List of Washington state prisons
This is a list of state prisons in Washington housing adult inmates administered by the Washington State Department of Corrections. It does not include federal prisons, county jails, or juvenile facilities located in Washington.
Current prisons
The Department currently operates 12 adult prisons, of which 10 are male institutions and two are female institutions. The Department confines nearly 16,000 offenders in these facilities, with each varying in size and mission across the state.| Facility | Location | Year opened | Major facility | Population gender | Capacity | Custody level |
| Airway Heights Corrections Center | Airway Heights | 1992 | Yes | Male | 2,258 | MI-2 MI-3 Medium |
| Cedar Creek Corrections Center | Littlerock | 1954 | No | Male | 480 | MI-2 |
| Clallam Bay Corrections Center | Clallam Bay | 1985 | Yes | Male | 858 | Medium Close Maximum |
| Coyote Ridge Corrections Center | Connell | 1992 2009 | Yes | Male | 2,468 | MI-2 MI-3 Medium |
| Larch Corrections Center | Yacolt | 1956 | No | Male | 480 | MI-2 |
| Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women | Belfair | 2005 | No | Female | 305 | MI-2 |
| Monroe Correctional Complex | Monroe | 1910 | Yes | Male | 2,400 | MI-3 Medium Close Maximum Supermax |
| Olympic Corrections Center | Forks | 1968 | No | Male | 378 | MI-2 |
| Stafford Creek Corrections Center | Aberdeen | 2000 | Yes | Male | 1,936 | MI-3 Medium Maximum |
| Washington Corrections Center | Shelton | 1964 | Yes | Male | 1,268 | Medium Close Maximum |
| Washington Corrections Center for Women | Gig Harbor | 1971 | Yes | Female | 738 | MI-3 Medium Close |
| Washington State Penitentiary | Walla Walla | 1886 | Yes | Male | 1,968 | MI-3 Medium Close Maximum Supermax |
Closed prisons
The following prisons are no longer in operation by the Department of Corrections.| Facility | Location | Year opened | Year closed | Major facility | Population gender | Capacity | Custody level |
| Ahtanum View Corrections Center | Yakima | 1997 | 2010 | No | Male | 120 | Assisted Living MI-2 |
| McNeil Island Corrections Center | Steilacoom | 1875* | 2011 | Yes | Male | 853 | Medium |
| Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women | Medical Lake | 1979 | 2010 | No | Female | 359 | MI-2 |
- McNeil Island was opened in 1875 by the U.S. government as a federal penitentiary. WSDOC signed a lease in 1981 to use the island, which was officially deeded to the State of Washington in 1984.