/tags/odrc ODRC en-US Copyright Tue, 10 May 2022 18:33:40 GMT /news/2022-05-10/ohio-death-row-inmate-with-execution-date-dies-of-heart-attack Michael Webb died May 2 at a Columbus hospital. The 73-year-old was sentenced to die for setting a 1990 fire at his southern Ohio house. Tue, 10 May 2022 18:33:40 GMT /news/2022-05-10/ohio-death-row-inmate-with-execution-date-dies-of-heart-attack The Associated Press /news/2020-04-01/coronavirus-in-ohio-inmates-will-start-sewing-their-own-face-masks While supplies of personal protective equipment remain tight, Ohio prison inmates will be making their own masks. Annette Chambers-Smith, director of the… Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:19:22 GMT /news/2020-04-01/coronavirus-in-ohio-inmates-will-start-sewing-their-own-face-masks Debbie Holmes /news/2016-08-09/ohio-receives-national-prisons-groups-1st-standards-award Ohio's prison system has received a first-ever award created by a corrections group to recognize departments that strive to meet national standards.The… Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:39:38 GMT /news/2016-08-09/ohio-receives-national-prisons-groups-1st-standards-award The Associated Press Ohio /news/2016-06-16/ohio-prisons-agency-to-pay-2-6m-to-provide-milk-for-inmates After selling off its herd of dairy cows, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction will now pay $2.6 million to provide milk for the state's… Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:46:23 GMT /news/2016-06-16/ohio-prisons-agency-to-pay-2-6m-to-provide-milk-for-inmates The Associated Press Ohio /news/2016-05-16/union-to-protest-closure-of-prison-farms Outside the Marion Correctional Institute, Ohio prison employees on Monday will protest the closure of the state's 10 prison farms. The Ohio Department of… Mon, 16 May 2016 11:33:41 GMT /news/2016-05-16/union-to-protest-closure-of-prison-farms /news/2016-04-13/ohio-to-close-prison-farms-sell-land Ohio is shutting down its prison farms in a move to raise millions of dollars to fund new rehabilitation and job-training programs for inmates through… Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:50:03 GMT /news/2016-04-13/ohio-to-close-prison-farms-sell-land The Associated Press Ohio /news/2016-03-09/new-report-finds-southern-ohio-prison-remains-most-violent-in-state A new report from a legislative watchdog agency says a southern Ohio prison continues to be the state's most violent, troubled by gang activity, drug use… Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:15:35 GMT /news/2016-03-09/new-report-finds-southern-ohio-prison-remains-most-violent-in-state The Associated Press Ohio /news/2016-02-08/ohio-reinstates-parole-officer-of-police-slaying-suspect Ohio's prisons department has reinstated a parole officer after determining he didn't violate policies or procedures while supervising a former inmate now… Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:18:50 GMT /news/2016-02-08/ohio-reinstates-parole-officer-of-police-slaying-suspect The Associated Press Ohio /news/2015-11-10/aclu-report-pay-to-stay-jail-fees-amount-to-debtors-prison A new study shows inmates in Ohio’s local jails often rack up thousands of dollars in fees while they are in those lockups, and that those fees make it… Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:35:16 GMT /news/2015-11-10/aclu-report-pay-to-stay-jail-fees-amount-to-debtors-prison Jo Ingles - Ohio Public Radio /news/2015-10-19/heart-healthy-diet-helped-reduce-inmate-health-care-costs-by-millions The Ohio Department of Corrections has cut health care costs by millions during the past decade. Part of the savings comes from a change to inmate… Mon, 19 Oct 2015 09:00:00 GMT /news/2015-10-19/heart-healthy-diet-helped-reduce-inmate-health-care-costs-by-millions