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RCW 10.77.597 — Incarceration in correctional institution or facility prohibited—Exceptions
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10.77: Criminally Insane—Procedures, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 10.77.597
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
No person who is criminally insane confined pursuant to this chapter shall be incarcerated in a state correctional institution or facility. This section does not apply to confinement in a mental health facility located wholly within a correctional institution. Confinement of a person who is criminally insane in a county jail or other local facility while awaiting either placement in a treatment program or a court hearing pursuant to this chapter is permitted for no more than seven days.
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