On July 1, as Washington State's embattled "Blake decision" expires, a new drug possession law takes effect. After a winding…
[Read Part 1 of this story here] When prisoners with release dates enter the final years of their sentence, Washington…
Just before the pandemic hit, when my Washington Corrections Center (WCC) job assignment was Maintenance crew, I fell off a…
Around 30 years ago, Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) took an unusual approach to the way it allocated staff…
Washington state banned public smoking on December 8, 2005. The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC), however, had been preparing…
On May 7, UNAIDS called for prisoner access to harm reduction—medication for opioid use disorder, sterile syringes and condoms—to reduce…
[Read Part 1 of this story here] Larry Vessey Jr. is less than four months out from his release from…
On April 23, Washington state lawmakers ended the current legislative session still in limbo over whether to increase penalties for…
In 2016, Larry Vessey Jr. was sentenced to 58 months in the custody of Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC).…
Washington Corrections Center (WCC) is one of the Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in the Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC)…