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Olympic Corrections Center is a state prison located in Jefferson County, Washington. Rated capacity: 381. Reported population: 392. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
The Olympic Corrections Center is located in Jefferson County, west of Olympic National Park. It is within the service area of the Forks, Washington, post office, even though it is not close to that city. It is a minimum security facility. Inmates there often work fighting forest fires during the summer, assisting the Department of Natural Resources in clearing and planting trees. Speciality Inmate crews supervised by Custody and Corrections Officers also help the local communities by providing yard work at senior centers, paint schools (during summer when the children are absent), and other services in the vicinity of the facility.
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Capacity
381
Current population
392
Occupancy
103%
Year opened
1968
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1968
Region
Washington
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
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This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
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World Prisons. (2026). Olympic Corrections Center. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/olympic-corrections-center
"Olympic Corrections Center." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/olympic-corrections-center.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Olympic Corrections Center},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/olympic-corrections-center},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}