Critics say DeWine needs broader expertise for youth prison panel
The prison guards' union leader criticized Gov. Mike DeWine's pick of experts to dig into problems in Ohio's youth prisons and detention centers.
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The prison guards' union leader criticized Gov. Mike DeWine's pick of experts to dig into problems in Ohio's youth prisons and detention centers.
Union officials tell 3News seven staff members at Indian River Juvenile Correctional in Massillon have been assaulted by youth inmates since Oct. 8 of this year.
The state is distributing 5,100 new body-worn cameras, the most extensive commitment of any state as corrections facilities across the country push for better surveillance.
In a first, Ohio moves to put body cameras on guards in every prison
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction already has about 6,000 cameras in place in Ohio’s 28 prisons.