In a press conference Friday, ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith said that Lansing, a father and husband, had volunteered to work overtime on Christmas. “All he was trying to do was his job ...

Annette Chambers-Smith, Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, released a statement about the assault and called it a difficult loss.

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Annette Chambers-Smith on Friday addressed publicly for the first time the death of corrections officer Andrew Lansing. "I understand ...

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Annette Chambers-Smith, the Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, ... Chambers-Smith said she has never heard anyone say a negative thing about Officer Lansing.

Chillicothe, Ohio — A corrections officer died after an assault by an inmate in an Ohio prison on Christmas morning, authorities said Wednesday.. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and ...

A corrections officer at an Ohio prison was killed Christmas day when an inmate attacked him, authorities said Wednesday.. The assault occurred Wednesday morning at the Ross Correctional ...

Chambers-Smith said that Lansing had written a conduct report on Cannon in April regarding bad behavior. The report had three charges on it: disrespect, threats and disobedience of direct order.

Thirty years ago, Annette Chambers-Smith watched the news footage of an 11-day riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville and wondered if accepting a prison job was the right move.

In a press conference Friday, ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith said that Lansing, a father and husband, had volunteered to work overtime on Christmas. “All he was trying to do was his job ...

Annette Chambers-Smith, the Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, ... Chambers-Smith said she has never heard anyone say a negative thing about Officer Lansing.