Construction will start in the spring on new, smaller youth prisons, Ohio officials said. It's part of a plan to incarcerate ...

The Ohio Department of Youth Services is planning to build four small juvenile detention centers in Bedford and Grafton, to ...

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) — Friday was an emotional ... Institution at the time of the attack. He had worked in corrections facilities for about 40 years. Flags lined the parking lot of ...

The investigation comes after multiple allegations of officers abusing inmates following the assault and death of ODRC ...

In November 2024, the former DYS director told News 5 that scaling down facilities was the first of 26 recommendations to improve safety and outcomes in the state’s juvenile justice system.“It’s ...

Ashtabula County Commissioners and representatives of the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Department reviewed various challenges facing the county jail.

WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) – Three members of the Wagner ... Angela Wagner was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Factoring in the about six years she has already served, she will spend a remaining ...

Discover the fascinating landmarks of Ohio, from the Ohio State Reformatory to the world's largest functional cuckoo clock in ...

The cause of death has been released for an Ohio corrections officer. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC ...