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Washington correctional populations of Census 2010 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Aberdeen City Jail 20 Local 210 E. Market St. Aberdeen 98520 3/31/2006
Adams County Jail 23 Local 210 W. Broadway Ritzville 99169 3/31/2006
Airway Heights Correctional Center 2,137 State P.O. Box 1899 Airway Heights 99001-1899 Spokane County 12/30/2005
Asotin County Jail 38 Local 838 Fifth Street Clarkston 99403-2634 3/31/2006
Athanum View Corr Complex & Work Release 162 State 2009 S 64th Avenue Yakima 98903 Yakima County 12/30/2005
Auburn City Jail 141 Local 101 N. Division Auburn 98001-4918 3/31/2006
Bellingham Work Release 22 State 1127 N Garden Street Bellingham 98225 Whatcom County 12/30/2005
Benton County Jail 647 Local 7122 W. Okanogan Pl. Ms B Kennewick 99336 3/31/2006
Brownstone Work Place 72 State 223 S Brown Street Spokane 99201 Spokane County 12/30/2005
Buckley City Jail 21 Local 133 South Cedar Street Buckley 98321-0640 3/31/2006
Cedar Creek Correctional Center 406 State P.O. Box 37 Little Rock 98556 Thurston County 12/30/2005
Chelan County Regional Jail 360 Local 401 Washington Street Wenatchee 98801 3/31/2006
Clallam Bay Correctional Center 889 State 1830 Eagle Crestway Clallam Bay 98326-9723 Clallam County 12/30/2005
Clallam County Correctional Facility 117 Local Courthouse Port Angeles 98362 3/31/2006
Clark County Jail 828 Local 707 West 13th Street Vancouver 98660 3/31/2006
Clark County Work Release 25 State 5197 NW Lower River Road Vancouver 98660 Clark County 12/30/2005
Columbia County Jail 4 Local 341 E. Main Dayton 99328 3/31/2006
Cowlitz County Jail 248 Local 312 S.W. 1st Avenue Kelso 98626 3/31/2006
Coyote Ridge Correctional Center 592 State P.O. Box 769 Connell 99326-0769 Franklin County 12/30/2005
Eleanor Chase House Work Release 35 State 427 W 7th Avenue Spokane 99204 Spokane County 12/30/2005
Enumclaw City Jail 11 Local 1705 Wells Street Enumclaw 98022 3/31/2006
Federal Detention Center - Seatac 940 Local P.O. Box 68955 Seattle 98168 3/31/2006
Ferry County Jail 18 Local 65 North Jefferson Street Republic 99166 3/31/2006
Forks City Jail 20 Local 500 E Division Street Forks 98331 3/31/2006
Franklin County Jail 189 Local 1016 N. 4th Street Pasco 99301 3/31/2006
Garfield County Jail 9 Local 789 West Main Street Pomeroy 99347 3/31/2006
Grandview City Jail 16 Local 207 West 2nd Street Grandview 98930 3/31/2006
Grant County 180 Local P.O. Box 37 Ephrata 98823 3/31/2006
Grays Harbor County Jail 156 Local 100 W. Broadway, Suite 3 Montesano 98563 3/31/2006
Island County Jail 55 Local P.O. Box 5000 Coupeville 98239 3/31/2006
Issaquah City Jail 48 Local 130 E. Sunset Way Issaquah 98027 3/31/2006
Jefferson County Jail 43 Local 81 Elkins Road Port Hadlock 98339 3/31/2006
Kent City Jail 126 Local 220 4th Avenue South Kent 98032 3/31/2006
King County 2,334 Local 500 Fifth Avenue Seattle 98104 3/31/2006
Kirkland City Jail 9 Local 123 5th Avenue Kirkland 98033 3/31/2006
Kitsap County Correctional Center 403 Local 614 Division Street Port Orchard 98366-4614 3/31/2006
Kittitas County Correctional Center 93 Local 205 W. 5th Street Ste.1/Jail Ellensburg 98926 3/31/2006
Klickitat County Detention Facility 59 Local 205 S Columbus Ave Ms-Ch-6 Goldendale 98620 3/31/2006
Larch Correctional Center 398 State 15314 NE Dole Valley Road Yacolt 98675 Clark County 12/30/2005
Lewis County Jail 264 Local 360 West North Street Chehalis 98532-1900 3/31/2006
Lincoln County Jail 21 Local 404 Sinclair St Davenport 99122 3/31/2006
Longview Work Release 43 State 1821 1st Avenue Longview 98632 Cowlitz County 12/30/2005
Lynnwood City Jail 43 Local 19321 44th West Lynnwood 98036-5008 3/31/2006
Madison Recovery House 21 State 102 21st Avenue E Seattle 98112 King County 12/30/2005
Marysville City Jail 34 Local 1635 Grove Street Marysville 98270 3/31/2006
Mason County Jail 135 Local 4th And Pine Shelton 98584 3/31/2006
Mcniel Island Correctional Center 1,270 State P.O. Box 88900 Steilacoom 98388-0900 Pierce County 12/30/2005
Mission Creek Correctional Center For Women 111 State 3420 NE Sand Hill Road Belfair 98528 Mason County 12/30/2005
Monroe Correctional Complex 2,457 State P.O. Box 777 Monroe 98272-0777 Snohomish County 12/30/2005
Oak Harbor City Jail 5 Local 860 S.E. Barrington Drive Oak Harbor 98277 3/31/2006
Okanogan County Jail 138 Local 123 5th Ave N #200 Okanogan 98840 3/31/2006
Olympia City Jail 15 Local 900 Plum St, S.E. Olympia 98501 3/31/2006
Olympia Work Release 23 State P.O. Box 41140 Olympia 98504-1140 Thurston County 12/30/2005
Olympic Correctional Center 357 State 11235 Hoh Mainline Forks 98331 Clallam County 12/30/2005
Pacific County Jail 38 Local P.O. Box 27 South Bend 98586 3/31/2006
Pend Oreille County Jail 32 Local 331 South Garden Avenue Newport 99156 3/31/2006
Peninsula Work Release 50 State 1340 Lloyd Parkway Port Orchard 98367 Kitsap County 12/30/2005
Pierce County Jail 1,321 Local 910 Tacoma Avenue, South Tacoma 98402 3/31/2006
Pine Lodge Corrections Center For Women 353 State 751 S Pine Street Medical Lake 99022-0300 Spokane County 12/30/2005
Pioneer Fellowship House 54 Private 220 11th Avenue Seattle 98122 King County 12/30/2005
Progress House Work Release 68 State 5601 6th Avenue Tacoma 98406 Pierce County 12/30/2005
Puyallup City Jail 30 Local 311 West Pioneer Avenue Puyallup 98371-5369 3/31/2006
Rap Work Release 43 State 3704 S Yakima Avenue #6 Tacoma 98418 Pierce County 12/30/2005
Renton City Jail 30 Local 1055 S. Grady Way Renton 98055 3/31/2006
Reynolds Work Release 78 State 410 4th Avenue Seattle 98104 King County 12/30/2005
Seatac FDC 816 Federal 4/1/2010
Skagit County Jail 230 Local 600 South 3rd Street Mount Vernon 98273-3800 3/31/2006
Skamania County Jail 22 Local P.O. Box 790 Stevenson 98648 3/31/2006
Snohomish County 1,242 Local 3025 Oakes Avenue Everett 98201 3/31/2006
Spokane County Geiger Corrections Center 543 Local P.O. Box 19202 Spokane 99219-9202 3/31/2006
Spokane County Jail 586 Local West 1100 Mallon Spokane 99260 3/31/2006
Stafford Creek Correctional Center 1,916 State 191 Constantine Way Aberdeen 98520 Grays Harbor County 12/30/2005
Stevens County Jail 54 Local 215 S. Oak St Colville 99114 3/31/2006
Sunnyside City Jail 68 Local 401 Homer Street Sunnyside 98944 3/31/2006
Tacoma Progress House 22 Private 1119 S Altheimer Street Tacoma 98405 Pierce County 12/30/2005
Tacoma Scs 22 Private 922 South Street Tacoma 98405 Pierce County 12/30/2005
Thurston County Jail 427 Local 2000 Lakeridge Drive, S.W. Olympia 98502 3/31/2006
Toppenish City Jail 23 Local 1 West 1st Street Toppenish 98948 3/31/2006
Tri Cities Work Release 29 State 524 E Bruneau Avenue Kennewick 99336 Franklin County 12/30/2005
Wahkiakum County Jail 11 Local 64 Main Street Cathlamet 98612 3/31/2006
Walla Walla County Jail 82 Local 300 West Alder Walla Walla 99362-2844 3/31/2006
Wapato City Jail 56 Local 205 South Simco Wapato 98951 3/31/2006
Washington Correctional Center 1,574 State P.O. Box 900 Shelton 98584 Okanogan County 12/30/2005
Washington Correctional Center For Women 845 State 9601 Bujacich Road Gig Harbor 98332 Pierce County 12/30/2005
Washington State Penitentiary 1,984 State 1313 N 13th Avenue Walla Walla 99362 Walla Walla County 12/30/2005
Whatcom County Jail 314 Local 311 Grand Avenue Bellingham 98225 3/31/2006
Whitman County Correctional Facility 31 Local North 411 Mill Street Colfax 99111 3/31/2006
Yakima City Jail 59 Local 200 South 3rd Street Yakima 98901 3/31/2006
Yakima County Jail 869 Local 111 North Front Street Yakima 98901 3/31/2006

This table draws data from three sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 1, 2010: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date on April 4, 2010.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on December 30, 2005 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR24642-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24642
  • Local jails on March 31, 2006 was extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR26602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-01-26. doi:10.3886/ICPSR26602

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of March 2010.

For state, federal and local prisons built or expanded in the latter half of the decade, you may find this list of New and Expanded Prisons Since 2000 helpful as well.

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