Washington Corrections Center for Women

Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)
Washington Corrections Center for Women is located in Washington (state)
Washington Corrections Center for Women
Location in Washington
LocationGig Harbor
Coordinates47°20′50″N 122°36′47″W / 47.34722°N 122.61306°W / 47.34722; -122.61306
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum, Medium, Close
Capacity738
Opened1971
Managed byWashington State Department of Corrections
WardenCharlotte Headley, Superintendent
Street address9601 Bujacich Rd. NW
CityGig Harbor address
CountyPierce County
State/provinceWashington
ZIP Code98332
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.doc.wa.gov/corrections/incarceration/prisons/wccw.htm

Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW, originally the Purdy Treatment Center for Women) is a Washington State Department of Corrections women's prison located in unincorporated Pierce County, Washington,[1] with a Gig Harbor address.[2] With an operating capacity of 740, it is the largest women's prison in the state [3] and is surrounded by Washington State Route 16, and McCormick forest park. It opened 53 years ago in 1971, 82 years after statehood.[2]

Washington Corrections Center is located at 9601 Bujacich Rd NW.

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gig Harbor city, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-11-19. Washington Corrections Center for Women
  2. ^ a b "Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW)". Washington State Department of Corrections. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  3. ^ "Washington Corrections Center for Women Visiting hours, inmate phones, mail". www.prisonpro.com.