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| Location | 16149 State Route 104, Chillicothe, Ohio |
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| Security class | Close to Maximum Death Row |
| Capacity | 2037 |
| Opened | 1987 |
| Managed by | Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction |
| Warden | William Cool |
Ross Correctional Institution (RCI) is an Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) close security state prison for men located in Ross County, Ohio, near Chillicothe, Ohio, adjacent to the medium-security Chillicothe Correctional Institution and the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. First opened in 1987, Ross houses 2,037 inmates.[1] The institution covers 1,707 acres and employed over 350 security staff. As of January 6, 2016, there are 2085 inmates at the institution. Around 56% of the inmate population are classified as African American, 43% classified as Caucasian, and 0.01% classified as other. As of 2016, ODRC estimates that the daily cost for each inmate is $51.77.[2] In January, 2024, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced they would be moving death row from Chillicothe Correctional Institution to Ross Correctional Institution.[3]
- ^ "Ross Correctional Institution". www.drc.ohio.gov. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Ross Correctional Institution". Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Death row to move from Chillicothe Correctional to Ross Correctional Institution". USA Today Network. Chillicothe Gazette.