The Airway Heights Corrections Center is a state prison for men located in

Airway Heights Airway Heights is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, just west of Spokane. It is part of the Spokane metropolitan area and had a population of 10,757 at the 2020 census. The city's name was taken from its close proximity to the ...

Spokane County, Washington Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 539,339, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest ...

, owned and operated by the

Washington State Department of Corrections The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) is a department of the government of the State of Washington. WADOC is responsible for administering adult corrections programs operated by the state. This includes state correctional inst ...

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

Notable inmates

Gerald Friend Gerald Arthur Friend (born November 24, 1937) is an American rapist and kidnapper from Lakewood, Washington, currently serving two consecutive 75-year terms at Airway Heights Corrections Center. Friend was originally jailed for abducting a 12-yea ...

, 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. *David Lewis Rice, perpetrator of the 1985 Murder of the Goldmark family.

References

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