Airway Heights Corrections Center

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]

Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC)
Location in Washington
LocationAirway Heights
Coordinates47°39′12″N 117°34′42″W
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum, Medium
Capacity2,258
Opened1992
Managed byWashington State Department of Corrections
WardenJames Key, Superintendent
Street address11919 West Sprague Ave.
CityAirway Heights
CountySpokane County
State/provinceWashington
Postal codeP. O. Box 2049
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.doc.wa.gov/corrections/incarceration/prisons/ahcc.htm

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.

References

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


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