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The jail came under fire in March 2009 when allegations came forward that a sheriff's deputy enlisted an inmate to touch a sandwich with his genitalia, then fed the sandwich to a fellow inmate. The inmate consuming the sandwich was then shown a cell phone picture of the first inmate's genitalia touching the sandwich. [ 5 ]
Built in 1966, the prison gained its nickname "The Workhouse" from an 1840s city ordinance that allowed forced labor as a punishment for criminals sentenced in law court who couldn't pay their fines. [3] [4] [5] The Workhouse became infamous for its poor living conditions, prisoner abuse, and penal labor.
Convicted of carjacking-related homicide of a 63-year-old woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter. Mitchell stabbed the woman to death and drove around 40 miles (64 km) with her body in the vehicle along with her granddaughter. He then slit the 9-year old's throat. He was the only Native American on death row until his execution. [11] Donald Trump
Franklin County plans to close the jail on Jackson Pike once the new jail is fully built out and staffed. Franklin County operates one of the largest jail systems in Ohio, cycling through 20,000 ...
Charleston Jail and Workhouse as pictured in Harper's Weekly in February 1865; the accompanying text stated that "In last August the jail and yard were occupied by six hundred army and navy officers, who were placed under the fire of our batteries on Morris Island. They were occupied at the same time by felons, murderers, lewd women, deserters ...
As part of an investigation into James Slattery's private prison empire, The Huffington Post analyzed thousands of pages of court transcripts, police reports, state audits and inspection records obtained through state public records laws.
Over the past quarter century, Slattery’s for-profit prison enterprises have run afoul of the Justice Department and authorities in New York, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and Texas for alleged offenses ranging from condoning abuse of inmates to plying politicians with undisclosed gifts while seeking to secure state contracts.
Jamila Perry admitted to providing smuggled drugs to another woman incarcerated at the Franklin County jail in 2021, leading to an overdose death.