Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Abbreviation DRC
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Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
General nature
Operational structure

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC or ODRC) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government[1] that operates state prisons for adults in Ohio. It has its headquarters in Columbus.[2]

Facilities

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. Female death row inmates are housed in the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Executions occur at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.[3][4]

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, 20 officers have died in the line of duty.[5]

See also


References

  1. ↑ Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01 et seq.
  2. ↑ "Contact." Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ohio Death Row Inmates." Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved on September 2, 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20120127/NEWS01/201270308/CCI-death-row-receives-final-inmates?odyssey=mod|newswell|text||s
  5. ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page

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