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McNeil Island Penitentiary in 1937
The McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC) was a Washington State Department of Corrections prison on McNeil Island and in unincorported Pierce County, Washington, near Steilacoom.[1]
Opened in 1875, it had previously served as a territorial correctional facility and then a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility. The state of Washington began to lease the facility from the federal government in 1981, and later that year the state department of corrections began moving prisoners into the facility, named "McNeil Island Corrections Center" by the department. The island was deeded to the state government in 1984.[2]
Prior to its closing on April 1, 2011, it was the last remaining island prison in the country. In November 2010, the department announced its plans to close the penitentiary by 2011 and saving $14 million in the process.[3]
References
- ^ "Mailing Requirements." Washington State Department of Corrections. Retrieved on April 1, 2011. "McNeil Island Corrections Center P.O. Box 88100 Steilacoom, WA 98388-0900"
- ^ "McNeil Island Corrections Center History." Washington State Department of Corrections. Retrieved on April 2, 2011.
- ^ Sullivan, Jennifer; Clarridge, Christine "McNeil Island prison to close next year" Seattle Times 20 Nov. 2010. Retrieved 20 Nov. 2010.
External links
- "McNeil Island Corrections Center". Archived from the original on August 27, 2010. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20100827190838/http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/micc/.
- "McNeil Island Corrections Center History." Washington State Department of Corrections.
- Oppman, Patrick. "Last island prison in U.S. closes." CNN. April 1, 2011.
Washington State Department of Corrections adult prisons Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) · Cedar Creek Corrections Center (CCCC) · Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) · Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (CRCC) · Larch Corrections Center (LCC) · Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women♀ (MCCCW) · Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) · Olympic Corrections Center (OCC) · Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) · Washington Corrections Center (WCC) · Washington Corrections Center for Women♀ (WCCW) · Washington State Penitentiary (WSP)
Closed prisons: Ahtanum View Corrections Center (AVCC) · McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC) · Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women♀ (PLCCW)Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex)
Categories:- Prisons in Washington (state)
- Buildings and structures in Pierce County, Washington
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