WA SB6144

Expands the definition of "correctional institution" to explicitly include juvenile detention centers and facilities operated by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families for purposes of the prison riot statute (RCW 9.94)

Removes provisions from 2025 legislation that allowed juveniles convicted of prison riot offenses to have their convictions automatically vacated if they were incarcerated in a DCYF facility or county juvenile detention at the time of the offense

Repeals RCW 9.94A.646 and RCW 13.40.043, which provided resentencing relief and disposition relief for juveniles with prison riot convictions

Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to refer prison riot behavior to law enforcement in addition to handling it through internal behavioral management infraction systems

Eliminates the department's authority to impose internal infractions for prison riot offenses that were previously vacated under the conviction vacation statute