Persistent prison misbehavior.
RCW 9.94.070
in effect(1) An inmate of a state correctional institution who is serving a sentence for an offense committed on or after August 1, 1995, commits the crime of persistent prison misbehavior if the inmate knowingly commits a serious infraction, that does not constitute a class A or class B felony, after losing all potential earned early release time credit. (2) "Serious infraction" means misconduct that has been designated as a serious infraction by department of corrections rules adopted under RCW 72.09.130 . (3) "State correctional institution" has the same meaning as in RCW 9.94.049 . (4) The crime of persistent prison misbehavior is a class C felony punishable as provided in RCW 9A.20.021 . The sentence imposed for this crime must be served consecutive to any sentence being served at the time the crime is committed.
(1) An inmate of a state correctional institution who is serving a sentence for an offense committed on or after August 1, 1995, commits the crime of persistent prison misbehavior if the inmate knowingly commits a serious infraction, that does not constitute a class A or class B felony, after losing all potential earned early release time credit.
(2) "Serious infraction" means misconduct that has been designated as a serious infraction by department of corrections rules adopted under RCW 72.09.130 .
(3) "State correctional institution" has the same meaning as in RCW 9.94.049 .
(4) The crime of persistent prison misbehavior is a class C felony punishable as provided in RCW 9A.20.021 . The sentence imposed for this crime must be served consecutive to any sentence being served at the time the crime is committed.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.94&full=trueFetched: 6/28/2026