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Coronavirus cases are again rising among Ohio prison inmates and staff, but DeWine said he's unsure when they'll be eligible to get vaccinated.

Warren County readies 296 acres of prison land for 2nd logistics center Lawrence Budd © Lawrence Budd Warren County is readying 296 acres of prison land for development as a logistics center. The development is envisioned as similar to one across and slightly west on Ohio 63 where businesses including Amazon are operating large facilities. State-owned land proposed to become a large commercial center off Interstate 75 in Turtlecreek Twp. has been rezoned for economic developm...

Coronavirus in Ohio: COVID-19 cases surging among state inmates, prison employees Amber Hunt, Cincinnati Enquirer © Tom Dodge, The Columbus Dispatch The Ohio Reformatory for Women Harmon Building courtyard in July 2016. Tom Dodge/The Columbus Dispatch April Brooks couldn’t make sense of the phone call she received from prison. It wasn’t her father, who’s serving a sentence of up to 25 years, but rather his bunkmate.  And the bunkmate had news: Brooks dad had collapsed....

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says decision to put National Guard in jails, including Cuyahoga County, ‘buys some breathing room’ but doesn’t solve problem forever Updated Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine meets with the Editorial Board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer on Dec. 16, 2020. Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday discussed several measures the state enacted this week to help the Cuyahoga County Jail address its worst outbreak ...

Sheriff sues state prison director over refusal to take some prisoners from Cuyahoga County Jail during coronavirus pandemic Updated Dec 11, 2020; Posted Dec 11, 2020 Inmates at the Marion Correctional Institution play basketball in the prisons courtyard. Cuyahoga County officials have filed a lawsuit against the state prison system over its refusal to take some inmates from the county jail during the coronavirus pandemic. [Matt Shiffler photo] Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga Count...

The Ohio National Guard is now working in 13 state prisons after a jump in positive COVID-19 among staff members over the past month. Through Thursday, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction reported 3,021 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 to date, with 624 still positive and 2,390 who had recovered from the disease. That compares to 1,544 positive tests as of Nov. 1, 1,323 of whom had recovered. A total of seven prison employees have COVID-19-related deaths this ye...