McNeil Island Corrections Center

[[File:McNeil Island Penitentiary - NARA - 299566.tif|thumb|right|250px|McNeil Island Penitentiary in 1937]] The '''McNeil Island Corrections Center''' ('''MICC''') was a [[Washington State Department of Corrections]] prison on [[McNeil Island]] and in [[unincorporated area|unincorported]] [[Pierce County, Washington]], near [[Steilacoom, Washington|Steilacoom]]. Opened in 1875, it had previously served as a territorial correctional facility and then a [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] facility. The state of Washington began to lease the facility from the federal government in 1981, and later that year the state department of corrections began moving prisoners into the facility, named "McNeil Island Corrections Center" by the department. The island was deeded to the state government in 1984. Prior to its closing on April 1, 2011, it was the last remaining island prison in the country. In November 2010, the department announced its plans to close the penitentiary by 2011 and saving $14 million in the process. ==External links== {{commons category|McNeil Island Penitentiary}} {{Portalbox|Washington|Seattle|Criminal justice}} * "[http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/micc/mcneilhistory.asp McNeil Island Corrections Center History]." [[Washington State Department of Corrections]]. * Oppman, Patrick. "[http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/01/last.prison.island.closes/index.html?hpt=C1 Last island prison in U.S. closes]." ''[[CNN]]''. April 1, 2011. {{Washington prisons}} {{coord missing|Washington}}