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The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC or ODRC) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government responsible for oversight of Ohio State Correctional Facilities, along with its Incarcerated Individuals.[1] 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 59,255, with the prison system spending nearly $1.8 billion that year.[2] ODRC headquarters are located in Columbus.[3]

History

On 11 April 1993, a major riot broke out at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility that resulted in ten deaths.[4] Nine inmates and one corrections officer were killed he had a wife and two children at work he was known as griffin.[4]

In 2019, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported that the department's inspection office had a single full-time employee, and used interns to conduct inspections.[2]

Facilities

Facility Code Notes
Allen Correctional Institution AOCI
Belmont Correctional Institution BECI
Chillicothe Correctional Institution CCI
Correctional Reception Center CRC
Dayton Correctional Institution DCI
Franklin Medical Center FMC capacity 690
Grafton Correctional Institution GCI
Lake Erie Correctional Institution LAECI operated by CoreCivic
Lebanon Correctional Institution LeCI
London Correctional Institution LoCI
Lorain Correctional Institution LorCI
Madison Correctional Institution MaCI
Mansfield Correctional Institution ManCI
Marion Correctional Institution MCI
Noble Correctional Institution NCI
North Central Correctional Complex NCCC operated by Management and Training Corporation
Northeast Ohio Correctional Center NEOCC operated by CoreCivic
Northeast Reintegration Center NERC capacity 590
Ohio Reformatory for Women ORW
Ohio State Penitentiary OSP
Pickaway Correctional Institution PCI
Richland Correctional Institution RICI
Ross Correctional Institution RCI
Southeastern Correctional Institution SCI
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility SOCF (Lucasville)
Toledo Correctional Institution ToCI
Trumbull Correctional Institution TCI
Warren Correctional Institution WCI

Juvenile Facilities

The Following Juvenile Correctional Facilities are operated by the Ohio Department of Youth Services.

  • Circleville
  • Cuyahoga Hills
  • Indian River[2]

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Death row

The majority of male death row inmates are held at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution, while some that are considered a high security risk are held at the Ohio State Penitentiary and those with serious medical conditions are held at the Franklin Medical Center. Death row had been scheduled to move from Chillicothe Correctional Institution to Toledo Correctional Institution in the summer of 2017, however those plans were delayed and ultimately cancelled in 2018 and death row remains at Chillicothe. Female death row inmates are housed in the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Executions occur at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.[5][6] Information on death row inmates can be found here, the execution schedule here and execution history here.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, 20 officers have died in the line of duty.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01 et seq.
  2. ^ a b c Caniglia, John (20 January 2019). "'There is no oversight:' Staff cuts leave Ohio prison inspections to interns". Plain Dealer. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Contact." Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved on December 7, 2009. 440-316-4319
  4. ^ a b Beyerlein, Tom (April 3, 2013). "White supremacist gangs becoming increased threat in and outside of prisons". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Ohio Death Row Inmates." Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved on December 19, 2016.
  6. ^ http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20120127/NEWS01/201270308/CCI-death-row-receives-final-inmates?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7C%7Cs Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page

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