{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-72.68.001","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 72.68.001","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.\n(1) \"Department\" means the department of corrections.\n(2) \"Private correctional entity\" means a for-profit contractor or for-profit vendor who provides services relating to the ownership, management, or administration of security services of a correctional facility for the incarceration of persons.\n(3) \"Secretary\" means the secretary of corrections.","path":["Title 72","Chapter 72.68"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=72.68.001","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:08:33Z","sha256":"855d344f051ef6408802a56269eb892b76e13aec9c80cfbfeaf5bef85ac5fc51","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-72.66.900","next":"us-wa/rcw-72.68.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}