The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Department" means the department of corrections.(2) "Private correctional entity" means a for-profit contractor or for-profit vendor who provides services relating to the ownership, management, or administration of security services of a correctional facility for the incarceration of persons.(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of corrections.Amended by 2020 c 318,§ 6, eff. 4/2/2020.Findings-Intent-Construction-Effective date- 2020 c 318 : See notes following RCW 72.68.110.
Effective date-1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.