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Washington DOC Has Sole Authority over Prisoner Placement

The State of Washington Court of Appeals held that the Department of Corrections (DOC) has the sole authority to determine the prison in which a prisoner will be placed.

The court’s ruling came in DOC’s appeal of restrictions on prisoner Marcus L. Jacquette’s sentence of 123 months for second-degree murder. ...

 

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