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The Jail System

Washington has 52 jails in 39 counties. The jail population in 2022 was 8,632.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Washington correctional authorities was 13,6722 located in 12 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 10,775 employees and a budget of $ 2,463,429,000.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, Washington community corrections population was 60,280 under probation and 10,780 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, county numbers, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.  

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.    

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
174
Violent Crime Rate
376
Property Crime Rate
3,356
Probationers
1,038
Parolees
176

Populations

Prison Population
13,772
Jail Population
8,632
Parole Population
10,780
Probation Population
60,280

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
12 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
52

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 82,377
Employee Positions
10,775
Prison Budget
$2,463,429,000