Intended to curb prison violence with promises of early release, the law is turning out as unbalanced as critics feared, with ...

April is Second Chance Month, and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Director Matt Damschroder, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation ...

Two men accused of masterminding a scheme to smuggle drugs and cellphones into Ohio prisons, including facilities in Ross County, were sentenced this week, according to ...

And that’s not because people are committing more crimes. With recidivism rates at a 30-year low, prisons Director Annette Chambers-Smith told lawmakers last month that the uptick is due, in part, to ...

ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith said on Dec. 27 that Lansing, a father and husband, had volunteered to work overtime on Christmas. “All he was trying to do was his job, and he was doing it ...