Airway Heights Corrections Center

Men's state prison in Airway Heights, Washington
47°39′12″N 117°34′42″W / 47.65333°N 117.57833°W / 47.65333; -117.57833StatusOperationalSecurity classMinimum, MediumCapacity2,258Opened1992Managed byWashington State Department of CorrectionsWardenRonald Haynes, SuperintendentStreet address11919 West Sprague Ave.CityAirway HeightsCountySpokane CountyState/provinceWashingtonPostal codeP. O. Box 2049CountryUnited StatesWebsitewww.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

  • 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
  • David Lewis Rice, perpetrator of the 1985 Murder of the Goldmark family.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Airway Heights Corrections Center". Washington State Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "922356 Inmate Search".
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