New law adds ID to Department of Corrections reentry plans
Prisoners in state custody at facilities like the Airway Heights Corrections Center just west of Spokane in the city that shares its name will receive assistance in getting a state-issued ID after a new law went into effect at the start of the year. Having an ID can help people transition back into society with less risk of reoffending and ending up back in jail.
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OLYMPIA — A new law will require the Department of Corrections to help state inmates get some form of state identification before they are released. The law, which went into effect in January, requires the Washington Department of Corrections to make identification available as part of a reentry plan program that was already mandated by the state.
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