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78-579: Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) is a Washington State Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Aberdeen, Washington . The facility opened in 2000, has an operating capacity of 1936 inmates, and supports a mix of minimum, medium, and maximum security levels. Stafford is one of a number of Washington prisons with an environmental program developed in conjunction with The Evergreen State College . Inmates plant gardens (though health code restrictions are still being reviewed, preventing

156-486: A $ 33.6 billion budget to which both houses had agreed as a compromise. The budget increased funding for education by $ 1 billion. It also adjusted property taxes and tax breaks in order to increase state revenue by $ 1 billion. On June 13, 2013, Inslee signed an additional estate tax into law. The tax had bipartisan support, and passed the Senate, 30–19. In December 2013, Inslee was elected to serve as finance chair of

234-647: A 15-point margin, with 57.67% of the votes cast in his favor. As a member of the centrist New Democrat Coalition , Inslee vocally supported policies combating climate change . Inslee was awarded a "Friend of the National Parks" award by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) in 2001 for his support of legislation protecting the integrity and quality of the National Park System . Inslee

312-496: A 2015 Washington Supreme Court Minority and Justice Commission symposium revealed that reentry resources for formerly incarcerated people in Washington State are still severely underfunded and disconnected. Community Supervision occurs at 86 varied locations in the community to include: field offices, community justice centers, Community Oriented Policing (COP) Shops and outstations. Activities of supervised people in

390-546: A campaign for the open Congressional seat, based in the central-eastern part of the state. His home area of the district, anchored by Yakima, is relatively rural and agriculture-based, while the southeastern part is more focused on research and nuclear waste disposal, anchored by the Tri-Cities . Inslee defeated a favored state senator to win the Democratic primary by 1%. Despite the district's conservative lean, Inslee won

468-548: A city prosecutor. He practiced in Selah for 10 years. He first became politically active in 1985, while advocating for the construction of a new high school. The experience sparked Inslee's interest in politics, emboldening him to run for political office. Inslee ran for the Washington House of Representatives in 1988 after incumbent Republican State Representative Jim Lewis left office. His opponent, Lynn Carmichael,

546-540: A contract term of five years inclusive of renewal option periods. Under the Washington state Food Umbrella Contract, WA DOC's Correctional Industries procures products from Food Services of America , Liberty Distributing , Medosweet Farms , Spokane Produce, Terry Dairy's , Triple "B" Corporations , and Unisource . WA DOC also contracts with Evergreen Vending, Coca-Cola, and other private food vendors for its facility vending machines. WA DOC contracts with JPay ,

624-561: A death penalty case comes to the governor's desk for action, he will issue a reprieve. However, this action does not commute the sentences of those on death row or issue any pardons. The majority of Washington's death penalty sentences are overturned and those convicted of capital offenses are rarely executed, indicating questionable sentencing in many cases. Since 1981, the year Washington State's current capital laws were put in place, 32 defendants have been sentenced to die. Of those, 18 have had their sentences converted to life in prison and one

702-637: A discussion of whether the regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act should remain in place following a controversial court finding on the issue. Inslee was an outspoken critic of the George W. Bush administration's 2003 invasion of Iraq . On July 31, 2007, he introduced legislation calling for an inquiry to determine whether then United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should be impeached. Gonzales eventually resigned. Still an avid basketball player and fan, Inslee identified as

780-659: A drug overdose, causing renewed concerns statewide about contraband entering WADOC prisons. At Cedar Creek Corrections Center in 2003, the Washington State Department of Corrections and The Evergreen State College founded the Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP). Dan Pacholke was Cedar Creek Correctional Center's superintendent at the time, and started composting and water catchment programs to save money and create meaningful work for

858-467: A fourth term. As governor, Inslee has emphasized climate change , education , criminal justice reform , and drug policy reform . He has garnered national attention for his critiques of President Donald Trump . Inslee joined state attorney general Bob Ferguson and state solicitor general Noah Purcell in suing the first Trump administration over Executive Order 13769 , which halted travel for 90 days from seven Muslim-majority countries and imposed

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936-546: A major in economics in 1973. He then attended the Willamette University College of Law in Salem , Oregon , receiving a Juris Doctor in 1976. Inslee and his wife were married on August 27, 1972, and have three sons: Jack, Connor, and Joseph. After Inslee finished law school, they moved to Selah , a suburb of Yakima . Inslee joined the law firm Peters, Schmalz, Leadon & Fowler, working as

1014-552: A member of "Hoopaholics", a charity group dedicated to "treatment of old guys addicted to basketball and who can no longer jump", as Inslee has often joked. In October 2009, he played basketball at the White House in a series of games featuring members of Congress on one team and members of the administration, including President Obama, on the other. Inslee voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ,

1092-404: A moratorium on carrying out the death penalty in Washington State. According to Inslee, "Equal justice under the law is the state's primary responsibility. And in death penalty cases, I'm not convinced equal justice is being served. The use of the death penalty in this state is unequally applied, sometimes dependent on the budget of the county where the crime occurred." The moratorium means that if

1170-424: A potential state budget surplus, Inslee called for a tax cut for the middle class, which Carmichael called irresponsible. Inslee claimed Carmichael had supported a sales tax , which she denied. Inslee was an energetic and active campaigner, benefiting from retail politics . In the blanket primary, Carmichael ranked first with 43% and Inslee ranked second with 40%. Republican Glen Blomgren ranked third with 17%. In

1248-424: A private company that charges the incarcerated and their families for electronic mail, photo-sharing, money transfer, and video visiting services. Phone services for the incarcerated and their families are through WA DOC's contract with Global Tel Link . The secretary of corrections in Washington State is a cabinet level position appointed by the state governor. This position differs from the historical director of

1326-656: A second term as governor. He emphasized increased spending on transportation and education as his primary first-term accomplishment, though he had struggled to work with the Republican-controlled Majority Coalition Caucus in the State Senate. In the general election Inslee faced former Port of Seattle Commissioner Bill Bryant . The primary issues of the campaign were climate change , job creation, minimum wage , and capital gains taxes . Inslee far outraised Bryant, and

1404-489: A subordinate in 2011. Bernard Warner was appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire as Secretary of Corrections in 2011. Warner resigned in 2015 to take a position at a private Salt Lake City corrections industry. Governor Jay Inslee appointed Dan Pacholke Secretary of Corrections in 2015. Pacholke began his career in WADOC in 1982 as a correctional officer at McNeil Island Corrections Center. He worked his way through

1482-646: A total ban on Syrian refugees entering the United States. The case, Washington v. Trump , led to the order being blocked by the courts, and other executive orders later superseded it. Jay Robert Inslee was born February 9, 1951, in Seattle, Washington, the oldest of three sons of Adele A. (née Brown; d. 2007) and Frank E. Inslee (1926–2014). Inslee is a fifth-generation Washingtonian. Inslee describes his family as being of English and Welsh descent. Inslee attended Seattle's Ingraham High School , where he

1560-611: Is a relatively young state agency. Agency oversight of correctional institutions in Washington State went through several transitions during the 20th century before the WADOC's creation in 1981. Prior to the 1970s, state correctional facilities were managed by the Washington Department of Institutions. governor Daniel J. Evans consolidated the Department of Institutions, Department of Public Assistance & Vocational Rehabilitation, and other related departments into

1638-570: Is an American politician, lawyer, and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party , he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012, and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination . He is the longest-serving current governor in the United States. Born and raised in Seattle , Inslee graduated from

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1716-656: Is issued setting the date for the execution. Female defendants under sentence of death are housed at the Washington Corrections Center for Women near Gig Harbor before being transferred to the Penitentiary no later than 72 hours prior to a scheduled execution, also housed in IMU North, although the execution chamber is located in Unit 6. 78 persons have been executed in Washington since 1904,

1794-622: Is not only on the 777X, the first model of the 777X, but all the subsequent derivative models as well. The plan was to prevent Boeing from building part of the aircraft in Washington and part of it elsewhere, as they did with the Boeing 787 , which was partially constructed in South Carolina . On February 11, 2014, Inslee announced a moratorium on executions in Washington : There have been too many doubts raised about capital punishment, there are too many flaws in this system today. There

1872-413: Is used unless the inmate under sentence of death chooses hanging as the preferred execution method. Within 10 days of a trial court entering a judgment and sentence imposing the death penalty, male defendants under sentence of death are transferred to the Penitentiary, where they remain in a segregation unit [Intensive Management Unit North (IMU-N) at the prison] pending appeals, and until a death warrant

1950-1073: The CEO of Western State Hospital . WADOC is a paramilitary organization and values respect for chain of command and seniority. The department recruits much of its correctional staff from Joint Base Lewis–McChord career fairs. Non-management positions in the Washington Department of Corrections are negotiated by the Teamsters Local 117 labor union . and the Washington Federation of State Employees. WADOC Honor Guard protocols are governed by WADOC Policy 870.440. Individual WADOC correctional facilities are not required to maintain an Honor Guard. As of 2013, only five of WADOC's 12 facilities maintained an active Honor Guard. Facility superintendents and Chiefs of Emergency Operation are responsible for selecting Honor Guard members and approving Honor Guard participation in local events. The most well-known line of duty death in recent WADOC history

2028-546: The Democratic Governors Association . In January 2014, Inslee gave a speech commending machinists who voted to renew Boeing 's contract with Seattle area union employees, allowing the company to build its Boeing 777x aircraft in Everett . He said the contract would bring Washington to a new industrial plateau and be a turning point for Washington jobs: These jobs are in the thousands and it

2106-514: The FBI to become involved in the investigation of employee contraband smuggling at WADOC's Monroe Correctional Complex smuggling in December 2015. A correctional officer was arrested on September 29, 2016. FBI agents determined the officer was accepting bribes of up to $ 1,000 to smuggle contraband into the prison. In August 2016 a 23-year-old incarcerated man at Monroe Correctional Complex died from

2184-512: The Lewinsky scandal . Inslee won with 49.8% of the vote to White's 44.1%; he had an unintentional assist in his successful return by the conservative third-party candidacy of Bruce Craswell, husband of 1996 GOP gubernatorial nominee Ellen Craswell . Inslee was reelected six times. In 2000, he defeated State Senate Minority Leader Dan McDonald with 54.6% of the vote. In 2002, Inslee defeated former state representative Joe Marine with 55.6% of

2262-515: The Oregon Department of Corrections from 1969 to 1975. Chase Riveland was appointed Secretary of Corrections by Governor Booth Gardner in 1986. He retired in 1997. Riveland drew criticism from Republican lawmakers who felt he was not harsh enough on incarcerated people. However, his cautions against politically-driven policies have proven prescient in the mass incarceration decades that followed his time as secretary. By 2008,

2340-530: The University of Washington and Willamette University College of Law . He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993. In 1992, Inslee was elected to represent Washington's 4th congressional district , based around Central Washington , in the U.S. House of Representatives. Defeated for reelection in 1994 , Inslee briefly returned to private legal practice. He made his first run for governor of Washington in 1996 , coming in fifth in

2418-738: The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in the 1970s. On July 1, 1981, the Washington State Legislature transferred the administration of adult correctional institutions from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Adult Corrections (DSHS) to the newly created Washington State Department of Corrections as part of the 1981 Corrections Reform Act. The Washington Department of Corrections organizational structure includes six major divisions: Each division has an assistant secretary who oversees

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2496-550: The blanket primary with 10% of the vote. Inslee then served as regional director for the United States Department of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton . Inslee returned to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1999 representing Washington's 1st congressional district . The new district included Seattle's northern suburbs in King County , Snohomish County , and Kitsap County . He

2574-535: The 2016 Washington State election season. In a resignation email to Senator Mike Padden —one of the most conservative members of the Washington State Senate's Law and Justice Committee—Pacholke wrote, "I notify you now of my resignation. I hope it helps meet your need for blood. I hope it gives you fodder for the press and fulfills your political needs so you can let this agency, our agency, heal." Former secretary of corrections Bernie Warner told

2652-427: The 2016 legislative session, Senators Mark Miloscia , Christine Rolfes , Kirk Pearson , Steve O'Ban , Steve Conway, and Rosemary McAuliffe sponsored unsuccessful SB 6154, with Representatives Luis Moscoso , Eric Pettigrew , Sherry Appleton , Tina Orwall , David Sawyer , Cindy Ryu , Derek Stanford , Gerry Pollet , Teri Hickel , Steve Bergquist , and Sharon Tomiko Santos sponsoring companion HB 2817. In

2730-429: The 2017-2018 legislative session an ombudsman bill, HB 1889, passed both chambers of the legislature. WADOC opposed these legislative efforts. In 2016, WADOC created its own internal ombudsman position. Carlos Lugo, who had previously worked on a special WADOC project concerning visitation access for Latino incarcerated people, was hired as the first WADOC ombudsman. The WADOC Intelligence and Investigations Unit asked

2808-587: The Higher Education and Housing Committees. In 1992, six-term incumbent U.S. Representative Sid Morrison chose not to run for reelection representing Washington's 4th congressional district , instead mounting a campaign for governor. Morrison was a popular moderate Republican incumbent who was considered successful and well-liked in the Democratic-controlled Congress. Despite initially declining to run, Inslee launched

2886-606: The Maine correctional system. In 1994, Lehman won the Association of State Correctional Administrators Francke Award. Lehman's starting salary as WADOC secretary was $ 93,659 He oversaw WADOC at a time when the department had a budget of $ 765 million, with 12,825 incarcerated people and 6,300 employees] Harold Clarke, appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire , served as Secretary of Corrections from 2005 until his resignation in late 2007. Prior to his appointment, he directed

2964-654: The Nebraska Department of Corrections, where he had climbed through the ranks for over twenty years. He resigned as WADOC secretary amid controversy over probation supervision to take a position as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. Eldon Vail returned from retirement after 31 years with WADOC to serve as Acting Secretary of Corrections until his formal appointment as Secretary by Governor Christine Gregoire in 2008. Vail resigned amid controversy over an affair with

3042-717: The Sustainable Practices Lab. In addition to his role as secretary, he was the DOC co-director of the Sustainability in Prisons Project at The Evergreen State College . On April 29, 2021, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee appointed Cheryl Strange as the Washington DOC's first permanent female secretary. Prior to her appointment, Strange was Secretary of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services . She had previously served as

3120-682: The United States can wean itself off foreign oil and fossil fuel , create millions of green-collar jobs, and stop global warming . He has been a prominent supporter of the Apollo Alliance. Inslee strongly believes the Environmental Protection Agency should remain authorized to regulate greenhouse gas emissions . In a 2011 House hearing on the Energy Tax Prevention Act , he said Republicans have "an allergy to science and scientists" during

3198-528: The Washington Department of Institutions in its educational requirements. In the 1950s and 1960s, Washington law mandated that directors of the Department of Institutions were required to hold graduate degrees. The modern Washington Department of Corrections has no such requirements for its secretary of corrections. Amos Reed , appointed by Governor John Spellman , served as the first Washington state secretary of corrections from 1981 to 1986. Prior to his position as secretary, Reed served as an administrator in

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3276-415: The aerospace industry, and biotechnology. He also supported a ballot measure to legalize gay marriage, which passed, and opposed tax increases. Though trailing in early polls, he won election with 51% of the vote, a three-point margin over his Republican opponent, state attorney general Rob McKenna . In December 2015, Inslee announced on Washington's public affairs TV channel TVW that he would run for

3354-609: The agency. One of those lawsuits resulted in a $ 3.25 million settlement paid out by the DOC. Since leaving WADOC, Pacholke has become the co-director at Segregation Solutions. He co-authored a report with Sandy Felkey Mullins on segregation practices for the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance titled "More Than Emptying Beds: A Systems Approach to Segregation Reform". Richard "Dick" Morgan returned from retirement after more than three decades of employment with WA DOC to be appointed by Governor Jay Inslee as acting secretary, effective March 14, 2016. He served in

3432-705: The community are monitored, which includes home visits, by a Community Corrections Officer to ensure compliance with court, or known as the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board, which was the Washington State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles (ISRB), only those individuals who have been deemed rehabilitated by the ISRB are placed on Parole and department conditions of supervision, such as Community Supervision and/or Community Custody. In 2014, Governor Jay Inslee announced

3510-406: The contracts. Formerly incarcerated people housed in work release facilities have progressed from full confinement to partial confinement, and are required to seek, secure, and maintain employment in the community, as well as pay for their room and board. This model is designed to provide some foundation for employment and housing when the formerly incarcerated are released to communities. However,

3588-412: The division's operations. The secretary of corrections is the executive head of the department. The secretary is appointed by the governor with the consent of the state Senate. The department currently operates 12 adult prisons, of which 10 are male institutions and two are female institutions. The department confines over 12,000 people in these facilities, with each varying in size and mission across

3666-873: The federal health care law. In 2011, Inslee voted in favor of authorizing the use of U.S. armed forces in the 2011 Libyan civil war and against limiting the use of funds to support NATO 's 2011 military intervention in Libya . Inslee was once touted as a candidate for United States Secretary of the Interior and for United States Secretary of Energy during the Presidential transition of Barack Obama . On March 20, 2012, Inslee left Congress to focus on his campaign for governor of Washington. On June 27, 2011, Inslee announced his candidacy for governor of Washington. His campaign focused on job creation, outlining dozens of proposals to increase job growth in clean energy,

3744-518: The first Washington governor elected to a third term since Dan Evans was reelected in 1972 . During the 2013 session, the legislature failed to create a fiscal budget plan during the initial session, and Inslee was forced to call two special sessions to provide time for a budget to be created. The Republican-controlled Senate and Democratic-controlled House each passed its own budget and could not agree on one. Finally, in June 2013, Inslee signed

3822-496: The first woman to serve in this role. Stephen Sinclair was appointed WA DOC secretary by Governor Jay Inslee on April 25, 2017. He began his career at the agency as a correctional officer and gained progressively greater responsibilities as investigator, sergeant, associate superintendent, superintendent and assistant secretary. As superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary, Sinclair created

3900-489: The food from being utilized in the institution kitchen), help restore protected wetlands by raising seedlings in prison greenhouses, and similar programs. Results include an annual cost savings of $ 200,000 at Stafford from recycling trash, which decreased the amount of trash being hauled away This prison-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Washington State Department of Corrections The modern Washington Department of Corrections

3978-817: The general election in an extremely close race. He lost his bid for reelection in the Republican Revolution of 1994 in a rematch against his 1992 opponent, Doc Hastings . Inslee attributed his 1994 defeat in large part to his vote for the Federal Assault Weapons Ban . In Congress, Inslee passed the Yakima River Enhancement Act, a bill long held up in Congress, by brokering a breakthrough with irrigators and wildlife advocates. He also helped to open Japanese markets to American apples and to fund and oversee

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4056-509: The general election, Inslee defeated Carmichael 52%-48%. In 1990, Inslee was reelected with 62% of the vote against Republican Ted Mellotte. In the Washington state legislature, Inslee pursued a bill to provide initial funding to build five branch campuses of the Washington State University system. Although the bill failed, his tenacity made an impression on House Speaker Joe King , who said: "He's not afraid to incur

4134-465: The height of the Vietnam War , Inslee received student deferments from the draft . Inslee began college at Stanford University , where he initially intended on studying medicine. After a year, he was forced to drop out because he was unable to get a scholarship. He returned home and, living in his parents' basement, attended the University of Washington . He received a Bachelor of Arts with

4212-1011: The incarcerated. The resulting bill, SB 5295—sponsored by state Senators Jim Kastama , Dan Swecker , Karen Fraser , Jeanne Kohl-Welles , Chris Marr , Debbie Regala , Marilyn Rasmussen , and Rosemary McAuliffe —was not successful. In the years since, many other community groups have added their support for these legislative efforts. Annual attempts to pass an independent ombudsman bill began in 2013 with SB 5177, sponsored by Senators Mike Carrell and Steve Conway . In 2014, Senators Conway, Jeannie Darneille , Steve O'Ban , Jeanne Kohl-Welles , and Annette Cleveland sponsored SB 6399. In 2015, Senators Jeannie Darneille , Rosemary McAuliffe , Jeanne Kohl-Welles , Steve O'Ban , Maralyn Chase , Bob Hasegawa , Karen Keiser , Kirk Pearson , Steve Conway, and David Frockt sponsored SB 5505, with Representatives Luis Moscoso , Roger Goodman , Eric Pettigrew , Sherry Appleton , Tina Orwall , Timm Ormsby , and Laurie Jinkins sponsoring companion bill HB 2005. In

4290-452: The media he did not know about the computer glitch until notified by Governor Jay Inslee 's general counsel. However, Pacholke told the media that Warner's assistant secretary knew of the mistaken early release of prisoners as early as 2012. At least two people were killed in homicides linked to prisoners who had mistakenly been released early, and families of the deceased in each of those cases went on to file wrongful death lawsuits against

4368-632: The men incarcerated at the minimum security facility. Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, a member of the faculty at Evergreen, asked for incarcerated people to join her in a study to grow native mosses, and Cedar Creek welcomed her proposal. From here, the partnership between Evergreen and WADOC strengthened and expanded. In the decade plus since, SPP has expanded to several other WADOC prisons. Incarcerated people raise endangered species and carry out impressive composting operations using recycled construction materials. Jay Inslee Jay Robert Inslee ( / ˈ ɪ n z l i / INZ -lee ; born February 9, 1951)

4446-601: The most recent being Cal Coburn Brown , in 2010. The Washington Department of Corrections revenue-generating, industry job training, and factory food production branch is Washington State Correctional Industries. It is a member of the National Correctional Industries Association . Correctional Industries began centralizing food production at the Airway Heights Correctional Center in 1995. In

4524-482: The nation's biggest nuclear waste site at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Washington . Inslee moved to Bainbridge Island , a suburb of Seattle , and briefly resumed the practice of law. Inslee ran for governor of Washington in 1996 , losing in the blanket primary . Democratic King County Executive and former State Representative Gary Locke ranked first with 24% of

4602-542: The number of people incarcerated in Washington had more than tripled since the time Riveland first came to WADOC. Joe Lehman was a graduate of St. Martin's College and Pacific Lutheran University. He spent 21 years as a probation and parole officer and deputy secretary in Washington's prison system. Lehman was appointed secretary of Corrections by Governor Gary Locke in 1997, and served until 2005. Prior to serving as WADOC secretary, Lehman oversaw Pennsylvania's largest prison expansion in state history and then worked for

4680-509: The period 2005 to 2007 and excluding individual contributions of less than $ 200, 64 percent of Inslee's donations were from outside the state of Washington and 86 percent came from outside his district (compared to 79 percent for the average House member). 43 percent of Inslee's donations came from Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland. The largest interests funding Inslee's campaign were pharmaceutical and health-related companies, lawyers and law firms, and high-tech companies. In 2010 he won by

4758-483: The primary, with 50% of the vote. Culp finished a distant second, with 17%. Inslee and Culp advanced to the general election, which Inslee won with 57% of the vote. His margin of victory was the largest in a gubernatorial election in Washington since Gary Locke 's in 2000 and he also became the first Democrat in two decades to win a county in Eastern Washington , winning Whitman County . Inslee became

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4836-518: The ranks until he was appointed secretary. Pacholke resigned after a short tenure amid controversy over a WADOC computer glitch that caused the somewhat early release of approximately 3,000 incarcerated people over more than a decade. Some formerly incarcerated people who had established new lives upon early release were reincarcerated in response to public and political outcry over the early releases. The early release scandal became an expression of more complex political relationships in anticipation of

4914-506: The requirement that correctional officer uniforms come from Correctional Industries. WADOC Policy 870.400 lists detailed requirements for staff uniforms. In 2007, the Washington Religious Society of Friends ( Quakers ) spearheaded legislative efforts to create an independent ombudsman position that would provide an alternative avenue of mediation between WADOC, WADOC staff, incarcerated people, and family members of

4992-535: The role of secretary until January 12, 2017. Morgan had previously served as a member of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board and of the Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Former Washington State Department of Social and Health Services employee Jody Becker-Green was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee as acting secretary from January 10, 2017 to April 25, 2017, becoming

5070-404: The state. The department currently has 12 work release facilities. All but two of these facilities are operated by contractors, who manage the daily safety and security and have oversight of the facilities full-time (24 hours a day, 7 days per week). Department staff are located on site to assist in supervision, monitoring, and case management of those under supervision, as well as monitoring of

5148-511: The summer of 2019, he was pressured to drop out and make his gubernatorial plans clear to the other potential candidates. On August 21, 2019, Inslee dropped out of the presidential campaign and announced the next day he would run for reelection as governor. Inslee's major opponents in the election were State Senator Phil Fortunato , Republic, Washington police chief Loren Culp, Yakima physician Raul Garcia, activist Tim Eyman and former Bothell mayor Joshua Freed. Inslee finished first in

5226-453: The vote after the district was made more Democratic by redistricting. He never faced another contest that close, and was reelected three more times with over 60% of the vote. In July 2003, after Gary Locke announced he would not seek a third term as Washington's governor, Inslee briefly flirted with a gubernatorial bid before deciding to remain in Congress. During the 2009-2010 campaign cycle, Inslee raised $ 1,140,025. In data compiled for

5304-530: The vote. Democratic Mayor of Seattle Norm Rice ranked second with 18%, but did not qualify for the general election. Republican State Senator Ellen Craswell ranked third with 15%, and became the Republican candidate in the general election. Republican State Senator and Senate Majority Leader Dale Foreman ranked fourth with 13%. Inslee ranked fifth with 10%. No other candidate on the ballot received double digits. After his failed gubernatorial bid, Inslee

5382-400: The wrath of the speaker or the caucus." Inslee also focused on preventing steroid usage among high school athletes and pushed for a bill requiring all drivers to carry auto insurance . In 1991, he voted for a bill that required the state to devise a cost-effective energy strategy and state agencies and school districts to pursue and maintain energy-efficient operations . Inslee served on

5460-473: The years since, freshly cooked food for incarcerated people in Washington prisons has gradually and in large part been replaced by factory processed, prepackaged food. On May 21, 2015, The GEO Group announced the signing of a contract with the Washington Department of Corrections for the out-of-state housing of up to 1,000 prisoners at the company-owned North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, with

5538-553: Was "one of Congress's most ardent advocates of strong action to combat global warming," according to The New York Times . He was the first public figure to propose an Apollo-like energy program, in an opinion editorial in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on December 19, 2002, and a series of similar pieces in other publications. Inslee co-authored Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy , in which he argues that through improved federal policies

5616-441: Was an honor-roll student and star athlete, graduating in 1969. He played center on his high school basketball team and was also the starting quarterback on his football team . Inslee's interest in environmental issues originated at an early age, with his parents leading groups of high school students on trips cleaning Mount Rainier . He met his future wife, Trudi Tindall, at Ingraham during his sophomore year. Graduating at

5694-437: Was appointed regional director for the United States Department of Health and Human Services by then-President Bill Clinton . Inslee ran again for Congress in 1998, this time in the 1st congressional district against two-term incumbent Rick White . His campaign attracted national attention when he became the first Democratic candidate to air television ads attacking his opponent and the Republican congressional leadership for

5772-597: Was reelected in November with 54% of the vote. On March 1, 2019, Inslee announced he would run for president, but kept open the possibility of running for a third term if his presidential campaign failed. Several potential Democratic gubernatorial candidates, including state Attorney General Bob Ferguson , Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz , and King County Executive Dow Constantine , were all waiting to announce campaigns until Inslee made his decision. As Inslee's presidential campaign failed to gain traction during

5850-517: Was reelected six times before announcing that he would make another run for the governorship in the 2012 election . He defeated Republican Rob McKenna , the state attorney general , 51% to 48%. Inslee was reelected to a second term in 2016 . He was briefly a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 U.S. presidential election. He was reelected to a third term as governor in 2020 . On May 1, 2023, he announced that he would not run for

5928-626: Was set free. Prior to Inslee's moratorium, Washington's capital punishment law required that capital punishment imposed by the state's courts be carried out at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla . Procedures for conducting executions are supervised by the Penitentiary Superintendent. Washington utilizes two methods of execution: lethal injection and hanging . Lethal injection

6006-742: Was that of Jayme Biendl in 2011. This incident has been called "the Washington Department of Corrections 9/11 ", as it resulted in dramatic changes to WADOC security protocols and programs for incarcerated people. An annual Behind the Badge memorial run is held in honor of Biendl's service. In 2012, WADOC correctional officers advocated for improved uniforms in keeping with the standards of uniforms of other Washington law enforcement agencies. Prior to 2012, correctional officer uniforms were made by incarcerated people in industry job positions. This provided 100 jobs for incarcerated people, as well as eight supervisory correctional officer positions. This bill removed

6084-460: Was the former mayor of Yakima and considered the front-runner in the race. Inslee also struggled to balance his more progressive ideology with the conservative leanings of Central Washington . His campaign attempted to rectify this by emphasizing his rural upbringing and legal experience supporting local average people, farms and businesses. The Washington State Trial Lawyers Association became Inslee's biggest contributor. When presented with

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