Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ross Correctional Institution
Address
P. O. Box 7010
16149 State Rt. 104
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
Phone
(740) 774-7050; Fax (740) 774-7055
Email for General Inquiries
Charlie.Heiss@odrc.state.oh.us
Video Tour
Institutional Information
| Date Opened | 1987 | ||||||||
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| Total Acreage | 1,707 | ||||||||
| Accreditation Status | Yes | ||||||||
| Total Security Staff | 338 | ||||||||
| Total Staff | 505 | ||||||||
| Projected FY12 GRF Budget |
$44,303,849 | ||||||||
| (subject to monthly review and adjustment) | |||||||||
| Daily Cost Per Inmate | $56.24 | ||||||||
| Population as of 02/12 | 2,235 | ||||||||
| Black Inmates | 1,051 | ||||||||
| White Inmates | 1,166 | ||||||||
| Other Inmates | 18 | ||||||||
| Escapes/Walkways 2011 | 0 | ||||||||
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Security Level Descriptions:
- 1 = Minimum Security
- 2 = Medium Security
- 3 = Close Security
- 4 = Maximum Security
- 5 = Administrative Maximum
Visiting
View New Rules effective July 17
Hours
Ross Correctional Institution:
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Visiting is closed on Mondays and all State Holidays.
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Visiting hours are 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
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Visitors must be processed in no later than 1:00 p.m. in order to be permitted to visit.
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Inmates with numbers ending in an even number (2,4,6,8,0) may have visitation on even number dates.
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Inmates with numbers ending in odd numbers (1,3,5,7,9) may have visitation on odd number dates.
Visiting Tuesday through Sunday
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Reservations are accepted "one calendar month" in advance with only one reservation made per request and no later than 48 hours before the scheduled visit.
How to Make a Reservation
Reservations can be made in two ways:
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Approved visitors may make a reservation by emailing DRC.VisitationRCI@odrc.state.oh.us.
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Approved visitors may also request a reservation via U.S. Mail but must provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return confirmation
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Requests without specifying the number of visitors to attend the visit may be denied.
Visiting hours are subject to change without notice. Please call the institution to verify visiting hours before planning a visit.
Phone Calls
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Information on inmate telephone service and access is located at Offender Phone Services.
Correspondence
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Information on written correspondence may be found at Offender Mail and Packages.
Unique Programs
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The Cognitive Behavior Therapy program is structured as a three (3) month Intensive Out-Patient (IOP) Program treatment program utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as the main approach of treatment. The New Life program is specifically targeted toward people who have chronic problems with substance abuse and criminal behavior. The program provides a positive environment where people who have similar problems can live and work together to improve their lives. Provisions are made so the environment is cohesive within the program milieu. Therefore, the Staff of New Life Program is providing the highest degree of comprehensive quality care including; chemical dependency education, counseling, healthy life choices, and a life of sobriety.
Inmate Programs
Community Service
- Provide math manipulatives for schools
- CCIL - Canine Companions for Independence
- Circle Tails Adopt-A-Dog
Academic
- Adult Basic Education
- GED
- Hocking College
Vocational
- General maintenance
- Barbering
- Administrative clerical program
Religious 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. This past year the Department served over 45,000 children. The inmate narrators worked over 32,000 hours in reading to and with the children.
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