Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio State Penitentiary
Address
878 Coitsville-Hubbard Road
Youngstown, Ohio 44505
Phone
(330) 743-0700; Fax (330) 743-0841
Email for General Inquiries
Laura.Gardner@odrc.state.oh.us
Video Tour
Institutional Information
| Date Opened | 1998 | ||||||||
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| Total Acreage | 240 | ||||||||
| Accreditation Status | Yes | ||||||||
| Total Security Staff | 251 | ||||||||
| Total Staff | 356 | ||||||||
| FY13 GRF Budget |
$29,866,171 | ||||||||
| (subject to monthly review and adjustment) | |||||||||
| Daily Cost Per Inmate | $164.06 | ||||||||
| Population as of 03/13 | 458 | ||||||||
| Black Inmates | 312 | ||||||||
| White Inmates | 142 | ||||||||
| Other Inmates | 4 | ||||||||
| Escapes/Walkways 2012 | 0 | ||||||||
| Security Levels |
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Security Level Descriptions:
- 1 = Minimum Security
- 2 = Medium Security
- 3 = Close Security
- 4 = Maximum Security
- 5 = Administrative Maximum
Visiting
- Inmate visiting is Wednesday through Sunday 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. All approved visitors are welcome. Visitation is by APPOINTMENT ONLY, call (330) 743-0700 x. 2111 to make an appointment.
For general visiting information or to download a visitor application, go to our visiting page.
Video Visiting
Offenders at the Ohio State Penitentiary may participate in video visitation with approved visitors. More information may be found on the visiting page.
Correspondence
- Written correspondence to inmates must include the inmate's name and number on the envelope and be addressed to the appropriate institution.
Volunteers in Prison
The Ohio State Penitentiary 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 Pamela Rudolph at 330-743-0700, ext. 2450 or via email at Pamela.Rudolph@odrc.state.oh.us
Unique Programs
- Accepting Responsibility: This program helps inmates explore the "justification thinking errors" and addresses accepting responsibility for destructive behaviors.
- Fear: The Anger Trigger: This program helps inmates take a look at their destructive force "anger" and how it impacts others and the thinking behind explosive anger.
- OSP Wellness Program: Medical, Unit Staff, Recovery Services, Mental Health and Recreation provide education on topics related to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Activities are structured to motivate inmates to be responsible for their well-being physically, mentally, and emotionally. Educational activities are provided on a weekly basis for six months.
Inmate Programs
Community Service
- Adopt-A-School - artwork, envelope stuffing, box top sorting
Academic
- Adult Basic Education
- Pre-GED
- GED
- Reentry
Religious Services
- Complete listing of available programming/services
Reading Room
In 2000, former First Lady Hope Taft approached the Director about establishing a reading room for the children who visited their incarcerated parent at the Pickaway Correctional Institution. This idea spread across the state, and now the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction maintains children’s reading rooms in each prison.
The reading rooms encourage family literacy by providing a pleasant and comfortable setting for both child and incarcerated parent. Each room is stocked with a wide variety of children’s books and has an inmate narrator who reads to the visiting children twice a day. The role of the inmate narrator is to read picture books to the children in much the same manner that children’s hour would be done at a public library.
A variety of arts and craft supplies for the children are also available in most of the rooms. Many of the supplies and books are donated by employees and service organizations.
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