COVID-19 Update: Inmate Testing April 17, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Comprehensive testing of inmates has begun at Marion Correctional Institution, Pickaway Correctional Institution, and Franklin Medical Center. Ohio is believed to be the first and only state in the country to conduct comprehensive testing in a state prison setting. With comprehensive testing at these facilities, [...]
COVID-19 Update: Prison Update April 15, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced today that he is approving the early release of 105 prison inmates in Ohio who had been scheduled to be released in the next 90 days. Last week, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) Director Annette Chambers-Smith recommended to the Correctional Institution [...]
COVID-19 Update: Prison Update April 13, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine has authorized members of the Ohio National Guard to support Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) medical staff at the Pickaway Correctional Institution. The prison currently has more than a dozen members of its medical team out sick due to COVID-19. Among [...]
