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Correctional Industries Celebrates Successful RF-Smart Go Live

TUMWATER – Correctional Industries (CI) recently celebrated a years-long business modernization project with the go-live of RF-Smart at CI headquarters. Transitioning CI’s Consolidated Distribution ...
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Olympic Corrections Center Celebrates Hispanic Heritage

A cold bar filled with cucumbers, pineapple, watermelon, bottles of Tajín and chamoy, piles of crunchy duros, hot sauce and ice-cold cups of Jarritos, provided snacks before everyone tucked into lunch ...
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Innovating Prevention: How Dr. Ashley Espitia is Changing Suicide Prevention Behind Bars

Content warning: This article contains discussions of suicide, suicidal ideation and mental health challenges. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis and need someone to talk to, help ...
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ISRB Press Release: September 2026 Hearings

The Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB) September 2026 hearings list.
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Painting Over the Canvas: How Jon Saunders Is Erasing Marks of Hate and Designing a Future of Hope

Content warning: The following story contains images and descriptions associated with white supremacist and gang culture. Reader discretion is advised. WALLA WALLA — Jon Saunders is a scholar, ...
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Cultivating Connection: How an Incarcerated Horticulturist is Revitalizing a Prison Community and Restoring Traditional Roots

A group of foxglove grows around a pond outside the living units at Cedar Creek Corrections Center. See Photo Gallery LITTLEROCK — On any given day at Cedar Creek Corrections Center, CCCC, you can ...
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Horsing Around in Prison: Equine Therapy Supports Trauma-Informed Healing at WCCW

GIG HARBOR--A gentle nuzzle from a horse’s muzzle was all it took for Erin Mildenberger to feel her anxiety melt away. A volunteer from HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship leads mare Joy through the ...
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Navigating a Fresh Start

Reentry can be a daunting journey for individuals. Some find themselves without family support and a lack of knowledge around community resources available to them. Reentry Navigators can play a ...
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Defying The Odds Part 3: Victor Sauceda’s Journey From Prison Classroom To Tech Founder

Portrait of Victor Sauceda. Sauceda took a coding course and participated in a Defy Ventures entrepreneurial training program while incarcerated at Monroe Correctional Complex and is now the CEO and ...
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Answering the Call: How 988 is Saving Lives in Prisons

Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide prevention and mental health challenges. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know needs support, resources are available, including the ...
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PRESS RELEASE: APPREHENDED - Minimum Security Incarcerated Individual Escaped from Monroe Correctional Complex

MONROE – Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) and local law enforcement apprehended minimum security incarcerated individual Samuel Evans Kimble (DOC# 439536), who escaped from the Minimum ...
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Washington Becomes First State to Implement 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in State Prisons

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC), in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), has made the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline available to ...