S-1515.1
SENATE BILL 5760
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senator Christian
AN ACT Relating to establishing a colocated community facility and work release center in the general administration building on the state capitol campus; adding a new chapter to Title 72 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that too often both juvenile inmates and adult inmates do not have readily available access to their legislators and their government. Furthermore, the legislature finds that the state of Washington owns surplus property conveniently located directly on the state capitol campus. Inmates would benefit from being placed directly on the state capitol campus and it would enhance the ability of legislators to meet directly with inmates.
The legislature further finds that the general administration building is a historically significant building that is worth preserving. The building was designed by the prominent Tacoma architect, A. Gordon Lumm and is an important example of modern architecture on the capitol campus. The sparsely decorated exterior and minimalist appearance is representative of the international style and would make a suitable building to house inmates.
Therefore, the legislature finds that a new community facility and work release center should be colocated using the general administration building.