Stafford Creek Prison Overview
Stafford Creek Corrections Center, often shortened to SCCC, is operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections. DOC lists it as a men's prison in Aberdeen with minimum, medium, and maximum custody levels. It opened in 2000 and serves the state prison system, not Grays Harbor County pretrial custody.
This distinction is the most important part of a Stafford Creek inmate search. A person newly arrested in Grays Harbor County may first appear on a county or city jail roster. After conviction and sentencing to state prison, the main lookup becomes the Washington DOC incarcerated search. The jail roster may no longer show the person after transfer, even if the original arrest happened in Grays Harbor County.
The DOC facility page screenshot in the manifest matches this Stafford Creek page. The source is Washington DOC's Stafford Creek Corrections Center facility page.
That DOC page supports the prison's location, capacity, custody levels, opening year, visiting structure, alerts, and program references.
Stafford Creek Prison Population
Stafford Creek has sourced capacity and population figures, so a stat block is appropriate. DOC's facility page lists capacity as 1,936 incarcerated individuals. The 2025 DOC fact sheet says SCCC is a 1,936-bed multi-custody facility on a 210-acre site, while also listing 1,870 total capacity and 1,852 2023 year-to-date average daily population. Those figures are state prison metrics and should not be combined with the county jail's 2023 ADP as if they measure one local jail population.
The fact sheet also lists an approximate FY24 operating budget of $62,754,108 and 611 staff. It describes the prison as located west of Aberdeen on the Pacific coastline side of Grays Harbor County. These details reflect a large state institution that holds sentenced people from across Washington, not just people from Grays Harbor County courts.
Search Stafford Creek DOC Locator
Use the Washington DOC incarcerated search for Stafford Creek Corrections Center. Do not use the Grays Harbor County Jail roster as the main locator for Stafford Creek. DOC search accepts a DOC number or a name search, and results show DOC Number, Name, Age, and Location. DOC also links users to Washington VINE for custody status notifications.
- Open the Washington DOC incarcerated search, not the county or city jail roster.
- Search by DOC number when known, or use first and last name without unsupported special characters.
- Review the result table for the person's name, DOC number, age, and current location.
- Confirm that the location is Stafford Creek Corrections Center before using SCCC visit, mail, or contact rules.
| DOC field | How it helps |
|---|---|
| DOC Number | Best exact search field when the state number is known. |
| First and Last Name | Name search fields when DOC number is unknown. |
| Location | Confirms whether the person is at Stafford Creek or another DOC site. |
| WA VINE link | Notification route for custody and protective-order status information. |
DOC also publishes a separate warrant search for state supervision or DOC warrant issues. Federal inmates are searched through BOP, and immigration detainees are searched through ICE. Stafford Creek is neither a federal facility nor an ICE detention center.
Stafford Creek Contact
Stafford Creek Corrections Center is in Aberdeen. The Washington DOC facility page and DOC prison contact list provide the address and main phone number. For statewide DOC questions, use DOC's published contact routes. For local county jail custody, use Grays Harbor County Jail instead. The wrong contact can delay visit approval, mail delivery, or custody confirmation.
Stafford Creek Corrections Center
191 Constantine Way
Aberdeen, WA 98520
360-537-1800
Washington State Department of Corrections facility
DOC Grays Harbor Field Office
304 W Wishkah St
Aberdeen, WA 98520
360-591-7820
Community field office, not the prison locator.
Stafford Creek Visitation
DOC prison visits are not handled like county jail visits. The Stafford Creek page says visitors must complete the visitor application process for prison visits and video visits. The SCCC schedule is unit based and tied to rotating calendars, facility alerts, and scheduled events. The page's quick schedule references H1-H6 and G units on Friday through Monday from 11 AM to 8 PM, but the official warning says visiting hours can change because of incidents and events.
| Visit category | Schedule or access | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Prison visits | DOC visitor application required before visits | In-person prison visit |
| Video visits | DOC approval and scheduling required | Video visit |
| H1-H6 and G units | Quick reference lists Friday-Monday, 11 AM-8 PM, subject to rotation | Unit schedule |
| Alerts and closures | Check DOC facility notices before travel | Status update |
A March 28, 2026 Stafford Creek alert in the research set showed a temporary visiting closure with visits resuming later that day. That kind of operational notice is why visitors should check the current DOC facility page, unit schedule, and alerts before driving to the prison.
Stafford Creek Mail Money
The research file confirms Stafford Creek's DOC operator, address, visiting process, and program information, but it does not document a Stafford Creek-specific deposit fee table. Because the required rule says to use a deposit or fee table only when documented, this page does not invent fees. Mail and money for Stafford Creek should follow Washington DOC prison rules and the individual's current DOC location. County jail Access Corrections and Grays Harbor lobby kiosk rules are for Grays Harbor County Jail, not Stafford Creek.
| Service | Correct system |
|---|---|
| Inmate lookup | Washington DOC incarcerated search |
| Custody alerts | WA VINE through DOC-linked notification routes |
| Washington DOC mail rules for the current prison location | |
| Money deposits | Washington DOC deposit process, confirmed through DOC before sending funds |
Always confirm the person's location in the DOC search before sending mail or funds. A person may move between DOC facilities, treatment settings, work assignments, or other custody locations. If the location result is not Stafford Creek, use the facility rules for the location shown by DOC.
Stafford Creek Intake
Stafford Creek does not book street arrests in the way a city or county jail does. It receives sentenced people in Washington DOC custody after court sentencing and DOC classification. A person may start in Grays Harbor County Jail or another county jail, appear in court, receive a sentence, then enter the state prison system. After that transfer, DOC records become the main source for location and custody information.
Classification is the prison process that helps determine custody level, housing, work, programs, and security needs. DOC lists Stafford Creek as minimum, medium, and maximum custody, while the fact sheet describes maximum, medium, and long-term minimum custody levels. That range explains why the prison's visit schedules and housing-unit calendars are more complex than a local jail visit window.
- DOC number
- A state corrections identifier used to search and confirm a Washington prison record.
- Classification
- A prison review process used to place a person by custody, risk, housing, and program needs.
- ADP
- Average daily population, a population measure over time rather than a live roster count.
About Stafford Creek Programs
Stafford Creek has more published program detail than the local jail pages. The DOC fact sheet lists GED and high school diploma work, Grays Harbor College education classes, Redemption Program, Construction Trades Apprenticeship Preparation, Sustainability in Prisons Project, Dog Program, Family Friendly events, Community Involvement Programs, and work in food service, recycling, grounds, custodial work, trades, painting, and IT. DOC describes the programs as part of transition and risk-reduction work.
Recent reliable items in the research set include education expansion through Grays Harbor College and DOC, including a Prison Education Program planned for Winter 2026. DOC also published 2026 news about the Freedom Tails dog program and a new rescue partner. The DOC page names Superintendent Karin Arnold and notes Washington Way and solitary-confinement project work at the facility. These are prison program and management details, not county jail records.
For broader custody searches in Grays Harbor County, start with the Grays Harbor County inmate population hub for the difference between county jail, city jail, DOC prison, federal custody, and ICE custody.
Note: Stafford Creek is searched through Washington DOC, not the Grays Harbor County Jail roster.