Data shows positive indicators of violence reduction at Major
prisons.
Several facilities have achieved benchmarks in
reaching the goal of 1 violent infraction per 100 offenders:
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Monroe Corrections Complex was at or below target
in 11 of past 12 months
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Airway Heights Corrections Center was at or below
target in 8 of past 12 months
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Stafford Creek Corrections Center was at or below
target in all 12 months
·
Washington State Penitentiary with consistently the
highest rate of violence has been at or below target 4 consecutive months
·
Washington Correction Center and Clallam Bay
Correction Center continue to trend significantly downward.
Three key initiatives were implemented in FY08 Q4 to address an upward
trend and spikes of violence:
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Security Threat Group (STG) management strategy
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Identifying, documenting and separating STG
affiliates at Reception Centers
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Opt-out and targeted interventions
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Violence reduction plans developed locally at
prisons
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Violence reduction planning committees
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Violence related information and reduction
strategies widely shared with staff
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Offender involved violence reduction projects
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Quarterly Prisons Division GMAP reports have now
been implemented – (conducted each year in February, May, August and November)
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Prison specific trend data, performance targets,
focusing questions and report format are developed by DOC Planning and Research
for consistency in performance measurement
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Analysis reports and action plans are developed at
each prison
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Reports are used by local and division prison administrators
for planning purposes
Since implementation of these initiatives the
agency has maintained a reduced and stable violent infraction rate with the
overall rate for the agency being at or below target level in 8 of the past 12 months,
with major facilities at 9 of the past 12 months.
Also Available
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Rate
of Violent Infractions at Each Facility