 Southern Ohio Correctional Facility viewed from Valley High School | |
  Location in Ohio  Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (the United States) | |
| Location | Valley Township / Jefferson Township, Scioto County, near Lucasville, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′28″N 82°58′12″W / 38.87444°N 82.97000°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum security |
| Population | 1,330[1] (as of September 11, 2018) |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Managed by | Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction |
| Warden | Cindy Davis [1] |
The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (commonly referred to as Lucasville) is a maximum security prison located just outside Lucasville in Scioto County, Ohio. The prison was constructed in 1972. As of 2023, the warden is Cindy Davis.
The prison is perhaps best known for its April 1993 riot, in which a total of 450 prisoners rioted, resulting in an 11-day standoff between rioters and law enforcement. One corrections officer and nine inmates were killed during the riot.[2] The riot has been described as one of the largest crises in Ohio prison history[3] and one of the longest prison sieges in U.S. history.[4]
- ^ a b "Southern Ohio Correctional Facility". Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "From the Vault: Nine inmates, one guard killed in 1993 Lucasville prison riot". WCPO-TV. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Lucasville prison riot: What to know 25 years after the crisis". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising". Prison Legal News. Retrieved April 27, 2019.