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Ahtanum View Corrections Center (AVCC)

Location in Washington
Location	Yakima
Coordinates	46°34′8″N 120°35′37″W / 46.56889°N 120.59361°W / 46.56889; -120.59361
Status	Closed
Security class	Minimum, Assisted Living
Capacity	120
Opened	1997
Closed	2010
Managed by	Washington State Department of Corrections (1997–2010)
Street address	2009 South 64th Ave.
City	Yakima
County	Yakima County
State/province	Washington
ZIP Code	98903
Country	United States

Ahtanum View Corrections Center was a convalescent hospital for inmates operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections. Located in Yakima, Washington, the facility was classified as a minimum security prison with capacity for 120 inmates who required medical assistance or long-term treatment, including age or intense healthcare. It opened in July 1997 at the former Yakima County tuberculosis sanitarium and also housed a work release facility with 60 beds.

The unisex facility was established to reduce capacity issues at infirmaries at higher-security prisons in a cost-effective manner for lower-risk inmates. The two-story building was purchased by the state government in 1993 and renovated at a cost of $6.5 million. It had dorms instead of cells and outdoor areas that inmates were allowed to freely roam; a private sweat lodge was constructed in the courtyard for Native American inmates. Ahtanum View was one of two facilities proposed for closure in 2009 by the state government due to budget issues and the high per-inmate cost for the facility. The facility closed permanently in February 2010. Most inmates were transferred to other prison infimaries or to a newly-expanded medical housing unit at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell, Washington. The 60-bed work release facility adjacent to the convalescent hospital remained open.

References

1. Ashton, Linda (February 21, 1999). "Special Prison Facility Helps Aging Convicts Ease Back Into Mainstream". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
2. ^ Seven, Richard (August 22, 1997). "A one-of-a-kind prison: New state facility is just for elderly, disabled". The Seattle Times. p. A1. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
3. ^ Ward, Leah Beth (February 18, 2010). "Ahtanum View moves with the times". Yakima Herald-Republic. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
4. Sullivan, Jennifer (October 14, 2009). "State may close Ahtanum View, prison for the old and infirm". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
5. Miller, Ryan (June 15, 2016). "What you should know about the state's work release facilities". Yakima Herald-Republic. p. 1A. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

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State prisons	Airway Heights Corrections Center Cedar Creek Corrections Center Clallam Bay Corrections Center Coyote Ridge Corrections Center Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women♀ Monroe Correctional Complex Olympic Corrections Center Stafford Creek Corrections Center Washington Corrections Center Washington Corrections Center for Women♀ Washington State Penitentiary
Closed	Ahtanum View Corrections Center Larch Corrections Center McNeil Island Corrections Center Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women♀
Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex)

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