Airway Heights Corrections Center

Coordinates: 47°39′12″N 117°34′42″W / 47.65333°N 117.57833°W / 47.65333; -117.57833
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Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC)
Airway Heights Corrections Center is located in Washington (state)
Airway Heights Corrections Center
Location in Washington
LocationAirway Heights
Coordinates47°39′12″N 117°34′42″W / 47.65333°N 117.57833°W / 47.65333; -117.57833
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum, Medium
Capacity2,258
Opened1992
Managed byWashington State Department of Corrections
WardenRonald Haynes, Superintendent
Street address11919 West Sprague Ave.
CityAirway Heights
CountySpokane County
State/provinceWashington
Postal codeP. O. Box 2049
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.doc.wa.gov/corrections/incarceration/prisons/ahcc.htm

The Airway Heights Corrections Center is a state prison for men located in Airway Heights, Spokane County, Washington, owned and operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections.[1]

The facility was first opened in 1992, and has a working capacity of 2258 at minimum and medium security levels.

Notable inmates[edit]

  • Gerald Friend, serial rapist and kidnapper.
  • Nick McDonald, McCleary murderer, along with Brian Bassett, known for killing Bassett's parents and younger brother in 1995.
  • Evan Savoie, Ephrata murderer, known for killing Craig Sorger in 2003.
  • Warren Forrest, serial killer
  • Gary Ridgway, serial killer

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Airway Heights Corrections Center". Washington State Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.