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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. Level 1 inmates are housed outside of the institutional fence in their own building.
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]
Pages in category "Prisons in Ohio" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Template:State prisons ...
Ohio's youth prisons continue to struggle with staffing. ... Hours kids spend locked in their rooms increased in 2024 over 2023. ... Guards struggle to keep order and are often dealing with ...
The Ohio Penitentiary, also known as the Ohio State Penitentiary, was a prison operated from 1834 to 1984 in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in what is now known as the Arena District. The state had built a small prison in Columbus in 1813, but as the state's population grew the earlier facility was not able to handle the number of prisoners sent to ...
The Richland Correctional Institution (RiCI) is a state prison for men located in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The facility was opened in 1998, and houses a maximum of 2613 inmates at a mix of minimum and medium security levels. [1]
The Trumbull Correctional Institution is a medium-security prison for men located in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The facility first opened in 1992 and has a population of 1,529 state inmates, with mixed minimum, medium, and close (maximum) security levels. [1]
Hope Taft, wife of Bob Taft who was the Governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007, approached the administration at Pickaway Correctional Institution in 2000 regarding the establishment of a reading room for children who visit the prison. The idea spread statewide and the room has been built in all 32 institutions that comprise the Department of ...