Clallam Bay Corrections Center

Clallam Bay Corrections Center is situated on the Olympic Peninsula in Clallam County, two miles (3.2 km) south of the community of Clallam Bay, Washington.

Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC)
Clallam Bay Corrections Center is located in Washington (state)
Clallam Bay Corrections Center
Location in Washington
LocationClallam Bay, Washington
Coordinates48°14′24″N 124°17′16″W
StatusOperational
Security classMedium, Close, Maximum
Capacity858
Opened1985
Managed byWashington State Department of Corrections
WardenJeri Boe, Superintendent
Street address1830 Eagle Crest Way
CityClallam Bay
CountyClallam County
State/provinceWashington
ZIP Code98326
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.doc.wa.gov/corrections/incarceration/prisons/cbcc.htm

CBCC opened as a medium-custody 450-bed facility in 1985 and converted to a Close Custody facility in 1991. In 1992, it expanded to house an additional 400 medium-custody inmates. Today, the facility can house 900 inmates.

The facility provides medium-, maximum-, and close-custody housing for inmates who are serving sentences for crimes committed in Washington State. Currently, 68.4% of Clallam Bay's offenders were convicted of violent offenses, with an average age of 32.1 years old.

There are 400 full-time professional correctional employees at Clallam Bay. Five correctional industries staff members manage the on-site garment industry. Thirty members of the staff and faculty from Peninsula College serve at the facility, providing adult offender education and staff training programs.

Notable inmates

  • Dominick Sergio Maldonado - Tacoma Mall shooter was previously held at Clallam Bay Corrections Center but in 2016 was transferred to ADX Florence after an unsuccessful escape attempt.

See also

References

Confinement Statistics, as of May 31, 2008

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