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Apr. 16—SELINSGROVE — Snyder County Prison corrections officers were notified Thursday that layoffs will begin April 25 as the county prepares to close its facility and house inmates elsewhere.
Jun. 14—SELINSGROVE — The death of a 36-year-old male inmate in Snyder County Prison early Tuesday morning is believed to be a suicide, officials said. No foul play is suspected in the death ...
Prison officials later alleged that three prisoners intentionally started the fire as part of an escape attempt, of whom two were said to have committed suicide in the months after the event. Historians have disputed the veracity of this allegation, suggesting it was a means to divert attention from poor management of the fire.
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]
OSP does retain death row cells for inmates who are considered the highest security risk. As of 2019, six high security death row inmates remain at OSP, four of whom were involved in the 1993 Lucasville prison riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. [1] [2] Ohio State Penitentiary currently holds level 5, 4, 3 and 1 inmates.
Mike Davis, 64, had been sentenced in May 2020 to a minimum of four years in prison. He could be released from an Ohio prison in May.
Daniel Kitchen received a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for 20 years in that case. He was also convicted in Franklin County of robbery, felonious assault and having ...
The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (commonly referred to as Lucasville) is a maximum security prison located just outside Lucasville in Scioto County, Ohio. The prison was constructed in 1972. As of 2023, the warden is Cindy Davis.