Grant County Work Release Center
The Grant County Work Release Center is a 100 bed, medium security facility
operated by the Correction Division of the Grant County Sheriff's Office. There are currently
two cooks, one control room operator, one records specialist, 10 corrections officers,
a sergeant and a lieutenant assigned to this facility.
The Work Release Center opened in March of 1999 to provide housing for
minimum to medium security, post sentence inmates and to allow local courts
the option of Work Release as a sentencing alternative.
Inmate education is emphasized at the facility. Inmates who do not possess a high school
diploma or Generalized Education Diploma (GED) are required to attend GED preparation
classes held at the facility twice a week.
The facility also encourages inmates with diplomas to prepare for college and/or vocational
courses by attending GED classes. For these inmates entry into the GED class is a little more difficult.
Prior to being accepted into the class the inmate must verbalize in a 500 word essay on why they should
be allowed in the course and what their future plans are. Upon review of the essay by the GED teacher
and facility sergeant acceptance into the class is either granted or denied.
Inmate work programs are also emphasized at the facility. The following projects
are examples of work programs supervised by staff:
Work Crew: Inmates are utilized for permanently assigned
and temporary details where inmate labor allows governmental or non-profit
agencies to save or maximize tax payer dollars.
Examples of temporary details are landscaping, weed abatement, painting,
brush removal and moving of office furniture.
Litter Crew In a cooperative effort with the Department of
Ecology and Grant County Public Works, inmates perform litter pick-up and clean-up of illegal dumpsites from
public lands throughout Grant County. Grant funds in the amount of $30,000.00
to $32,000.00 annually help fund this program which has collected over 522,520 pounds of litter.
Annual Litter Collection Totals:
2001- 171,000 lbs 2002- 104,504 lbs 2003- 90,220 lbs
2004- 143,440 lbs 2005- 117,860 lbs 2006-
Permanent assignments are:
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State Parks
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Pre and post season grounds clean-up and maintenance.
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Historical Museum
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General labor for grounds maintenance, janitorial and construction
projects.
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Port of Ephrata
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General labor for grounds maintenance, janitorial and construction
projects.
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Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
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General labor for grounds maintenance, janitorial and construction
projects.
Inmate Visitation Hours:
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Morning
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Afternoon
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Evening
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Monday: |
No Visitation
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No Visitation
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No Visitation
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Tuesday: |
*08:00 am - 11:00 am*
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*12:00 pm - 04:00 pm*
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No Visitation
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Wednesday: |
08:00 am - 11:00 am
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12:00 pm - 04:00 pm
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No Visitation
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Thursday: |
08:00 am - 11:00 am
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12:00 pm - 04:00 pm
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No Visitation
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Friday: |
08:00 am - 11:00 am
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12:00 pm - 04:00 pm
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No Visitation
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Saturday: |
08:00 am - 11:00 am
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12:00 pm - 04:00 pm
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No Visitation
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Sunday: |
No Visitation
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No Visitation
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No Visitation
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*Visitation will not take place on Tuesdays following a Monday holiday
due to court.*
Visitors 18 years of age or older must show photo identification
prior to each visit. Visitors under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent
or other adult.
Inmate Property:
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