Governor Jay Inslee / Washington Department of Corrections

Governor's Office - Boards & Commissions · September 18, 2024

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Opening and welcome

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Emcee/opening speaker welcomed attendees to the Washington State Penitentiary and announced the event: the closure of the execution chamber. The speaker introduced Chaplain Ivy to lead a prayer and invited Governor Inslee to speak.

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Ceremony at the Washington State Penitentiary marked the formal closure of the prison's execution chamber. Governor Jay Inslee and Department of Corrections officials reflected on the 2014 moratorium, the 2018 state supreme court finding of racial bias, and the 2023 abolition of capital punishment while honoring staff affected by executions.

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