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Coyote Ridge Corrections Center

Medium SecurityMediummaleOvercrowded (125%)LowHigh
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Coyote Ridge Corrections Center is a state prison located in Franklin County, Washington. Rated capacity: 2,528. Reported population: 2,563. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

Coyote Ridge Corrections Center is a medium security prison located in Connell, Washington. Coyote Ridge is the second largest prison by capacity in the state (the first being the Monroe Correctional Complex at 3,100) and is operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections. Inmates of Coyote Ridge typically have more than six years up to life to serve. Attached to the main facility is the minimum-security "camp", where inmates must have six years or less on their sentences. The camp buildings look more like those of an average community college, complete with landscaping.

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Capacity

2,048

Current population

2,563

Occupancy

125%

Year opened

1992

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1992

Region

WA

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

1301 N Ephrata Ave, Connell 99326

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

12/100
Low concern12/100
Overcrowding
12/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 125% of design capacity

This facility scores 12. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 10 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 125% · peers avg: 93% (+35%)
Capacity (beds)this: 2048 · peers avg: 547 (+274%)

Data completeness

74%

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@misc{worldprisons-coyote-ridge-corrections-ce,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Coyote Ridge Corrections Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/coyote-ridge-corrections-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}