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Washington Statutes, Title 72

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Title 72, STATE INSTITUTIONS

33 chapters · 477 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 72477 Ch 72.09, Department of corrections.115 Ch 72.01, Administration.43 Ch 72.23, Public and private facilities for me…40 Ch 72.40, State schools for blind, deaf, senso…30 Ch 72.05, Children and youth services.23 Ch 72.36, Soldiers' and veterans' homes and ve…21 Ch 72.66, Furloughs for prisoners.20 Ch 72.68, Transfer, removal, transportation—De…18 Ch 72.02, Adult corrections.17 Ch 72.64, Labor and employment of prisoners.16 Ch 72.65, Work release program.16 Ch 72.20, Maple Lane school.9 Ch 72.10, Health care services—Department of c…8 Ch 72.41, Board of trustees—School for the blind.8

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RCW 72.42.041 Powers and duties.
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The board of trustees of the center: (1) Shall adopt rules and regulations for its own governance; (2) Shall direct the development of, approve, and monitor the enforcement of policies, rules, and regulations pertaining to the school and the center, including but not limited to: …
RCW 72.42.060 Travel expenses.
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Each member of the board of trustees shall receive travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended, and such payments shall be a proper charge to any funds appropriated or allocated for the support of the Washington center for deaf …
RCW 72.42.070 Meetings.
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The board of trustees shall meet at least quarterly but may meet more frequently at such times as the board by resolution determines or the bylaws of the board prescribe. [ 2002 c 209 s 10; 1993 c 147 s 10; 1972 ex.s. c 96 s 7.] Notes: Effective date—2002 c 209: See note followin…
RCW 72.49.010 Purpose.
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide additional programs for the treatment and rehabilitation of persons suffering from narcotic and dangerous drug abuse. [ 1969 ex.s. c 123 s 1.] Notes: Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 123: "The effective date of this act shall be July 1, 1969."…

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RCW 72.49.020 Treatment and rehabilitation programs authorized—Rules and regulations.

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There may be established at an institution, or portion thereof, to be designated by the secretary of the department of social and health services, programs for treatment and rehabilitation of persons in need of medical care and treatment due to narcotic abuse or dangerous drug ab…

RCW 72.60.100 Civil rights of inmates not restored—Other laws inapplicable.

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Nothing in this chapter is intended to restore, in whole or in part, the civil rights of any inmate. No inmate compensated for work in correctional industries shall be considered as an employee or to be employed by the state or the department, nor shall any such inmate, except th…

RCW 72.60.102 Industrial insurance—Application to certain inmates.

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From and after July 1, 1973, any inmate employed in classes I, II, and IV of correctional industries as defined in RCW 72.09.100 is eligible for industrial insurance benefits as provided by Title 51 RCW. However, eligibility for benefits for either the inmate or the inmate's depe…

RCW 72.60.110 Employment of inmates according to needs of state.

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The department is hereby authorized and empowered to cause the inmates in the state institutions of this state to be employed in the rendering of such services and in the production and manufacture of such articles, materials, and supplies as are now, or may hereafter be, needed …

RCW 72.60.160 State agencies and subdivisions may purchase goods—Purchasing preference required of certain institutions.

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All articles, materials, and supplies herein authorized to be produced or manufactured in correctional institutions may be purchased from the institution producing or manufacturing the same by any state agency or political subdivision of the state, and the secretary shall require…

RCW 72.60.220 List of goods to be supplied to all departments, institutions, agencies.

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The department may cause to be prepared annually, at such times as it may determine, lists containing the descriptions of all articles and supplies manufactured and produced in state correctional institutions; copies of such list shall be sent to the supervisor of purchasing and …

RCW 72.60.235 Implementation plan for prison industries.

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(1) The department of corrections shall develop, in accordance with RCW 72.09.010, a site-specific implementation plan for prison industries space at Clallam Bay corrections center, McNeil Island corrections center, and the one thousand twenty-four bed medium security prison as a…

RCW 72.60.245 License plate shortage anticipated by department of corrections and department of licensing.

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When the department of corrections, in conjunction with the department of licensing, anticipates a projected license plate shortage statewide or in particular locations, the department of licensing must promptly communicate such shortage to the county auditors or other agents, an…

RCW 72.62.010 Purpose.

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The legislature declares that programs of vocational education are essential to the habilitation and rehabilitation of residents of state correctional institutions and facilities. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for greater reality and relevance in the vocational edu…

RCW 72.62.020 "Vocational education" defined.

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When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: The term "vocational education" means a planned series of learning experiences, the specific objective of which is to prepare individuals for gainful employment as semiskilled or skilled workers or technicians or s…

RCW 72.62.030 Sale of products—Recovery of costs.

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Products goods, wares, articles, or merchandise manufactured or produced by residents of state correctional institutions or facilities within or in conjunction with vocational education programs for the training, habilitation, and rehabilitation of inmates may be sold on the open…

RCW 72.62.040 Crediting of proceeds of sales.

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The secretary of the department of social and health services or the secretary of corrections, as the case may be, shall credit the proceeds derived from the sale of such products, goods, wares, articles, or merchandise manufactured or produced by inmates of state correctional in…

RCW 72.62.050 Trade advisory and apprenticeship committees.

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Labor-management trade advisory and apprenticeship committees shall be constituted by the department for each vocation taught within the vocational education programs in the state correctional system. [ 1972 ex.s. c 7 s 5.]

RCW 72.63.010 Legislative finding.

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The legislature finds and declares that the establishment of prison work programs that allow prisoners to undertake food fish, shellfish, and game fish rearing projects and game bird and game animal improvement, restoration, and protection projects is needed to reduce idleness, p…

RCW 72.63.020 Prison work programs for fish and game projects.

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The departments of corrections and fish and wildlife shall establish at or near appropriate state institutions, as defined in RCW 72.65.010, prison work programs that use prisoners to undertake state food fish, shellfish, and game fish rearing projects and state game bird and gam…

RCW 72.63.030 Department of fish and wildlife to provide professional assistance—Identification of projects—Loan of facilities and property—Resources to be provided.

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(1) The department of fish and wildlife shall provide professional assistance from biologists, fish culturists, pathologists, engineers, habitat managers, and other departmental staff to assist the development and productivity of prison work programs under RCW 72.63.020, upon agr…

RCW 72.63.040 Available funds to support costs of implementation.

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The costs of implementation of the projects prescribed by this chapter shall be supported to the extent that funds are available under the provisions of chapter 77.100 RCW, and from correctional industries funds. [ 2003 c 39 s 31; 1989 c 185 s 13; 1985 c 286 s 4.]

RCW 72.64.001 Definitions.

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As used in this chapter: "Department" means the department of corrections; and "Secretary" means the secretary of corrections. [ 1981 c 136 s 108.] Notes: Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.

RCW 72.64.010 Useful employment of prisoners—Contract system barred.

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The secretary shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty to provide for the useful employment of prisoners in the adult correctional institutions: PROVIDED, That no prisoners shall be employed in what is known as the contract system of labor. [ 2012 c 117 s 478; 1979 c …

RCW 72.64.020 Rules and regulations.

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The secretary shall make the necessary rules and regulations governing the employment of prisoners, the conduct of all such operations, and the disposal of the products thereof, under such restrictions as provided by law. [ 1979 c 141 s 266; 1959 c 28 s 72.64.020. Prior: 1943 c 1…

RCW 72.64.030 Prisoners required to work—Private benefit of enforcement officer prohibited.

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Every prisoner in a state correctional facility shall be required to work in such manner as may be prescribed by the secretary, other than for the private financial benefit of any enforcement officer. [ 1992 c 7 s 54; 1979 c 141 s 267; 1961 c 171 s 1; 1959 c 28 s 72.64.030. Prior…

RCW 72.64.040 Crediting of earnings—Payment.

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Where a prisoner is employed at any occupation for which pay is allowed or permitted, or at any gainful occupation from which the state derives an income, the department shall credit the prisoner with the total amount of his or her earnings. The amount of earnings credited but un…

RCW 72.64.050 Branch institutions—Work camps for certain purposes.

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The secretary shall also have the power to establish temporary branch institutions for state correctional facilities in the form of camps for the employment of prisoners therein in farming, reforestation, wood-cutting, land clearing, processing of foods in state canneries, forest…

RCW 72.64.060 Labor camps authorized—Type of work permitted—Contracts.

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Any department, division, bureau, commission, or other agency of the state of Washington or any agency of any political subdivision thereof or the federal government may use, or cause to be used, prisoners confined in state penal or correctional institutions to perform work neces…

RCW 72.64.065 Industrial insurance—Application to certain inmates—Payment of premiums and assessments.

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From and after July 1, 1973, any inmate working in a department of natural resources adult honor camp established and operated pursuant to RCW 72.64.050, 72.64.060, and 72.64.100 shall be eligible for the benefits provided by Title 51 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, relating to…

RCW 72.64.070 Industrial insurance—Eligibility for employment—Procedure—Return.

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The department shall determine which prisoners shall be eligible for employment under RCW 72.64.060, and shall establish and modify lists of prisoners eligible for such employment, upon the requisition of an agency mentioned in RCW 72.64.060. The secretary may send to the place, …

RCW 72.64.080 Industrial insurance—Duties of employing agency—Costs—Supervision.

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The agency providing for prisoners under RCW 72.64.060 through 72.64.090 shall designate and supervise all work done under the provisions thereof. The agency shall provide, erect and maintain any necessary camps, except that where no funds are available to the agency, the departm…

RCW 72.64.090 Industrial insurance—Department's jurisdiction.

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The department shall have full jurisdiction at all times over the discipline and control of the prisoners performing work under RCW 72.64.060 through 72.64.090. [ 1959 c 28 s 72.64.090. Prior: 1955 c 128 s 4. Formerly RCW 43.28.530.]

RCW 72.64.100 Regional jail camps—Authorized—Purposes—Rules.

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The secretary is authorized to establish and operate regional jail camps for the confinement, treatment, and care of persons sentenced to jail terms in excess of thirty days, including persons so imprisoned as a condition of probation. The secretary shall make rules and regulatio…

RCW 72.64.110 Contracts to furnish county prisoners confinement, care, and employment—Reimbursement by county—Sheriff's order—Return of prisoner.

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(1) The secretary may enter into a contract with any county of the state, upon the request of the sheriff thereof, wherein the secretary agrees to furnish confinement, care, treatment, and employment of county prisoners. The county shall reimburse the state for the cost of such s…

RCW 72.64.150 Interstate forest fire suppression compact.

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The Interstate Forest Fire Suppression Compact as set forth in this section is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with any and all other states legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE SUPPRESSION COMPACT ART…

RCW 72.64.160 Inmate forest fire suppression crews—Classification—Gratuity/wage.

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(1) For the purposes of RCW 72.64.150, inmate forest fire suppression crews may be considered a class I free venture industry, as defined in RCW 72.09.100, when fighting fires on federal lands. (2) For the purposes of RCW 72.64.050, inmate forest fire suppression and support crew…

RCW 72.64.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …

RCW 72.65.010 Definitions.

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As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Department" shall mean the department of corrections. (2) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of corrections. (3) "State correctional institutions" shall mean and include all state adult correct…

RCW 72.65.020 Places of confinement—Extension of limits authorized, conditions—Application of section.

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(1) The secretary is authorized to extend the limits of the place of confinement and treatment within the state of any prisoner convicted of a felony, sentenced to a term of confinement and treatment by the superior court, and serving such sentence in a state correctional institu…

RCW 72.65.030 Application of prisoner to participate in program, contents—Application of section.

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(1) Any prisoner serving a sentence in a state correctional institution may make application to participate in the work release program to the superintendent of the institution in which he or she is confined. Such application shall set forth the name and address of his or her pro…

RCW 72.65.040 Approval or denial of application—Adoption of work release plan—Terms and conditions—Revocation—Reapplication—Application of section.

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(1) The superintendent of the state correctional institution in which a prisoner who has made application to participate in the work release program is confined, after careful study of the prisoner's conduct, attitude, and behavior within the institutions under the jurisdiction o…

RCW 72.65.050 Disposition of earnings.

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A prisoner employed under a work release plan shall surrender to the secretary, or to the superintendent of such state correctional institution as shall be designated by the secretary in the plan, his or her total earnings, less payroll deductions required by law, or such payroll…

RCW 72.65.060 Earnings not subject to legal process.

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The earnings of a work release participant shall not be subject to garnishment, attachment, or execution while such earnings are either in the possession of the employer or any state officer authorized to hold such funds, except for payment of a court-ordered legal financial obli…

RCW 72.65.080 Contracts with authorities for payment of expenses for housing participants—Procurement of housing facilities.

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The secretary may enter into contracts with the appropriate authorities for the payment of the cost of feeding and lodging and other expenses of housing work release participants. Such contracts may include any other terms and conditions as may be appropriate for the implementati…

RCW 72.65.090 Transportation, clothing, supplies for participants.

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The department may provide transportation for work release participants to the designated places of housing under the work release plan, and may supply suitable clothing and such other equipment, supplies and other necessities as may be reasonably needed for the implementation of…

RCW 72.65.100 Powers and duties of secretary—Rules and regulations—Cooperation of other state agencies directed.

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The secretary is authorized to make rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of this chapter to administer the work release program. In addition, the department shall: (1) Supervise and consult with work release participants; (2) Locate available employment …

RCW 72.65.110 Earnings to be deposited in personal funds—Disbursements.

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All earnings of work release participants shall be deposited by the secretary, or the superintendent of a state correctional institution designated by the secretary in the work release plan, in personal funds. All disbursements from such funds shall be made only in accordance wit…

RCW 72.65.120 Participants not considered agents or employees of the state—Contracting with persons, companies, etc., for labor of participants prohibited—Employee benefits and privileges extended to.

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All participants who become engaged in employment or training under the work release program shall not be considered as agents, employees or involuntary servants of state and the department is prohibited from entering into a contract with any person, co-partnership, company or co…

RCW 72.65.130 Authority of board of prison terms and paroles not impaired.

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This chapter shall not be construed as affecting the authority of the *board of prison terms and paroles pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9.95 RCW over any person who has been approved for participation in the work release program. [ 1971 ex.s. c 58 s 1; 1967 c 17 s 13.] Not…

RCW 72.65.200 Participation in work release plan or program must be authorized by sentence or RCW 9.94A.728.

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The secretary may permit a prisoner to participate in any work release plan or program but only if the participation is authorized pursuant to the prisoner's sentence or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.728. This section shall become effective July 1, 1984. [ 1981 c 137 s 35.] Notes: