Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Grafton Correctional Institution

Institutional Information

Date Opened	1988
Total Acreage	1,782
Accreditation Status	Yes
Total Security Staff	220
Total Staff	366
FY13 GRF Budget	$33,387,001
(subject to monthly review and adjustment)
Daily Cost Per Inmate	$48.47
Population as of 04/13	2,009
Black Inmates	1,033
White Inmates	932
Other Inmates	44
Escapes/Walkways 2012	0
Security Levels	1's - 1,165 2's - 829 3's - 15

Security Level Descriptions:

• 1 = Minimum Security
• 2 = Medium Security
• 3 = Close Security
• 4 = Maximum Security
• 5 = Administrative Maximum

Visiting

 Hours

• General Population:  Inmates are permitted visits based on their institutional number.  Inmates whose institutional number ends in an odd number are permitted visitation on odd numbered calendar days.  Inmates whose institutional number ends in an even number are permitted visitation on even numbered calendar days.  Visitation is available on the following dates and times:
• Tuesday - Saturday          8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Morning Session)
                                       12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Afternoon Session)
• Visitors must be processed in no later than 9:45 a.m. for morning visiting sessions and 2:45 p.m. for afternoon visiting sessions.
• Visiting in the main compound is closed on Sunday and Monday and all State Holidays.
  
  
• GCI Camp Inmates: 
  Saturday                         8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Sunday                           8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Morning Session)                                      1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Afternoon Session)
• Visiting at the GCI Camp is closed Monday - Friday and all State Holidays.
  
  
• Visiting hours are subject to change without notice. Please call the institution to verify visiting hours before planning a visit.

  Reservations

• Visiting reservations are not necessary.  However, if the visiting area becomes filled, a first-in, first-out system will be implemented to allow all visitors an opportunity to visit.

  Institution-Specific Visiting Information

• If the visiting area becomes filled, a first-in, first-out system will be implemented to allow all visitors an opportunity to visit.

For general visiting information or to download a visitor application, go to our visiting page.

Phone Calls

• Information on inmate telephone service and access is located at Offender Phone Services.

Inmate Funds

A kiosk is available in the front entry building of the institution from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., 7 days a week.  Approved visitors may deposit funds into an offender trust account or PIN Debit phone account using the kiosks.  For additional information on inmate funds or other deposit options please visit http://www.drc.ohio.gov/web/inmate_funds.htm. 

 

Correspondence

• Information on written correspondence may be found at Offender Mail and Packages.

Volunteers in Prison

Grafton Correctional Institution is committed to recruiting dedicated and resourceful volunteers to assist in reentry efforts by providing services to offenders.  For additional information on these opportunities or the application process, please contact Linda Briggs at 440-748-1161, ext. 5443 or via email at Linda.Briggs@odrc.state.oh.us 

Unique Programs

• The Career Technical Horticulture Program is an educational program at GCI designed to offer inmates the opportunity to develop marketable skills in the horticulture field.  The one-year program, composed of both classroom and hands on training, prepares students to test for the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association Certification.  Upon successful completion of all three exams in this test, inmates are granted the Interim Ohio Nursery Technician Master Status.  There is a five week program offered to short term offenders providing an overview of the program.  Plants and vegetables are grown and sold to staff providing a self-sustaining program.  In addition to the staff sales, several hundred pounds of produce are donated to the local food bank each year. 
• Faith Based Family Reintegration Program is a program for offenders, their family members, sponsors and mentors.  The program is facilitated by GCI staff, Adult Parole Authority staff, and local clergy volunteers.  The program consists of 4 phases of tabletop exercises designed to involve the offender and his family in the development of a family reintegration plan (family contract).  The program participants will meet twice each month for 12 months.  The finished product will be a family plan that the offender and family members can use as a guide to help them work through reentry issues.  They will be encouraged to share their plan with the minister in the church they will be attending upon release from prison.

Inmate Programs