Location in Washington | |
Location | Gig Harbor |
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Coordinates | 47°20′50″N 122°36′47″W / 47.34722°N 122.61306°W / 47.34722; -122.61306 |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Minimum, Medium, Close |
Capacity | 738 |
Opened | 1971 |
Managed by | Washington State Department of Corrections |
Warden | Charlotte Headley, Superintendent |
Street address | 9601 Bujacich Rd. NW |
City | Gig Harbor |
County | Pierce County |
State/province | Washington |
ZIP Code | 98332 |
Country | United States |
Website | www |
Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW, originally the Purdy Treatment Center for Women) is a Washington State Department of Corrections women's prison located in Gig Harbor, Washington.[1] With an operating capacity of 740, it is the largest women's prison in the state [2] and is surrounded by Washington State Route 16, and McCormick forest park. It opened 53 years ago in 1971, 82 years after statehood.[1]
Washington Corrections Center is located at 9601 Bujacich Rd NW.
Washington Corrections Center for Women facilitates Educational and Offender Change programs, & Work and Vocational programs.
Washington Corrections Center for women is located on a 32-acre campus in Gig Harbor, Washington.[5] On campus, there are 10 housing units by the names of:
The Purdy Treatment Center for Women opened in 1971 with dormitory quarters for 162 women.[7] The first inmates were 92 transferees from the Washington State Penitentiary. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the facility heightened its security level, building a 272-bed minimum-security prison facility in 1992, a 102-bed close-custody unit in 1994, and a 256-bed medium-security unit in 1996.[7] In 2021, the facility added a second perimeter fence made of concertina wire. In 2022, the average daily population of 867 exceeded the facility's official capacity of 738.[7][1]
In April, 2016 John Legend performed at Washington Corrections Center for Women to raise awareness for his "Free America" campaign to reduce mass incarceration in the United States.[8]
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