RCW 9.94.049
"Correctional institution" and "state correctional institution" defined.
(1) For the purposes of this chapter, the term "correctional institution" means any place designated by law for the keeping of persons held in custody under process of law, or under lawful arrest, including state prisons, county and local jails, juvenile detention centers, and other facilities operated by the department of corrections, department of children, youth, and families, or local governmental units primarily for the purposes of punishment, correction, or rehabilitation following conviction or adjudication of a criminal offense.
(2) For the purposes of RCW 9.94.043 and 9.94.045, "state correctional institution" means all state correctional facilities under the supervision of the secretary of the department of corrections used solely for the purpose of confinement of convicted felons.
[ 2021 c 243 § 5; 1995 c 314 § 6; 1992 c 7 § 21; 1985 c 350 § 3; 1979 c 121 § 6.]
NOTES:
Findings—2021 c 243: See note following RCW 74.09.670.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 9 - Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 9.94 - Prisoners—Correctional Institutions.
9.94.010 - Prison riot—Penalty.
9.94.030 - Holding person hostage—Interference with officer's duties.
9.94.040 - Weapons—Possession, etc., by prisoner prohibited—Penalty.
9.94.043 - Deadly weapons—Possession on premises by person not a prisoner—Penalty.
9.94.045 - Narcotic drugs or controlled substances—Possession by person not a prisoner—Penalty.
9.94.049 - "Correctional institution" and "state correctional institution" defined.