A new report ranks Ohio as the 38th best state in the country, making it the 13th worst state, according to U.S. News & World ...

On April 21, 1930, the deadliest prison fire in U.S. history occurred at the Ohio State Penitentiary, an area now known as ...

In this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the biggest threats to Ohio ...

A day after launch, the department's director asked state leaders to allow them to expand the program statewide as part of ...

The Ohio Justice & Policy Center called for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to pause a planned $350,000 pilot program authorizing the use of Tasers on people who are incarcerated ...

Mansfielder Rita Shoulders attended the event Friday. She was the first Black female corrections officer at the Ohio State ...

The exhibit focuses on the early years of the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, the state's first women's prison. The ORW opened in 1916.

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

Correctional officers often dictate end-of-life care for incarcerated people who are terminally ill. Most states either don’t have a formal policy or are given leeway — a big concern for families and ...

Calls were also made by the Ohio Justice and Policy Center to review the program thoroughly before it is implemented in two ...

Ohio ranks 38th in U.S. News & World Report's 2025 best states ranking. The report highlights Ohio's strengths in opportunity ...

The brother of Ohio Corrections Officer Andrew Lansing opens up for the first time about his brother's murder at Ross Correctional.