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Wash. Rev. Code § 72.66.012 (2026)

Granting of furloughs authorized

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The secretary may grant a furlough but only if not precluded from doing so under RCW 72.66.014, 72.66.016, 72.66.018, 72.66.024, 72.66.034, or 72.66.036.
[ 1973 c 20 s 3.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2025 · leading case: In re the Postsentence Review of Cage, 326 P.3d 805 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014).
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In re the Postsentence Review of Cage, 326 P.3d 805 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 5× “At the August 9, 2013, hearing, it argued the trial court lacked statutory authority to grant a furlough, maintaining, “[f]urloughs are allowed solely under RCW 72.66.012. And that statute applies to the Secretary of the Department of Corrections, not to the Court.”
State v. Law, 38 P.3d 374 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “RCW 72.66.012; 72.66.010(5); 72.66.016; see 72.”
State v. Law, 110 Wash. App. 36 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “RCW 72.66.012, .010(5), .016; see RCW 72.”
State v. Dana, 800 P.2d 836 (Wash. Ct. App. 1990). “4 Analogizing to RCW 72.66.012, the State argues that the person with the authority must be the executive in charge of the jail.”
State Of Washington, V. Christopher Lee Shelley, 496 P.3d 310 (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “Shelley cites to cases where the courts concluded that individuals had the right to credit for time served (both pre-sentence and post-sentence) when they were restricted to certain areas by home restraint and GPS monitoring.”
In re Post-sentence Review of: Shundrae Armie Cage (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 5× “At the August 9, 2013 hearing, it argued the trial court lacked statutory authority to grant a furlough, maintaining, "[ f]urloughs are allowed solely under RCW 72.66.012. And that statute applies to the Secretary of the Department of Corrections, not to the Court.”
Chenoweth v. State of Washington (W.D. Wash. 2025). “See RCW 72.66.012 12 (“The secretary [of DOC] may grant a furlough”); see also In re Cage, 181 Wash.”
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