Abbreviation ODRC Volunteers 8,000+ | Employees 12,000+ | |
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Motto Reduce recidivism among those we touch. Legal personality Governmental: Government agency General nature Law enforcement
Civilian agency |
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC or ODRC) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government that operates state prisons for adults in Ohio. It has its headquarters in Columbus.
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Private facilities
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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 is scheduled to move from Chillicothe Correctional Institution to Toledo Correctional Institution [[1]] in the summer of 2017. Female death row inmates are housed in the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Executions occur at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. 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.