Hocking Correctional Facility

Hocking Correctional Facility was an Ohio state prison located in Ward Township, Hocking County, just north of Nelsonville, Ohio. The facility was originally built in 1952 as a sanatorium and later a children's center. It was converted into prison in 1982. The prison employs a staff of 110.[1] This prison is used primarily to incarcerate the state's aging prison population. The prison's operating budget for 2007 is $13,867,468; and the daily cost per inmate is $80.94. The prison, as of April 2007, currently houses 481 inmates. Of these: 111 are African American, 363 are Caucasian, and 7 are Latino. In 2018, the prison housed 430 inmates.[1]

Hocking Correctional Facility
Location16759 Snake Hollow Road
Nelsonville, Ohio
Statusopen
Security classspecialized (geriatric)
Capacity481
Opened1982
ClosedMarch 2018
Managed byOhio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced in January 2018 that the correctional facility would close in March to trim operating costs.[2]

The facility is to reopen in 2019 as a women's rehabilitation center.[3][4]

Notable Inmates

References
  1. Schladen, Marty (January 3, 2018). "Closing prison would be 'crippling blow' to Nelsonville". The Columbus Dispatch. p. B1. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. Welsh-Huggins, Andrew (January 3, 2018). "Union Criticizes Ohio Decision to Close Correctional Unit". Associated Press. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  3. Hendrix, Sheridan (May 12, 2019). "Repurposed Hocking County prison to offer women second chance". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. Noser, Sierra (October 16, 2018). "Former Hocking Correctional Facility to open next year as rehabilitation center for women". The Post. Retrieved 16 May 2019.


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