The island has been owned and administered by the government of the state of Washington since early 1840s when it was seized from the aboriginal Steilacoom people; it was the location of a federal …

On September 17, 1870, the Federal Government purchased 27.27 acres on McNeil Island for a federal prison, which officially opened in 1875. These 27 acres are the site of the main penitentiary complex. …

America's largest island prison from 1875 until it's closure in 2011, McNeil Island held not only convicts but also a vibrant island community starting with famous Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meekers' arrival …

The McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC) was a prison in the northwest United States, operated by the Washington State Department of Corrections. It was on McNeil Island in Puget Sound in …

Civilly committed residents first enter the SCC’s total confinement facility on McNeil Island. This Sex Offender Treatment Program consists of increasingly challenging levels of rigorous treatment.

America's largest island prison from 1875 until it's closure in 2011, McNeil Island held not only convicts but also a vibrant island community starting with famous Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meekers' arrival …

Feb 22, 2017 · McNEIL ISLAND, Wash -- It’s unique in the United States. The Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island is home for 240 of the state’s most violent sex predators and the only …

Officially becoming a federal prison in the early 1900s, the facility became a Washington State prison in 1981 under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Corrections (DOC). Facing tremendous …

Jun 2, 2026 · First off, McNeil Island was, indeed, a tiny seven-square-miles island in Puget Sound west of Tacoma. Its name comes from William Henry McNeil, a captain of some Hudson Bay Company …

Mar 1, 2019 · Our neighboring prison island has a complicated past and uncertain future. McNeil Island has a storied and complicated past, and its largely forgotten history is the subject of a major …