WA SB6085

Amends RCW 72.09.092 to require the Department of Corrections to develop an expenditure approval process for the institutional welfare account informed by incarcerated individuals' real-time needs and lived experiences

Prohibits institutional welfare account funds from being used for law library creation or maintenance

Requires DOC to establish ongoing feedback mechanisms, including surveys, for incarcerated individuals and their families regarding availability and quality of facility services, goods, and programs

Mandates annual surveys of affinity groups comprised of incarcerated individuals and annual compilation of feedback to identify high-priority expenditures

Beginning December 31, 2026, DOC must publish annual public reports detailing all institutional welfare account expenditures on a facility-by-facility basis, including descriptions of feedback solicitation processes