This Week In History: On April 21, 1930, more than 320 inmates were killed in a fire at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus – the largest prison fire in U.S. history. Some of the inmates ...

The inmate was transferred to the Ohio State Penitentiary immediately following the incident, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol is further investigating. ‘Disturbing discovery’: 2 cat heads ...

State inspectors conducting surprise visits at two Ohio youth prisons found staff shortages, violence and solitary confinement plague the facilities.

The grant money will go towards building improvements including work to the structural support columns, installing masonry ...

The Ohio State Reformatory was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, seven years before it closed as a prison in 1990. The reformatory sat vacant until the preservation ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Justice and Policy Center released a statement Friday, calling for the state's pilot program for the use of tasers in prisons to be paused. The group said there needs ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An 18-year-old who was accused of shooting a former Ohio State wrestler will be in prison for the next decade. Elijah Lee received a sentence of at least 10 years after ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A teenager who shot an Ohio State wrestler in 2023 was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison on Thursday. In February, 18-year-old Elijah Lee pleaded guilty to felonious ...