1989 c 89 § 1.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.65 - Work Release Program. › 72.65.220 - Facility siting process.

RCW 72.65.220
Facility siting process.
(1) The department or a private or public entity under contract with the department may establish or relocate for the operation of a work release or other community-based facility only after public notifications and local public meetings have been completed consistent with this section.
(2) The department and other state agencies responsible for siting department-owned, operated, or contracted facilities shall establish a process for early and continuous public participation in establishing or relocating work release or other community-based facilities. This process shall include public meetings in the local communities affected, opportunities for written and oral comments, and wide dissemination of proposals and alternatives, including at least the following:
(a) When the department or a private or public entity under contract with the department has selected three or fewer sites for final consideration of a department-owned, operated, or contracted work release or other community-based facility, the department or contracting organization shall make public notification and conduct public hearings in the local communities of the final three or fewer proposed sites. An additional public hearing after public notification shall also be conducted in the local community selected as the final proposed site.
(b) Notifications required under this section shall be provided to the following:
(i) All newspapers of general circulation in the local area and all local radio stations, television stations, and cable networks;
(ii) Appropriate school districts, private schools, kindergartens, city and county libraries, and all other local government offices within a one-half mile radius of the proposed site or sites;
(iii) The local chamber of commerce, local economic development agencies, and any other local organizations that request such notification from the department; and
(iv) In writing to all residents and/or property owners within a one-half mile radius of the proposed site or sites.
(3) When the department contracts for the operation of a work release or other community-based facility that is not owned or operated by the department, the department shall require as part of its contract that the contracting entity comply with all the public notification and public hearing requirements as provided in this section for each located and relocated work release or other community-based facility.
[ 1997 c 348 § 1; 1994 c 271 § 1001.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 271 § 1001: "Section 1001 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1994." [ 1994 c 271 § 1101.]
Purpose—Severability—1994 c 271: See notes following RCW 9A.28.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.010 - Definitions.

RCW 72.66.010
Definitions.
As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Department" means the department of corrections.
(2) "Emergency furlough" means a specially expedited furlough granted to a resident to enable him or her to meet an emergency situation, such as the death or critical illness of a member of his or her family.
(3) "Furlough" means an authorized leave of absence for an eligible resident, without any requirement that the resident be accompanied by, or be in the custody of, any law enforcement or corrections official while on such leave.
(4) "Resident" means a person convicted of a felony and serving a sentence for a term of confinement in a state correctional institution or facility, or a state approved work or training release facility.
(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of corrections, or his or her designee or designees.
[ 2012 c 117 § 486; 1981 c 136 § 113; 1973 c 20 § 2; 1971 ex.s. c 58 § 2.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Construction—Prior rules and regulations—1973 c 20: "The provisions of this 1973 amendatory act shall not affect the validity of any rule or regulation adopted prior to the effective date of this 1973 amendatory act [June 7, 1973], if such rule or regulation is not in conflict with any provision of this 1973 amendatory act." [ 1973 c 20 § 17.]
Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 58: "This act shall become effective on July 1, 1971." [ 1971 ex.s. c 58 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.012 - Granting of furloughs authorized.

RCW 72.66.012
Granting of furloughs authorized.
The secretary may grant a furlough but only if not precluded from doing so under RCW 72.66.014, 72.66.016, 72.66.018, 72.66.024, 72.66.034, or 72.66.036.
[ 1973 c 20 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.014 - Ineligibility.

RCW 72.66.014
Ineligibility.
A resident may apply for a furlough if he or she is not precluded from doing so under this section. A resident shall be ineligible to apply for a furlough if:
(1) He or she is not classified by the secretary as eligible for or on minimum security status; or
(2) His or her minimum term of imprisonment has not been set; or
(3) He or she has a valid detainer pending and the agency holding the detainer has not provided written approval for him or her to be placed on a furlough-eligible status. Such written approval may include either specific approval for a particular resident or general approval for a class or group of residents.
[ 2012 c 117 § 487; 1973 c 20 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.016 - Minimum time served requirement.

RCW 72.66.016
Minimum time served requirement.
(1) A furlough shall not be granted to a resident if the furlough would commence prior to the time the resident has served the minimum amounts of time provided under this section:
(a) If his or her minimum term of imprisonment is longer than twelve months, he or she shall have served at least six months of the term;
(b) If his or her minimum term of imprisonment is less than twelve months, he or she shall have served at least ninety days and shall have no longer than six months left to serve on his or her minimum term;
(c) If he or she is serving a mandatory minimum term of confinement, he or she shall have served all but the last six months of such term.
(2) A person convicted and sentenced for a violent offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 is not eligible for furlough until the person has served at least one-half of the minimum term.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 40 § 35; 1983 c 255 § 8; 1973 c 20 § 5.]
NOTES:
Application—Recalculation of community custody terms—2011 1st sp.s. c 40: See note following RCW 9.94A.501.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.018 - Grounds for granting furlough.

RCW 72.66.018
Grounds for granting furlough.
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.
[ 2012 c 117 § 488; 1973 c 20 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.022 - Application—Contents.

RCW 72.66.022
Application—Contents.
Each resident applying for a furlough shall include in his or her application for the furlough:
(1) A furlough plan which shall specify in detail the purpose of the furlough and how it is to be achieved, the address at which the applicant would reside, the names of all persons residing at such address[,] and their relationships to the applicant;
(2) A statement from the applicant's proposed sponsor that he or she agrees to undertake the responsibilities provided in RCW 72.66.024; and
(3) Such other information as the secretary shall require in order to protect the public or further the rehabilitation of the applicant.
[ 2012 c 117 § 489; 1973 c 20 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.024 - Sponsor.

RCW 72.66.024
Sponsor.
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.
[ 2012 c 117 § 491; 2012 c 117 § 490; 1973 c 20 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.026 - Furlough terms and conditions.

RCW 72.66.026
Furlough terms and conditions.
The terms and conditions prescribed under this section shall apply to each furlough, and each resident granted a furlough shall agree to abide by them.
(1) The furloughed person shall abide by the terms of his or her furlough plan.
(2) Upon arrival at the destination indicated in his or her furlough plan, the furloughed person shall, when so required, report to a state probation and parole officer in accordance with instructions given by the secretary prior to release on furlough. He or she shall report as frequently as may be required by the state probation and parole officer.
(3) The furloughed person shall abide by all local, state, and federal laws.
(4) With approval of the state probation and parole officer designated by the secretary, the furloughed person may accept temporary employment during a period of furlough.
(5) The furloughed person shall not leave the state at any time while on furlough.
(6) Other limitations on movement within the state may be imposed as a condition of furlough.
(7) The furloughed person shall not, in any public place, drink intoxicating beverages or be in an intoxicated condition. A furloughed person shall not enter any tavern, bar, or cocktail lounge.
(8) A furloughed person who drives a motor vehicle shall:
(a) Have a valid Washington driver's license in his or her possession;
(b) Have the owner's written permission to drive any vehicle not his or her own or his or her spouse's;
(c) Have at least minimum personal injury and property damage liability coverage on the vehicle he or she is driving; and
(d) Observe all traffic laws.
(9) Each furloughed person shall carry with him or her at all times while on furlough a copy of his or her furlough order prescribed pursuant to RCW 72.66.028 and a copy of the identification card issued to him or her pursuant to RCW 72.66.032.
(10) The furloughed person shall comply with any other terms or conditions which the secretary may prescribe.
[ 2012 c 117 § 492; 1973 c 20 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.028 - Furlough order—Contents.

RCW 72.66.028
Furlough order—Contents.
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.
[ 2012 c 117 § 493; 1973 c 20 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.032 - Furlough identification card.

RCW 72.66.032
Furlough identification card.
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.
[ 2012 c 117 § 494; 1973 c 20 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.034 - Applicant's personality and conduct—Examination.

RCW 72.66.034
Applicant's personality and conduct—Examination.
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.
[ 2012 c 117 § 495; 1973 c 20 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.036 - Furlough duration—Extension.

RCW 72.66.036
Furlough duration—Extension.
(1) The furlough or furloughs granted to any one resident, excluding furloughs for medical care, may not exceed thirty consecutive days or a total of sixty days during a calendar year.
(2) Absent unusual circumstances, each first furlough and each second furlough granted to a resident shall not exceed a period of five days and each emergency furlough shall not exceed forty-eight hours plus travel time.
(3) A furlough may be extended within the maximum time periods prescribed under this section.
[ 1983 c 255 § 7; 1973 c 20 § 13.]
NOTES:
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.038 - Furlough infractions—Reporting—Regaining custody.

RCW 72.66.038
Furlough infractions—Reporting—Regaining custody.
Any employee of the department having knowledge of a furlough infraction shall report the facts to the secretary. Upon verification, the secretary shall cause the custody of the furloughed person to be regained, and for this purpose may cause a warrant to be issued.
[ 1973 c 20 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.042 - Emergency furlough—Waiver of certain requirements.

RCW 72.66.042
Emergency furlough—Waiver of certain requirements.
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.
[ 1973 c 20 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 72 - State Institutions › Chapter 72.66 - Furloughs for Prisoners. › 72.66.044 - Application proceeding not deemed adjudicative proceeding.

RCW 72.66.044
Application proceeding not deemed adjudicative proceeding.
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.
[ 1989 c 175 § 144; 1973 c 20 § 16.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1989 c 175: See note following RCW 34.05.010.