Agency record · 5 cases on file
Washington State Department of Corrections
DOC
Operates the state prison system. The registry tracks Office of the Corrections Ombuds findings on solitary confinement, use of force at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, unexpected-fatality reviews, and the federal CRIPA investigation underway at WCCW.
- On May 19, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division sent a formal CRIPA notice letter to Governor Bob Ferguson. The letter stated that the Department of Justice is…Civil rights harm
- Following a complaint from a prisoner about the treatment of people in WCCW's restrictive housing unit, the OCO conducted an investigation involving review of emails, medical records, and video footage, and multiple on-site visits over…Civil rights harm
- This is an aggregate pattern case, not a single lawsuit or settlement. It documents Sen. Gildon's January 2025 compilation of state agency tort payouts drawn from Office of Risk Management data, released to support SB 5144, which would…Aggregate liability
- Under RCW 72.09.770, DOC is required to conduct an Unexpected Fatality Review (UFR) for each death in custody that is unexpected. The UFR process involves representatives from DOC, the OCO, and the Department of Health, who review the…Civil rights harm
- The Washington Legislature directed the Office of the Corrections Ombuds to conduct a comprehensive investigation of solitary confinement in state prisons following the 2021 passage of HB 1090, which established a statutory requirement for…Civil rights harmStructural failure