Macy’s, Kohl’s announce nationwide store closures: Here’s where
Two major retailers announced store closures to start the year. Macy’s and Kohl’s store locations across the nation will soon ...
Ex-police officer gets emotional in court, apologizes to family, CPD during sentencing
A former Columbus police officer sentenced to spend more than four years in federal prison after admitting he stole drugs ...
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Reform, new jobs expected from scaled-down juvenile detention facilities
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 ...
Lorain County sheriff launches internal investigation into corrections officer accused of partially paralyzing inmate
New Lorain County Sheriff Jack Hall has launched an internal investigation into an incident in which a corrections officer ...
Construction to start soon on new smaller youth prisons in Ohio
Construction will start in the spring on new, smaller youth prisons, Ohio officials said. It's part of a plan to incarcerate ...
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‘Perverse’ Incentives: How Local Governments Might Cash In on Trump’s Migrant Detention
Some local officials see President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations as an answer to their budget woes.
New juvenile detention centers in Bedford, Grafton to replace Cuyahoga Hills prison
The Ohio Department of Youth Services is planning to build four small juvenile detention centers in Bedford and Grafton, to ...
Inspection committee investigates allegations of inmate abuse at Ross Correctional Institution
The investigation comes after multiple allegations of officers abusing inmates following the assault and death of ODRC ...
Report from unannounced inspection reveals challenges at Ross County Correctional Institution
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Until the results of the ongoing death investigation at Ross County Correctional Institution involving correction o fficer Andrew Lansing on Christmas Day are made public, ...
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New details released after Ohio corrections officer assaulted, killed by inmate
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction released new information on the events leading up to the death of corrections officer Andrew Lansing. The incident happened on ...
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State says Ohio prison wasn’t short-staffed prior to fatal assault on corrections officer
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said its Chillicothe facility was staffed to standards when one of its ...
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Investigators: Ohio corrections officer dies after being attacked by inmate
The prison says Lansing died as a ... as well as all Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction facilities through the day of his funeral. The director of Ross Correctional said, in a ...