Yakama Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility

Toppenish, WA | 2012

36,900 Sq Ft New Construction

CWP partnered with the Yakama Nation to design a co-located adult and juvenile correctional facility that reflects both cultural identity and modern correctional best practices. The project features housing units organized around open staff workstations to enhance safety and interaction, along with shared program spaces for recreation, education, and rehabilitation.

Cultural design elements—including views of Mt. Adams, a prayer pool, Sweat Lodges, and fourteen wood columns honoring the Yakama Nation’s Bands and Tribes—connect the facility to its landscape and heritage. Built under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the project became the first Department of Justice–funded facility to break ground and be completed nationwide.

Photographs by FireflyBLU