/tags/pickaway-correctional-institution Pickaway Correctional Institution en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:21:00 GMT /2025-03-25/one-project-is-changing-ohioans-perspective-on-prison-through-conversation The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice brings those inside and outside of prisons together to build community and break stereotypes. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:21:00 GMT /2025-03-25/one-project-is-changing-ohioans-perspective-on-prison-through-conversation Kendall Crawford /ideastream/2020-12-29/ohio-begins-vaccinating-some-prison-inmates-and-staff Ohio’s prison authority is vaccinating inmates and staff against the coronavirus at three detention facilities starting this week, but vaccines are limited to inmates under medical care. According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, vaccinations will be available to 593 inmates and 456 staff members. The shipments began arriving Monday. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 21:50:59 GMT /ideastream/2020-12-29/ohio-begins-vaccinating-some-prison-inmates-and-staff Matthew Richmond /news/2020-08-21/why-did-77-ohio-inmates-die-of-covid-19-but-just-10-pennsylvania-inmates For the first two months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., Ohio’s response set an example. Thanks to an early shutdown order, the state’s… Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:59:39 GMT /news/2020-08-21/why-did-77-ohio-inmates-die-of-covid-19-but-just-10-pennsylvania-inmates Cid Standifer /news/2020-04-20/ohio-has-countrys-largest-number-of-confirmed-covid-19-cases-behind-bars After widespread testing this weekend in Ohio’s prisons, the state says 3,312 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. That's significantly more than… Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:42:37 GMT /news/2020-04-20/ohio-has-countrys-largest-number-of-confirmed-covid-19-cases-behind-bars /news/2020-04-16/coronavirus-in-ohio-prison-system-steps-up-testing-as-more-inmates-die Fourteen state prisons housing 21,000 inmates are now under quarantine due to the coronavirus, which continues to infect inmates and staff throughout… Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-04-16/coronavirus-in-ohio-prison-system-steps-up-testing-as-more-inmates-die Debbie Holmes /news/2020-04-07/coronavirus-in-ohio-national-guard-sent-to-elkton-federal-prison-for-medical-mission Three inmates recently died from coronavirus inside the Elkton Federal Correctional Institution in Columbiana County. But the spread of the disease inside… Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:39:40 GMT /news/2020-04-07/coronavirus-in-ohio-national-guard-sent-to-elkton-federal-prison-for-medical-mission Debbie Holmes