New report: Ohio's corrections officer vacancies reach 40% in one prison facility
Ohio lawmakers say they want to see changes within the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections after a state inmate ...
Ohio lawmakers visit inmate accused in Christmas-Day killing of corrections officer
Ohio's Correctional Institution Inspection Committee released a memo of its scheduled but unannounced visit to the Youngstown ...
Pay, security, staffing: Ohio prison issues under spotlight after officer's death
According to ODRC data, RCI had 736 use-of-force incidents between inmates and staff in 2023. It was the highest number in ...
Inmate at Ross County prison injures staff member
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — An inmate at an Ohio prison assaulted a staff member on Thursday. According to the Ohio Department of ...
Former corrections officer learns prison sentence for sexual battery of Ohio inmate
A former corrections officer learned his prison sentence for a sexual battery conviction, according to our media partners ...
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Family of corrections officer killed on Christmas seeks change at ODRC
The Ohio State Highway Patrol, which is leading the investigation, says the case is still being reviewed by the prosecutor. Andy Lansing had about three decades of experience working in prisons ...
Man uses Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ to smuggle drugs into Lorain County prison
A Maumee man is accused of smuggling drugs into an Ohio prison by spraying Vice President JD Vance’s book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” ...
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Former corrections officer learns prison sentence for sexual battery of Ohio inmate
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio — A former corrections officer learned his prison sentence for a sexual battery conviction, according to our media partners WCPO-9 TV. Quincy Scott was sentenced to 9 ...