INCIDENT REPORT
For January 2002-December 2002

Clint Catron
Research Analyst
Washington State Department of Corrections
Planning and Research Section
P.O. Box 41108
Olympia, WA 98504-1108
(360) 753-6180
May 2003

INCIDENT REPORT
JANUARY – DECEMBER 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
INTRODUCTION
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................... i
Security Level ........................................................................................................... 1
Ratio of Data ............................................................................................................. 1
FINDINGS
Frequency of Incidents .............................................................................................. 2
Category of Incidents ................................................................................................ 4
Incident Rates............................................................................................................ .6
INMATE CHARACTERISTICS
Race/Hispanic Origin ................................................................................................ 9
Assaults on Inmates................................................................................................... 10
Security Threat Groups ............................................................................................. 12
Time served ............................................................................................................... 14
Involvement in Multiple Incidents ............................................................................ 16
SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 19
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
APPENDIX

A .................................................................................................................... 20
B..................................................................................................................... 22
C..................................................................................................................... 23
D .................................................................................................................... 24

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sincere acknowledgement to all those who supported the creation of this report. In particular:
•

I want to thank Frank Townsend from Information Technology for supplying the data.

•

Special thanks to Peggy Smith, Administrator for Planning and Research, for her
guidance, expertise, involvement and patience.

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INTRODUCTION
A national effort to establish a consistent set of performance indicator across the various
state departments of correction has been underway for several years. Under the leadership of the
Association of State Correctional Administrators, departments have reviewed their current
“critical indicator” systems and began thinking about ways of obtaining additional data for items
of interest to other jurisdictions. Several of the items that will be included in the final set of
indicators are ones that the Washington State Department of Corrections includes in the TeleIncident Reporting system. The ability to be able to respond, with confidence, to inquiries about
prison incidents was the major impetus behind production of this report.
An incident, as defined by Washington State Department of Corrections, is an event,
occurrence, episode, disturbance, or conflict. It can be further expanded to include situations that
threaten the orderly and secure operations of a facility. Types of incidents can vary from a news
media contact, to an inmate disturbance. Incidents are reported in the Offender Based Tracking
System (OBTS) using the Tele-Incident Report (TIR). For this report, all incidents were
offender-based and occurred in calendar year 2002, from January 1, through December 31, 2002.
Reported incidents that did not involve an inmate, like a stalled elevator, were not included in
this report.
SECURITY LEVEL
For the most part, institutions, compounds, and units have their own security level,
ranging from 5 (Maximum), to 2 (Minimum). However, some compounds, like the Youthful
Offender Program (YOP) housed at Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC), house multiple
classifications of inmates. Data for these compounds will be reported at the most restricted
security level for that facility. For example, McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC) houses
level-2 security inmates, as well as level-3. Therefore, it will be shown as a level-3 security
institution. Stafford Creek Corrections Center (SCCC) and Monroe Corrections Center’s Twin
Rivers Unit (MCC-TRU), will also be considered level-3 even though both house level-3 and
level-2 inmates. The YOP will be shown in level-4 security.
DATA
The total number of incidents that occurred throughout calendar year 2002 was 2,913.
Any of these incidents could have one, or multiple inmates involved. The total number of
incidents is used in most of the graphs, charts and tables throughout this report.
The total number of inmates involved in incidents was 2,815. This number represents
how many individuals were involved in the 2,913 incidents. This number of inmates could have
been larger or smaller than total incidents. Keep in mind that one inmate can be involved in
more than one incident, as well as one incident can involve more than one inmate.
The total number of expected release dates (ERD) associated with the 2,913 incidents
was 3,844. Every time an inmate was involved in an incident, the inmate’s ERD on the date of
the incident was recorded.
The statewide rate of incidents per 1,000 inmates was 194.5. This rate was established
by taking the department wide average daily population (ADP), dividing into 1,000, and
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multiplying the number of incidents. The number represents the number of incidents (194.5) that
occur for every 1,000 inmates in our system on a daily basis. The rate at individual locations
was established the same way, using the compound or facility ADP.
FINDINGS
Ø Frequency of Incidents
There were 2,913 total incidents reported from January through December. Incidents are
categorized into 5 groups: inmate assaults on inmates, inmate assaults on staff, disturbances,
medical, and other.
• Medical incidents were the most frequent with 849 total reported TIR’s. Within this
category, 347 were medical transports (see appendix A).
• The second most frequent incidents were inmate assaults on inmates with 840 occurrences.
Fight without hospitalization had the highest frequency within the inmate assaults on
inmate’s category at 560.
• The disturbance category had the third most with 811 incidents. Use of force topped the list
in this category with 436 incidents.
• The other category had 307 incidents. Suicide watch had the most occurrences in this
category with 144.
• The final category, assault on staff, occurred the least frequently with 106. Assault on staff
without a weapon and without hospitalization had the most occurrences within this category
with 63.
Total incidents ranged from a high in December of 275 to a low of 198 in November.
More historical data will need to be collected before any of kind trend analysis can be done.
Chart 1
TOTAL INCIDENTS BY CATEGO RY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2002
120

100

80

60

40

20

0

JAN
MEDICAL

FEB

M AR

APR

MAY

INMATE ASSAULTS O N INMATES

JUN

JUL

D IS TU RBANCE

2

AUG
OTHER

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

IN MATE ASSAULTS ON STAFF

Table 2a

MAXIMUM
Washington Corrections Center-IMU
Stafford Creek CC-IMU
Clallam Bay CC-IMU
Washington CC-Hos
Washington State Penitentiary-IMU
McNeil Island CC-IMU

Table 2a illustrates the frequency of
incidents by maximum (level 5) security
level and institution. Maximum-security had
the least amount of incidents with only 212.
Population was so low at the maximumsecurity level, it stands to reason incidents
would occur less frequently. We will see a
more comparative impact maximum levels
have when we see the incident rates.

212
80
61
42
25
2
2

Table 2b

CLOSE
Washington State Penitentiary
Monroe CC-Special Offenders Unit
Monroe CC-WSR
Washington CC For Women
Clallam Bay CC
Washington Reception Center
*YOP

Table 2b illustrates the frequency on
incidents for the close (level 4) security level.
Incidents occurring in close-security units,
compounds, and institutions account for 57.4
percent of total incidents with 1,671. Most
of these incidents occurred at the Washington
State Penitentiary (418), Monroe CC-Special
Offenders Unit (409), and Monroe CCWashington State Reformatory Unit (274).

1671
418
409
274
212
172
155
31

Table 2c

MEDIUM
Stafford Creek CC
Airway Heights-Med
McNeil Island CC
Monroe CC-TRU
Washington CC-Training
Washington State Penitentiary-Med
Clallam Bay CC-Med

Due to the high population, medium
(level 3) security level had 27 percent of the
incidents, the second most with 784. In
Table 2c we see most of the incidents
occurred at Stafford Creek CC (237) and
Airway Heights CC-Medium (190).

784
237
190
148
76
56
49
28

Table 2d

MINIMUM
Olympic CC
Coyote Ridge CC
Cedar Creek CC
Larch CC
Airway Heights-Min
Ahtanum View ALF
Washington State Penitentiary-Min
Monroe CC-WSR Min
Washington CC For Women-Min
McNeil Island CC-Min

Minimum (level 2) security
institutions produced 8.4 percent or 246
total incidents. Table 2d shows Olympic
CC (83) and Coyote Ridge CC(44) had the
most incidents for minimums.

246
83
44
36
33
18
13
8
6
3
2

3

Chart 2
NUM BER OF INCIDENTS BY SECURITY LEVEL
JANUARY - DECEMBER 2002
1671

784

246

212

MAXIMUM

CLOSE

MEDIUM

MINIMUM

Ø Categories of Incidents
There tends to be a positive relationship between the number of incidents and security
level, meaning when the security level increases, so does the number of incidents. The number
of incidents in maximum is smaller than the other security levels; however, the relationship still
exists and will be identified more clearly when the rates are compared.
Chart 3 shows the frequency of incidents for each category by security level.
•

Medical
The close-security level is responsible for 45.2 percent (386) of the medical incidents.
The medium-security level had 32.7 percent (279) of the incidents. Minimum-security levels
had only 15.7 percent (134) of the incidents. Maximum-security level had the lowest number
of medical incidents with 6.4 percent (55).

•

Inmate assaults on other inmates
Once again, the close-security level had the highest number of incidents at 63.1 percent
(530). The medium-security level had 30.4 percent (255) of the incidents. Minimumsecurity levels reported only 6.5 percent (55) of the incidents. The maximum level had no
inmate assaults on other inmates, which stands to reason since almost all the locations are
Intensive Management Units, which are segregated units.

•

Disturbances
The close-security level was responsible for 72.5 percent (585) of the incidents. Not
surprisingly, the maximum-security level had the next highest with 14.5 percent (117).
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Medium followed, with 11 percent (89) of the incidents. The minimum-security level had
the lowest number of disturbances with 2 percent (16).
•

Other
The other category had a different order in security level with respect to the frequency of
incidents. Medium had the highest number at 44.1 percent (135). Close followed with 36.9
percent (113). Minimum was next with 11.4 percent (35) and maximum last with 7.5 percent
(23). There seems to be no positive relationship between security level and frequency of
incidents with respect to the other category. This could be due to the smaller number of
incidents reported, or just the haphazard nature of incidents within the category itself.

•

Inmate assaults on staff
Close-security had 53.8 percent (57) of the 106 inmate assaults on staff incidents.
Medium was the second highest with 24.5 percent (26). Maximum was next at 16 percent (17),
followed by minimums with just 5.7 percent (6).

The close-security level reported the most incidents overall and within each category,
except other. McNeil Island CC-medium reported the most other incidents with 45. Washington
State Penitentiary reported the most inmate assaults on inmates and inmate assaults on staff with
180 and 27 respectively. Monroe CC-Special Offenders Unit reported the most disturbances
with 338. WCCW reported the most medical incidents for 2002 with 132 (see appendix B).
Chart 3
TYPE OF INCIDENT REPORTED BY SECURITY LEVEL
FOR CALENDER YEAR 2002

585
530

386

279

255

134

117

113

89
55

55

DISTURBANCE
MAX

CLOSE

35

23

16

0
ASSALT/INMATE

135

MEDICAL
MEDIUM

5

OTHER
MINIMUM

57
17

26

6

ASSALT/STAFF

Incident Rates
We can establish a rate based on population and incidents in order to compare institutions
on a more level playing field. The rate will provide data that will be more comparative between
institutions, compounds, and security levels. The rate is established by taking the average daily
population from that facility, dividing by 1,000 and multiplying the number of incidents. The
rate for the entire state for the year was 194.5 incidents per 1,000 inmates.
Chart 4 shows the rate of incidents per 1,000 inmates by security level. The chart shows
maximum-security level had the highest rate at 647.1. Within the maximum-security level, the
Washington Corrections Center’s (WCC) IMU had the highest rate at 761.9. McNeil Island
CC’s IMU had the smallest rate at 60.6 (see Table 4). The WCC-hospital population is without
an accurate average daily population due to operating procedures. The close-security had the
next highest rate with 379.2. Monroe CC-Special Offenders Unit had the highest rate within
close-security at 2493.9. Washington CC- Reception Center had the lowest rate at 128.6. The
medium-security level was below the average at 118.2. Stafford Creek CC had the highest rate
at 176.2. The Washington State Penitentiary had the lowest rate with 59.6. The minimumsecurity facilities had the lowest overall rate at 69.9. Olympic CC’s population had the highest
rate at 232.5. McNeil Island CC’s minimum complex had the lowest rate at 8.5.
Chart 4
IN C ID E N T R A T E P E R 1 0 0 0 IN M A T E S , B Y S E C U R IT Y L E V E L
J A N U A R Y -D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 2
700

6 4 7 .1
600

500

3 7 9 .2

400

300

200

1 1 8 .2
100

6 9 .9

0

M A X IM U M

CLOSE

M E D IU M

6

M IN IM U M

Table 4

SECURITY LEVEL

ADP-CY2002

INCIDENTS2002

RATE PER
1000

14849

2913

194.5

289
105
56
82
13
33
NA

212
80
42
61
2
2
25

647.1
761.9
750.0
743.9
153.8
60.6
NA

4407
164
44
430
1244
480
840
1205

1671
409
31
172
418
212
274
155

379.2
2493.9
704.5
400.0
336.0
441.7
326.2
128.6

6635
1345
911
1620
853
654
430
822

784
237
148
190
76
56
28
49

118.2
176.2
162.5
117.3
89.1
85.6
65.1
59.6

3518
357
121
396
399
586
160
496
419
348
236

246
83
13
36
33
44
8
18
6
3
2

69.9
232.5
107.4
90.9
82.7
75.1
50.0
36.3
14.3
8.6
8.5

MAXIMUM
Washington CC-IMU
Clallam Bay CC-IMU
Stafford Creek CC-IMU
Washington State Penitentiary-IMU
McNeil Island CC-IMU
Washington CC-Hos

CLOSE
Monroe CC-Special Offenders Unit
Clallam Bay CC-YOP
Clallam Bay CC
Washington State Penitentiary
Washington CC For Women
Monroe CC-WSR
Washington Reception Center

MEDIUM
Stafford Creek CC
McNeil Island CC
Airway Heights-Med
Monroe CC-TRU
Washington CC-Training
Clallam Bay CC-Med
Washington State Penitentiary-Med

MINIMUM
Olympic CC
Ahtanum View ALF
Cedar Creek CC
Larch CC
Coyote Ridge CC
Washington State Penitentiary-Min
Airway Heights-Min
Monroe CC-WSR Min
Washington CC For Women-Min
McNeil Island CC-Min

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Chart 5
R A T E P E R 1 0 0 0 IN M A T E S B Y T Y P E O F IN C ID E N T
4 05

190
1 33

120
88

80
59
42 38

13

5

D IS T U R B A N C E

38
16

0
M E D IC A L
M A X IM U M

A S S A U L T / IN M A T E
CLOSE

M E D IU M

26 20

10

O THER

13

4

2

ASSAULT / STAFF

M IN IM U M

Chart 5 shows the rate per 1,000 inmates by type of incident and security level.
Disturbances have the highest overall rate, despite having the third highest frequency. This
translates into a high distribution of incidents occurring in a low populated security level.
According to the chart, the rate for disturbances in maximum (level 5) security was 405. Close
had the next highest rate in disturbances with 133. The incident rate for disturbances was
relatively low in the medium (level 3) and minimum (level 2) security areas with 13 and 5
respectively.
The medical category had the second highest rate, despite having the highest frequency.
The maximum (level 5) security level had the highest rate for medical incidents with 190,
followed by close (level 4) with 88. Medium (level 3) had a rate of 42, while minimum (level 2)
had 38.
Assault on inmates by inmates, had a rate of 120 in close (level 4) security. The rate for
close was higher than medical, but less than the rate for disturbances. Medium (level 3) security
had a rate of 38, which was similar to the disturbance rate for medium. The minimum (level 2)
security rate was less than half that with a rate of 16.0. There were no incidents of inmate
assaults on inmates from the maximum (level 5) security. This is due to the segregation
involved in the intensive management units (IMU).
The other category had the fourth highest rate, which also had the fourth highest in
frequency. Maximum (level 5) security had the highest rate within the other category with 80.
The close (level 4) security had a rate of 26, lower than all 3 categories previously mentioned.
Medium (level 3) had a rate of 20, which was higher than the rate for disturbances, but lower
than the rates for medical and assaults on inmates by inmates. Minimum (level 2) security had a
rate of 10. Like medium, the minimum rate was higher than the rate for disturbances, but lower
than rates for medical and assaults on inmates by inmates.

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Assaults on staff had the lowest rate. All rates within this category are smaller than all
other categories. The highest rate within this category is maximum (level 5) security with 59.
Close (level 4) security had 13, followed by medium with 4 and minimum with 2.
In all categories where incidents were reported, the maximum (level 5) security level had
the highest rate, followed by close, medium and minimum. This suggests a positive relationship
between security level and incidents. When the security level goes up, so does the rate of
incidents.
INMATE CHARACTERISTICS
Ø Race
Table 6a shows the type of incident as a function of race. The percentages are similar to
the overall racial breakdown throughout the state’s prison population. The percentage of Blacks
involved in incidents for 2002 is 23.3 percent, close to the overall state percentage of 22 percent.
The percentage for Whites is also close at 68.7 percent, compared to the state percentage at 70.8
percent.
Table 6a

Types of Incidents by Race
Race
White
Black
Other

Pop
Avg
70.0%
22.0%
3.7%

Assault / Inmate
937
348
107
1392

67.3%
25.0%
7.7%

Assault / Staff
29
19
3
51

56.9%
37.3%
5.9%

Disturbance
260
77
33
370

70.3%
20.8%
8.9%

Medical
464
132
53
649

71.5%
20.3%
8.2%

Other
244
81
28
353

Total

69.1
22.9%
7.9%

1934
657
224
2815

68.7%
23.3%
8.0%

Ø Hispanic Origin
Table 6b shows the type of incident that occurred by Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin has
it’s own table because Washington State distinguishes Hispanic origin as an ethnicity and not a
race. The population percentage for Hispanics in prison is a little over 11 percent. Table 5-2
shows that inmates of Hispanic origin were involved in disturbances (17.0%) and assaults on
inmates (15.5%) at a much higher percentage than the state percentage. Conversely, the numbers
reflect a major decrease in assaults on staff (5.9%) and medical (8.3%) incidents. The other
category is very close to the overall percentage at (11.6%). Overall Hispanics are involved in
incidents slightly higher (13.4%) than the total population housed in prison.
Table 6b

Types of Incidents by Hispanic Origin
Race
Hisp
Non
Hisp
Unkn
own

Pop
Avg
11.1%

Assault / Inmate

Assault / Staff

Disturbance

Medical

Other

Total

216

15.5%

3

5.9%

63

17.0%

54

8.3%

41

11.6%

377

13.4%

85.8%

1140

81.9%

47

92.2

292

78.9%

569

87.7%

296

83.9%

2344

83.4%

3.0%

36

2.6%

1

2.0

15

4.1%

26

4.0%

16

4.5

9.4

3.3%

1392

51

370

9

649

353

2815

Assaults on Inmates
Of the 2,913 incidents, 840 were inmate assaults on other inmates. Close-security
reported 63.1 percent (530) of the inmate assaults on other inmates. Within the Close-security
level, the Washington State Penitentiary had the most incidents accounting for 34 percent (180).
Clallam Bay CC and Monroe CC-Washington State Reformatory Unit made up 20 percent (106)
and 19.1 percent (101) respectively (see appendix C). A majority of the rest comes from
medium with 31.5 percent (265). SCCC 78 and AHCC 62 reported over 50 percent of these
incidents. Minimum-security institutions make up the remaining 6.5 percent (55). Coyote Ridge
CC led the minimums with 21.8 percent (12), followed by Cedar Creek CC with 18.2 percent
(10). Maximum-security or the intensive management units (IMU) had no incidents in this
category. The reason there were no incidents from maximum-security is because the inmates are
segregated and have no opportunity to assault other inmates.
Chart 7
FREQUENCY OF INM ATE ASSAULT O N OTHER INM ATES BY
SECURITY LEVEL FOR CALENDER YEAR 2002

530

255

55
0
M AX

CLOSE

M EDIUM

10

MINIM UM

Chart 8 shows the rate of inmate assaults on inmate incidents by security level. The
overall rate for the state was 58.3. The highest rate at 120.3 was the close-security level.
Clallam Bay CC-Youth Offender Program had the highest rate in close-security with 454.5 (see
appendix D). Medium-security level had the next highest rate at 38.4. Stafford Creek CC had
the highest rate in the medium-security level at 58. Minimum had the lowest rate with 17.4
incidents per 1,000 inmates. The highest rate among minimum-security level institutions was
Washington State Penitentiary-MIN with 43.8. The data indicates a positive relationship
between custody level and inmate assault on inmate incidents; as the custody level increases, so
does the number of incidents.
Chart 8
R A T E P E R 1 0 0 0 F O R IN M A T E A S S A U L T S O N IN M A T E S
B Y S E C U R IT Y L E V E L

1 2 0 .3

5 8 .3

3 8 .4

1 7 .4

C LO SE

AVERAGE

M E D IU M

11

M IN IM U M

Security Threat Groups
Chart 9 shows type of incidents involving suspected, associates, and confirmed security
threat group members. This population was involved in 25.7 percent (750) of the total incidents.
Over 50 percent (378) of the 750 incidents were Inmate assaults on inmates. Disturbances were
next with 20 percent (150). Medical made up 14.7 percent (110), followed by other, and inmate
assault on staff with 11.5 percent (86) and 3.5 percent (26) respectively. Close-security level had
the highest frequency of incidents at 473 (see table 9). Medium is the next highest at 180.
Maximum had 59 followed by minimum with 38. The table 9 breaks the incidents down by type
and security level for each institution.
Chart 9
TOTAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING SUSPECTED, ASSOCIATE AND
CONFIRM ED SECURITY THREAT GROUP M EM BERS
378

150
110
86

26

AS SAULT / INM ATE

DISTURBA NCE

M EDICAL

12

O THER

ASSAULT / STAFF

Table 9

SECURITY LEVEL

Total Incidents involving Suspected, Associate and
Confirmed Security Threat Group
Assault /
Inmate

Assault /
Staff

Disturbance

Medical

378

26

150

110

86

750

MAXIMUM

0

3

41

8

7

59

Clallam Bay CC-IMU
Washington State Penitentiary-IMU
Washington CC-IMU
McNeil Island CC-IMU
Washington CC-Hos
Stafford Creek CC-IMU

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
1
0
1
1

12
1
9
0
1
18

1
0
4
1
1
1

6
0
0
0
0
1

19
1
14
1
3
21

CLOSE

273

17

90

53

40

473

Clallam Bay CC
Washington Reception Center
Monroe CC-WSR
Monroe CC-Special Offenders Unit
Washington State Penitentiary
Washington CC For Women
Clallam Bay CC-YOP

72
41
34
8
99
7
12

2
0
4
0
10
1
0

10
9
19
9
36
0
7

8
0
12
7
18
7
1

4
0
21
1
13
1
0

96
50
90
25
176
16
20

MEDIUM

90

5

17

39

29

180

Clallam Bay CC-Med
Monroe CC-TRU
Washington State Penitentiary-Med
Washington CC-Training
McNeil Island CC
Airway Heights-Med
Stafford Creek CC

8
3
12
11
6
22
28

0
0
0
0
1
3
1

0
0
0
2
5
5
5

1
10
3
2
1
2
20

1
5
1
0
12
5
5

10
18
16
15
25
37
59

MINIMUM

15

1

2

10

10

38

Monroe CC-WSR Min
Washington State Penitentiary-Min
Olympic CC
Larch CC
Cedar Creek CC
Airway Heights-Min
Coyote Ridge CC

1
1
2
4
2
3
2

0
0
0
1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
1
0
1

0
0
7
2
1
0
0

1
0
2
2
4
0
1

2
1
11
9
8
3
4

13

Other TOTAL

Ø Time Served
Table 10 shows the time remaining until expected release date (ERD). The ERD is
counted more than once if an inmate was involved in more than one incident. This gives a valid
representation about the inmate involved in the incident. It should be noted that while there were
2,913 incidents, there were 3,844 ERD’s. This is due to the possibility of multiple inmates
involved in one incident. The table breaks down the ERDs by six-month intervals, from less
than six months to 24 plus months. The data indicates inmates who have more than 24 months
remaining until their ERD are involved in most of the incidents. Inmates with more than 24
months remaining are involved in 48.5 percent (1863) of the incidents. Of those 1863, 65.2
percent (1215) are housed in close-security institutions. The ‘less than 6 months’ interval has the
next highest percentage. This population makes up 20.9 percent (803) of the incidents. Close
security institutions have the most frequent inmates involved in incidents within this timeframe
at 46.2 percent (371). The table shows a polarized effect with 71.1 percent (2666) of the ERDs
occurring at less than 6, and more than 24 months.
Chart 10
TIM E L E FT U N T IL EAR LY R E L EASE D ATE F O R IN M AT ES
IN VO LV E D IN IN C ID E N T S
1863

803
574
347
257

LE S S TH A N 6 M O S

6 - 12 M O N T H S

12 - 18 M O N T H S

14

18 - 24 M O N T H S

24 + M O N T H S

Table 10

SECURITY LEVEL

TIME BY MONTHS TO ERD BY FACILITY
Less Than 6

6 - 12

12 - 18 18 - 24

803
19.2%

574
12.8%

347
8.5%

24 +

TOTAL

257
7.0%

1863
52.5%

3844

MAXIMUM

76

55

40

20

221

412

Washington CC-IMU
Stafford Creek CC-IMU
Clallam Bay CC-IMU
Washington CC-Hos
McNeil Island CC-IMU
Washington State Penitentiary-IMU

38
16
8
11
2
1

39
4
4
7
0
1

27
8
4
1
0
0

12
1
0
2
3
2

93
62
44
12
8
2

209
91
60
33
13
6

CLOSE

371

283

172

129

1215

2170

Washington State Penitentiary
Monroe CC-Special Offenders Unit
Monroe CC-WSR
Clallam Bay CC
Washington CC For Women
Washington Reception Center
Clallam Bay CC-YOP

127
42
59
29
59
47
8

82
48
35
27
37
50
4

74
12
28
23
15
14
6

41
27
19
23
10
6
3

419
268
208
200
50
47
23

743
397
349
302
171
164
44

MEDIUM

263

138

78

53

352

884

Stafford Creek CC
Airway Heights-Med
McNeil Island CC
Monroe CC-TRU
Washington CC-Training
Washington State Penitentiary-Med
Clallam Bay CC-Med

71
85
64
14
15
7
7

38
54
14
7
9
8
8

25
17
14
7
3
6
6

21
16
4
9
1
1
1

113
88
68
28
21
19
15

268
260
164
65
49
41
37

MINIMUM

93

98

57

55

75

378

Washington CC For Women-Min
Olympic CC
Larch CC
Coyote Ridge CC
Cedar Creek CC
Airway Heights-Min
Monroe CC-WSR Min
McNeil Island CC-Min
Ahtanum View ALF
Washington State Penitentiary-Min

20
22
6
10
13
5
4
3
8
2

19
18
16
13
14
5
10
1
1
1

9
10
10
12
3
5
2
2
2
2

13
10
13
3
7
4
2
3
0
0

18
18
10
9
9
3
3
4
1
0

79
78
55
47
46
22
21
13
12
5

15

Ø Involvement in Multiple Incidents
As noted earlier there is not a one to one correspondence with the number of inmates
2,815, and the 2,913 incidents reported in calendar year 2002. An inmate to incident ratio can be
established by dividing the number of incidents by the number of inmates. If there is one inmate
involved in two incidents then the rate will be 2. The lower the number, the fewer inmates you
have involved with multiple incidents. The overall average incident to inmate ratio was 1.03.
Maximum-security had a total of 80 inmates involved in 212 incidents. This represents a
2.7 incident to inmate ratio. Close-security had 1,671 incidents involving 1540 inmates, creating
a ratio of 1.09, just above the statewide ratio. Medium- security had 784 incidents with 872
inmates establishing a 0.9 ratio. A less than 1 ratio indicates there were incidents that occurred
involving more than one inmate. Minimum had the lowest ratio at 0.8 with 246 incidents
involving 323 inmates.
Chart 11
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AND INM ATES INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENTS
BY SECURITY LEVEL
1671
1540

872
784

212
80
MAXIMUM

57
CLOSE

MEDIUM

INMATES

16

INCIDENTS

44

MINIM UM

Table 11

SECURITY LEVEL 2002
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOTAL
281 262 243 232 198 237 200 294 218 216 203 231

2815

MAXIMUM

5

5

7

5

3

7

2

7

11

10

3

15

80

Washington CC-IMU
Clallam Bay CC-IMU
Washington CC-Hosp
Washington State PenitentiaryIMU
McNeil Island CC-IMU
Stafford Creek CC-IMU

1
2
0
2

2
1
1
1

2
2
2
0

1
0
1
0

2
0
1
0

1
2
1
0

0
2
0
0

3
2
0
0

2
8
1
0

7
3
0
0

2
1
0
0

3
10
2
0

26
33
9
3

0
0

0
0

0
1

1
2

0
0

0
3

0
0

0
2

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

1
8

CLOSE

175 153 145 144 103 134 123 143 104

95

100 121

1540

Washington State Penitentiary
Monroe CC-Special Offenders
Unit
Monroe CC-WSR
Clallam Bay CC
Washington CC For Women
Clallam Bay CC-YOP
Washington Reception Center

58
15

48
4

62
6

41
5

21
2

58
2

45
3

33
6

26
5

21
7

31
5

44
10

488
70

40
24
25
5
8

35
15
22
7
22

30
15
15
1
16

29
16
16
10
27

13
38
11
1
17

21
25
15
2
11

18
9
13
0
35

31
25
17
6
25

17
14
14
2
26

11
17
15
2
22

14
19
10
0
21

20
11
16
0
20

279
228
189
36
250

MEDIUM

75

68

75

50

76

66

51

111

79

73

71

77

872

Airway Heights-Med
McNeil Island CC
Washington State PenitentiaryMed
Monroe CC-TRU
Washington CC-Training
Stafford Creek CC
Clallam Bay CC-Med

15
7
13

17
10
0

24
9
10

14
10
4

13
7
10

11
13
1

15
7
10

59
11
0

11
18
5

19
15
6

14
14
4

20
11
3

232
132
66

12
6
18
4

4
5
29
3

1
6
22
3

0
3
19
0

10
5
26
5

10
8
21
2

3
3
10
3

9
5
27
0

15
6
19
5

2
7
20
4

6
4
26
3

10
2
27
4

82
60
264
36

MINIMUM

26

36

16

33

16

30

24

33

24

38

29

18

323

Olympic CC
Larch CC
Cedar Creek CC
Coyote Ridge CC
Washington State PenitentiaryMin
Airway Heights-Min
McNeil Island CC-Min
Washington CC For Women-Min
Monroe CC-WSR Min
Ahtanum View ALF

5
9
4
6
0

11
11
5
1
0

6
3
0
6
0

7
14
10
0
0

4
3
3
3
1

13
3
3
8
2

4
1
8
5
0

3
5
0
11
3

5
2
7
5
2

12
1
5
2
7

3
12
5
5
0

4
2
2
5
0

77
66
52
57
15

0
0
0
0
2

3
0
0
1
4

0
1
0
0
0

1
1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
2

0
0
0
0
1

6
0
0
0
0

5
0
0
2
4

1
0
0
1
1

3
0
1
5
2

4
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
2
2

24
2
1
11
18

17

The same type of ratio can be done on the type of incident. Medical incidents were the
most frequently reported incidents with 849, yet there were only 649 inmates involved in these
incidents. The ratio for medical incidents is .76. Inmate assaults on inmates was next with 840
incidents reported and 1392 inmates involved in those incidents. This yielded a 1.66 ratio for
inmate assaults on inmates. Disturbances had the next highest frequency of incidents with 811.
There were 370 inmates involved in these incidents which produced a .46 ratio. The other
category had 307 incidents reported with 353 inmates. The ratio for the other category was 1.15,
the only category, other than inmate assaults on inmates, to score above one. The final category
was inmate assaults on staff, which had 106 incidents and 51 inmates. The ratio for assaults on
staff was .48. As mentioned above, the overall states average ratio was 1.03. The only 2
categories to score above the average were inmate assaults on inmates and other. These two
seem to have multiple inmates involved in these types of incidents.
Chart 12
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AND INMATES INVOLVED IN INCIDENTS
BY CATEGORY TYPE
1392

840

849

811
649

370

353

51
INMATE ASSAULTS
ON INMATES

DISTURBANCE

MEDICAL

INMATES

18

307

106

INMATE ASSAULTS
ON STAFF
INCIDENTS

OTHER

SUMMARY
There were 2,913 incidents occurring at 30 different site locations, within 13 different
facilities. The most frequent type of incident reported was medical with 840 (28.9%). The
Close-security level had the most frequent occurrences with 1671 (57.4%). Close-security also
had the highest inmate assault on inmates rate with 120.3 per 1,000 inmates. Maximum-security
had the highest rate by average daily population with 647.1 per 1,000 inmates. Washington State
Penitentiary (Close) reported the most incidents with 418. Racially, incidents were reported
proportionately close to the overall state percentage. Suspected, associates, and confirmed
security threat group members were involved in 750 (25.7%) of the incidents. Based on the
inmate’s ERD, 69.4 percent (2,666) of the incidents involve inmates with less than six and more
than 24 months remaining on their sentence. The overall incident to inmate rate for the state was
1.03.

19

APPENDIX A

TYPES OF INCIDENTS

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul- Aug Sep Oct- Nov Dec TOTAL
-02 -02 -02 -02 -02 -02 02 -02 -02 02 -02 -02
216 222 261 273 235 261 242 264 238 228 198 275

Inmate Assaults On Inmates
Fight W/Out Hospital
Assault On An Inmate W/Out
Weapon W/Out Hospital
Assault On An Inmate W/ Weapon
W/Out Hospital
Fight W/ Hospital
Assault On An Inmate W/Out
Weapon W/ Hospital
Assault On An Inmate Unknown
W/Out Weapon W/Out Hospital
Assault On An Inmate W/ Weapon
W/ Hospital
Alleged Rape
Assault On An Inmate Unknown W/
Weapon W/Out Hospital
Assault On An Inmate Unknown W/
Weapon W/ Hospital
Assault On An Inmate Unknown
W/Out Weapon W/ Hospital

Inmate Assaults On Staff
Assault On Staff W/Out Weapon
W/Out Hospital
Intent To Contaminate Using
Blood/Body Fluid
Assault On Staff W/ Weapon
W/Out Hospital
Threats To Staff
Assault On Staff W/Out Weapon
W/ Hospital
Assault On Staff Unknown W/
Weapon W/Out Hospital
Assault On Staff Unknown W/Out
Weapon W/Out Hospital
Assault On Staff During Use Of
Force

2913

57
39
9

69
49
13

80
49
17

70
39
22

78
55
15

74
53
10

59
37
16

94
71
17

65
40
15

61
46
9

64
41
16

69
41
19

840
560
178

1

2

1

1

2

5

1

3

2

4

3

2

27

0
0

1
1

2
4

2
2

3
2

3
1

1
3

0
1

1
3

1
1

1
1

5
0

20
19

2

2

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

0

1

1

16

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

3
2

1
0

1
0

1
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

1
0

1
1

0
0

1
0

0
0

9
3

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

10
7

2
2

7
5

11
5

11
7

15
8

9
6

11
8

14
8

11
5

2
1

3
1

106
63

0

0

1

5

0

3

1

2

3

2

1

1

19

0

0

0

0

3

3

0

0

2

2

0

0

10

1
0

0
0

0
1

1
0

1
0

0
1

1
0

0
0

0
0

2
0

0
0

1
0

7
2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

3

20

APPENDIX A (Continued)

TYPES OF INCIDENTS

Jan Feb- Mar- Apr- May- Jun Jul- Aug- Sep Oct- Nov- Dec
TOTAL
-02 02 02 02 02 -02 02 02 -02 02 02 -02

Disturbance

55

68

52

96

72

58

77

85

62

59

46

81

811

Use Of Force
Use Of Restraints
Offender Disturbance
Inmate Work Stoppage
Law Enforcement Notification
Discharge Of A Firearm
Refusal To Eat
Fire
Bomb Threat
Destruction Of State Property
($500)

25
15
7
0
6
0
1
1
0
0

29
37
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

30
15
1
0
1
0
4
1
0
0

43
47
0
1
1
0
1
3
0
0

28
34
2
1
0
0
5
1
0
1

36
14
2
0
1
0
3
1
0
1

31
33
1
0
4
0
5
2
0
1

48
30
0
0
1
0
4
1
0
1

40
16
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
0

40
12
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
3

24
14
0
0
1
0
5
1
0
1

62
17
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0

436
284
19
2
16
0
32
14
0
8

Medical

69

62

86

67

56

74

71

50

75

80

59 100

849

Medical Transport
Medical Emergency
Offender Injury
Self Inflicted Wound
Death
Attempted Suicide
Vehicle Accident
Staff Injury
Visitor Injury

34
15
5
6
5
2
0
2
0

20
17
13
3
3
1
0
1
4

35
30
6
5
3
6
0
1
0

30
21
5
2
2
4
0
3
0

18
18
6
4
5
4
0
1
0

29
26
8
1
6
2
0
0
2

29
23
9
3
0
4
0
2
1

23
13
4
3
0
4
0
2
1

27
19
10
5
1
9
0
3
1

36
16
8
10
2
6
0
2
0

17
7
10
11
3
8
0
3
0

49
27
8
9
0
5
0
2
0

347
232
92
62
30
55
0
22
9

Other

25

21

36

29

18

40

26

24

22

17

27

22

307

Other
Suicide Watch
Feces Watch
Escape
Offender Arrest
Attempted Escape
Visitor Arrest
Escape Return
Visitor Search
Staff Misconduct-Alleged
Vehicle Accident
Other Alleged New Felony
Theft Of State Property
Suspected Explosive Device
News Media Contact

6
13
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

6
10
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1

11
19
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

10
14
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

7
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

14
19
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

9
11
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1

9
9
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

5
8
3
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

8
6
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

5
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

9
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1

99
144
25
7
2
4
5
5
2
3
5
1
1
1
3

21

APPENDIX B
SECURITY LEVEL

TYPES OF INCIDENTS BY FACILITY
ASSAULT / ASSAULT /
DISTURBANCE MEDICAL OTHER TOTAL
INMATE
STAFF
840

106

807

854

306

2913

MAXIMUM

0

17

117

55

23

212

Washington CC-IMU
Clallam Bay CC-IMU
Washington CC-Hos
Washington State Penitentiary-IMU
McNeil Island CC-IMU
Stafford Creek CC-IMU

0
0
0
0
0
0

6
2
3
0
0
6

42
21
7
2
0
45

29
4
14
0
1
7

3
15
1
0
1
3

80
42
25
2
2
61

CLOSE

530

57

585

386

113

1671

Washington State Penitentiary
Monroe CC-Special Offenders Unit
Monroe CC-WSR
Washington CC For Women
Clallam Bay CC
Washington Reception Center
Clallam Bay CC-YOP

180
16
69
38
106
101
20

27
6
10
7
4
3
0

88
338
78
27
21
25
8

91
38
75
132
27
22
1

32
11
42
8
14
4
2

418
409
274
212
172
155
31

MEDIUM

255

26

89

279

135

784

Stafford Creek CC
Airway Heights-Med
McNeil Island CC
Monroe CC-TRU
Washington CC-Training
Washington State Penitentiary-Med
Clallam Bay CC-Med

78
62
23
25
23
28
16

10
9
3
2
0
2
0

22
29
21
5
8
2
2

93
58
56
31
21
13
7

34
32
45
13
4
4
3

237
190
148
76
56
49
28

MINIMUM

55

6

16

134

35

246

Olympic CC
Coyote Ridge CC
Cedar Creek CC
Larch CC
Airway Heights-Min
Ahtanum View ALF
Washington State Penitentiary-Min
Monroe CC-WSR Min
Washington CC For Women-Min
McNeil Island CC-Min

5
12
10
8
5
5
7
2
0
1

1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0

2
6
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
0

67
17
16
14
9
5
0
2
3
1

8
8
7
7
3
0
0
2
0
0

83
44
36
33
18
13
8
6
3
2

22

APPENDIX C
SECURITY LEVEL

INMATES ASSAULTS ON INMATES 2002
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOTAL
57

71

81

72

77

73

59

92

64

59

65

70

840

MAXIMUM

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Clallam Bay CC-IMU
Washington State
Penitentiary-IMU
Washington CC-IMU
McNeil Island CC-IMU

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

CLOSE

38

45

48

51

47

49

41

60

43

34

36

38

530

Washington State
Penitentiary
Clallam Bay CC
Washington Reception
Center
Monroe CC-WSR
Washington CC For Women
Clallam Bay CC-YOP
Monroe CC-Special
Offenders Unit

11

18

22

20

11

21

17

13

17

7

8

15

180

8
4

5
10

7
7

5
10

20
9

11
5

3
13

15
10

8
9

8
9

11
8

5
7

106
101

7
4
2
2

5
7
0
0

6
3
2
1

6
1
7
2

3
3
0
1

8
2
1
1

4
4
0
0

11
5
5
1

5
2
2
0

6
1
1
2

4
3
0
2

4
3
0
4

69
38
20
16

MEDIUM

17

18

28

17

25

20

15

26

19

23

23

24

255

Stafford Creek CC
Airway Heights-Med
Washington State
Penitentiary-Med
Monroe CC-TRU
McNeil Island CC
Washington CC-Training
Clallam Bay CC-Med

2
4
5

8
5
0

9
6
5

7
5
1

8
6
4

5
3
1

4
3
4

9
7
0

5
4
0

5
7
3

7
6
3

9
6
2

78
62
28

3
1
1
1

1
2
2
0

0
4
4
0

0
3
1
0

3
2
1
1

5
2
3
1

0
1
1
2

3
3
4
0

2
3
1
4

1
0
4
3

4
0
1
2

3
2
0
2

25
23
23
16

MINIMUM

2

8

5

4

5

4

3

6

2

2

6

8

55

Coyote Ridge CC
Cedar Creek CC
Larch CC
Washington State
Penitentiary-Min
Olympic CC
Airway Heights-Min
Ahtanum View ALF
Monroe CC-WSR Min
McNeil Island CC-Min

2
0
0
0

0
2
2
2

2
0
1
1

0
2
0
2

1
2
1
0

1
0
1
0

0
0
0
0

2
0
0
0

1
1
0
0

0
1
0
0

1
1
2
1

2
1
1
1

12
10
8
7

0
0
0
0
0

1
0
1
0
0

0
0
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
1
0
0

2
0
0
0
0

0
3
0
0
0

0
1
2
1
0

0
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
0

0
1
0
0
0

1
0
1
1
0

5
5
5
2
1

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APPENDIX D
SECURITY LEVEL
ADP-CY2002

ASSAULT
INCIDENTS-2002

RATE PER 1000

14419

840

58.3

CLOSE

4407

530

120.3

Clallam Bay CC-YOP
Clallam Bay CC
Washington State Penitentiary
Monroe CC-Special Offenders Unit
Washington Reception Center
Monroe CC-WSR
Washington CC For Women

44
430
1244
164
1205
840
480

20
106
180
16
101
69
38

454.5
246.5
144.7
97.6
83.8
82.1
79.2

MEDIUM

6635

255

38.4

Stafford Creek CC
Airway Heights-Med
Clallam Bay CC-Med
Washington CC-Training
Washington State Penitentiary-Med
Monroe CC-TRU
McNeil Island CC

1345
1620
430
654
822
853
911

78
62
16
23
28
25
23

58.0
38.3
37.2
35.2
34.1
29.3
25.2

MINIMUM

3170

55

17.4

Washington State Penitentiary-Min
Ahtanum View ALF
Cedar Creek CC
Coyote Ridge CC
Larch CC
Olympic CC
Airway Heights-Min
Monroe CC-WSR Min
McNeil Island CC-Min

160
121
396
586
399
357
496
419
236

7
5
10
12
8
5
5
2
1

43.8
41.3
25.3
20.5
20.1
14.0
10.1
4.8
4.2

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