The Washington State Department of Corrections runs the search for people in Washington state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Washington State Department of Corrections
- Official search
- Incarcerated Search
- ID number
- DOC number
How to search the Washington DOC inmate list
The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) runs a public search called Incarcerated Search. You can search by DOC number or name.
The number to write down is the DOC number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Washington state prisons we list
We do not copy the Washington prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Washington directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Ahtanum View Reentry Center State prison in Yakima
- Airway Heights Corrections Center State prison in Airway Heights
- Bellingham Work Release State prison in Bellingham
- Bishop Lewis Work Release State prison in Seattle
- Brownstone Work Release State prison in Spokane
- Canyon View Community Facility State prison in East Wenatchee
- Cedar Creek Corrections Center State prison in Littlerock
- Clallam Bay Corrections Center State prison in Clallam Bay
- Coyote Ridge Corrections Center State prison in Connell
- Eleanor Chase House Work Release State prison in Spokane
- Green Hill School State prison in Chehalis
- Helen B Ratcliff Work Release State prison in Seattle
- Larch Corrections Center State prison in Yacolt
- Longview Reentry Center State prison in Longview
- Madison Inn Work Release State prison in Seattle
- Maple Lane Competency Restoration Program State prison in Centralia
- Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women State prison in Belfair
- Monroe Correctional Complex State prison in Monroe
- Oakridge Community Facility State prison in Lakewood
- Olympia Reentry Center State prison in Olympia
- Olympic Corrections Center State prison in Forks
- Parke Creek Community Facility State prison in Ellensburg
- Peninsula Reentry Center State prison in Port Orchard
- Progress House Reentry Center State prison in Tacoma
- Reynolds Reentry Center State prison in Seattle
- Ridgeview Community Facility State prison in Yakima
- Secure Community Transition Facility - King County State prison in Seattle
- Secure Community Transition Facility - Pierce County State prison in Lower Peninsula
- Special Commitment Center - Total Confinement Facility State prison in McNeil Island
- Stafford Creek Corrections Center State prison in Aberdeen
- Sunrise Community Facility State prison in Ephrata
- Touchstone State Community Facility State prison in Olympia
- Tri-Cities Reentry Center State prison in Kennewick
- Twin Rivers Community Facility State prison in Richland
- Washington Corrections Center State prison in Shelton
- Washington Corrections Center for Women State prison in Gig Harbor
- Washington State Penitentiary State prison in Walla Walla
- Woodinville Community Facility State prison in Woodinville
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Washington State Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Washington page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the Washington DOC inmate list?
The Incarcerated Search lets you search by DOC number or name. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Washington. Will they be in the Washington DOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Washington State Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Washington State Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Incarcerated Search, Washington State Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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