prison

A state representative is calling on state prison officials to investigate a Dayton women’s prison after a recent state inspection turned up multiple…

The Ohio prisons agency has slashed the cost of inmate phone services and plans to install hundreds more phones.The Department of Rehabilitation and…

A southeastern Ohio sheriff found guilty of more than a dozen public corruption charges has been sentenced to seven years in prison.Suspended Athens…

10:00 For those in prison, money might not seem like a necessity, after all, food and shelter are provided. But the ability to call loved ones is…

11:00 At first glance, a get-tough-on crime policy seems like a no-brainer. But stiffer penalties for smaller crimes means more people end up doing time,…

A law aimed at shrinking Ohio's prison population to about 47,000 inmates by 2015 takes effect Friday, part of an overhaul of the way Ohio punishes…

With tight budgets and a high prison population, is lowering the prison population through sentencing reform a good move for Ohio and Ohioans? Guests:…