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Department of Corrections
Owned Facilities by County - 1997-99
Project Map


Capital Overview

The Department of Corrections promotes public safety by providing facilities and services to evaluate, control, and redirect the behavior of adult felony offenders committed to its jurisdiction by the courts. The Department provides medical and mental health services, education, drug and alcohol treatment, and other intervention services.

By mid-1997, the Department of Corrections will operate 13 correctional institutions, as well as two pre-release facilities and 15 work-training release facilities. Located across the state, the physical plants range in age from brand new (Airway Heights, Coyote Ridge, and the 300-bed camp at the Washington Corrections Center for Women), to over 100 years old (the Washington State Penitentiary). While most of these facilities have had some capital investment during the last several years, the major capital budget challenges facing the Department of Corrections fall into five key areas:

In addition to completing new facilities, the Department of Corrections is responsible for the maintenance and repair of all existing facilities. Comprehensive facility assessments are underway, identifying maintenance and capital replacement and renovation needs. A program has been initiated to replace underground storage tanks with above-ground storage tanks using inmate labor as a cost-saving measure and training program. Inmates are also performing minor improvements at Larch, Cedar Creek, and the Work Ethic Camp on McNeil Island.

During the 1997-99 Biennium, the Department of Corrections will be focusing on planning and designing facilities to meet the needs of mentally ill offenders and planning for the large increase in women's inmate population.


Capital Plan Highlights

1997-99 Agency Detail
Department of Corrections
98-1-001
Statewide Preservation Projects
This project provides funding to repair systems not in compliance with state and federal laws, to eliminate unsafe conditions, and to arrest the continued detoriation of facilities.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
31,419,087 10,765,280 15,804,257 23,280,344 115,000,000 196,268,968
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 196,268,968
98-1-002
UST/AST Program
This project provides funding to replace or remove existing underground storage tanks and piping.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
702,175 307,046 487,603 617,593 2,114,417
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 2,114,417
98-1-003
Statewide Asbestos Removal
This project provides funding to remove or encapsulate friable asbestos.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
1,712,487 186,650 297,350 572,068 745,350 3,513,905
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 3,513,905
98-1-005
Emergency Funds
This appropriation establishes a pool of funds to cover unanticipated system or equipment failures.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
1,994,813 185,892 1,471,286 1,500,001 7,000,000 12,151,992
Funds: Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory Institutions Account - State 12,151,991
State Building Construction Account - State 1
98-2-001
Stafford Creek Corrections Center - Construction
This project provides funding to complete design and construction of a 1,936-bed multi-custody facility in Grays Harbor County near Aberdeen. The facility will house longer sentence medium custody inmates and a small component of maximum and minimum security level inmates.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
959,226 1,677,215 14,744,552 155,569,807 172,950,800
Phase Start Date / End Date Phase Cost
PreDesign 07-01-93 / 08-01-94 1,055,200
Design 07-01-95 / 12-01-97 12,366,800
Construction 03-01-97 / 01-01-00 159,027,500
Other 07-01-95 / 08-01-96 501,300
Funds: General Fund - Federal 1,248,453
State Building Construction Account - State 171,702,347
98-2-002
Washington State Reformatory - Convert Medium to Close Custody
This project provides funding to convert Cellhouse 1 and 2 from medium to close custody housing by improving control booths, camera monitoring systems, door controls, catwalks, ventilation, and improving line of sight for security. The project also provides a double fence and additional sallyport for CI building security, and a detection system at the perimeter wall
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
4,375,588 4,375,588
Phase Start Date / End Date Phase Cost
Design 08-01-97 / 01-31-98 550,756
Construction 02-01-98 / 02-28-99 3,824,832
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 4,375,588
98-2-003
Tacoma - 400-Bed Pre-Release Facility
This project provides funds to design a 400-bed Tacoma Pre-Release which may be expanded to 600-beds in the future. Land for the facility is expected to be obtained through a long term ground lease from the Puyallup Indian National Trust.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
1,625,700 1,625,700
Phase Start Date / End Date Phase Cost
Design 07-01-96 / 06-30-98 1,625,700
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 1,625,700
98-2-010
Special Offenders Center - Expand to 400 Beds
This project provides funding to expand the Special Offenders Center to 400 beds. The new facility includes 75 beds for the Department of Social and Health Services Civil Commitment Unit.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
243,711 83,689 3,507,879 35,852,811 39,688,090
Phase Start Date / End Date Phase Cost
Design 07-01-97 / 06-30-98 3,094,495
Construction 01-01-00 / 01-01-00 413,384
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 39,688,090
98-2-011
New 1,936-Bed Multi-Custody Facility
This project provides funding to predesign, select a site, prepare an environmental impact study, and secure land needed as the first phase in constructing a 1,936-bed institution to meet the projected population forecast.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
1,248,453 211,830,825 213,079,278
Phase Start Date / End Date Phase Cost
Design 07-01-99 / 06-30-01 1,121,925
Construction 07-01-01 / 06-30-07 52,250
Other 07-01-01 / 06-30-07 619,730
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 213,079,278
98-2-012
New Womens' Prison
The female inmate population is increasing dramatically. This project provides funding for predesign, site selection, environmental impact study, and land acquisition needed as the first phase in adding 1,000 beds to meet the population forecast.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
1,672,844 105,045,600 106,718,444
Phase Start Date / End Date Phase Cost
PreDesign 01-01-04 / 06-30-05 1,672,844
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 106,718,444
98-2-013
Statewide Programmatic Projects
This project provides funding to improve efficiency, improve security, add storage, and make minor modifications to meet program needs.
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Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Cost
29,439,687 6,787,307 6,163,093 6,622,678 55,000,000 104,012,765
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 104,012,765