Title: Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment | Washington State Department of Corrections
Headings: Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment
Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment
The three primary goals for the Sex Offender Treatment Program are:
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Prison Treatment
The goals of group therapy include:
Offenders admitted to the sex offender treatment programs must meet the following criteria:
Community Treatment
The goals of group therapy include:
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Content: Remain accountable to the people of Washington State by routinely evaluating and aligning SOTAP with evidence based practices. Learn More about Sex Offender Treatment
Explore the following sections to learn more sex offender treatment in correctional facilities and in the community: Prison Treatment
Community Treatment
Rules in the Community
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Prison Treatment
The Department operates prison treatment programs for male and female offenders at four prison sites: Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC)
Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC)
Special Offender Unit (SOU)
Twin Rivers Unit (TRU)
Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW). The Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment Program (SOTAP) started in 1989 at the Twin Rivers Unit (TRU) in the Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) as part of DOC's mission to improve public safety. In 2004, the program was expanded to the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), Airway Heights Corrections Center (AHCC) in 2009, and again at the Special Offender Unit (SOU) at the Monroe Correctional Complex in 2016. Expansion of SOTAP at the SOU is in response to to an increasing number of offenders with serious mental illness who are in need of access to sexual deviancy treatment. At any given time, there are approximately 250 clients actively participating in the SOTAP between the four prison sites. The program provides prison based treatment to approximately 400-600 clients annually. The TRU, SOU and AHCC programs are for adult male sex offenders, and each have the capacity to treat approximately 180 offenders at a time.