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Ohio's prison system is the sixth-largest in America, with 27 state prisons and three facilities for juveniles. In December 2018, the number of inmates in Ohio totaled 49,255, with the prison system spending nearly $1.8 billion that year. [2] ODRC headquarters are located in Columbus. [3]
The institution covers 1,707 acres and employed over 350 security staff. As of January 6, 2016, there are 2085 inmates at the institution. Around 56% of the inmate population are classified as African American, 43% classified as Caucasian, and 0.01% classified as other. As of 2016, ODRC estimates that the daily cost for each inmate is $51.77. [3]
The Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) is a state prison for women owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in Marysville, Ohio. It opened in September 1916, when 34 female inmates were transferred from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. [1] ORW is a multi-security, state facility.
Ohio corrections officer killed on Christmas Day in 'inmate assault,' prison officials say Eric Lagatta and Max Filby, USA TODAY NETWORK Updated December 26, 2024 at 12:59 PM
An internal report by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction found two inmates escaped in May 2023 by hiding in a dumpster and disguising a bed to make it look like someone was ...
Security footage at the trash transfer station showed the two men climbing out of the dumpster and running away.
The prison was also home to Ohio's initial residential inmate drug rehabilitation program, "Papillon," during the same period. The institution was notable for hosting the nation's inaugural prison-sponsored AMVETS chapter, and during the 1980s, its staff organized the world's first all-inmate chapter of the Red Cross.
The roads leading to the Summit County Jail were closed off to traffic, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Akron, Ohio. Marc Neal, the deceased inmate's brother, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District ...