Charles Daniels, 45, of Cleveland was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison for running a drug ring from his Ohio prison cell. 770 days ago Adam Ferrise Cleveland fentanyl dealer ran Wooster drug ...

The iconic backdrop to the 1994 film “The Shawshank Redemption” has long been a popular historic site. However, the stories behind the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield rival the tale of Andy and ...

The Ohio Controlling Board approved the release Monday of $4.25 million to replace six elevators at the Ohio State Penitentiary’s supermax prison in Youngstown. Funds have been earmarked for the 2026 ...

On April 21, 1930, Easter Monday, a fire tore through the Ohio State Penitentiary, killing 322 inmates and injuring about 130 others. Investigators later determined the blaze was intentionally set as ...

The Ohio State Penitentiary fire of 1930 took more than 300 lives after it swept through the locked cells of the Columbus facility. Two of those killed were from Washington County. The large facility ...

Jan. 22—Ohio's state prisons ended 2025 more than 500 correction officers below full staffing, with 7.4% of all budgeted positions sitting vacant and nine of Ohio's 24 prisons posting vacancy rates ...

One of the most distinctive landmarks in all of Ohio is a roughly 80-mile drive southwest of Cleveland. Why it matters: The Ohio State Reformatory dates back 130 years, having been a prison, a premier ...