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Ohio correctional populations of Census 2020 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Adams County Jail 59 Local 12/31/2013
Allen Correctional Institution 1,612 State 2338 N W St Lima 45801 Allen 6/30/2012
Allen County Jail 233 Local 12/31/2013
Alvis House Cope Center Dayton 21 Private 42 Arnold Place Dayton 45402 Montgomery 6/30/2012
Alvis House Ohio Link - Toledo 30 Private 2012 Madison Ave Toledo 43604 Lucas 6/30/2012
Ashland County Jail 100 Local 12/31/2013
Ashtabula County Jail 141 Local 12/31/2013
Auglaize County Jail 53 Local 12/31/2013
Beachwood City Jail 4 Local 12/31/2013
Bedford Police Department Jail 6 Local 12/31/2013
Belmont Correctional Institution 2,682 State 68518 Bannock Road St Clairsville 43950 Belmont 6/30/2012
Belmont County Jail 104 Local 12/31/2013
Brooklyn City Jail 8 Local 12/31/2013
Brown County Jail 75 Local 12/31/2013
Butler County Correctional Center 822 Local 12/31/2013
Carroll County Jail 21 Local 12/31/2013
Chillicothe Correctional Institution 1,701 State 15802 State Route 104 N Chillicothe 45601 Ross 6/30/2012
Clark County Jail 208 Local 12/31/2013
Clermont County Jail 335 Local 12/31/2013
Cleveland House of Correction 193 Local 12/31/2013
Clinton County Jail 72 Local 12/31/2013
Columbiana County Jail - Cec 129 Local 12/31/2013
Community Assessment & Treatment Services 120 Local 8415 Broadway Ave Cleveland 44127 Cuyahoga 6/30/2012
Community Transitions Center 63 Private 151 E Hubert Avenue Lancaster 43130 Fairfield 6/30/2012
Community Treatment & Correction Center 40 Private 1432 Tuscarawas Street East Canton 44707 Stark 6/30/2012
Correction Center of Northwest Ohio 563 Local 12/31/2013
Correctional Reception Center 1,701 State 11271 State Route 762 Orient 43146 6/30/2012
Coshocton County Jail 62 Local 12/31/2013
Crawford County Jail 114 Local 12/31/2013
Cuyahoga County Correctional Center 1,897 Local 12/31/2013
Darke County Jail 39 Local 12/31/2013
Dayton Correctional Institution 860 State 4104 Germantown St Dayton 45417 Montgomery 6/30/2012
Delaware County Jail 241 Local 12/31/2013
East Cleveland City Jail 15 Local 12/31/2013
Elkton FCI 2,119 Federal 8730 Scroggs Road Elkton 44432 Columbiana 6/30/2012
Elkton FCI 2,035 Federal 8730 Scroggs Road Lisbon 44432 Columbiana 4/2/2020
Elkton Fsl 464 Federal 8730 Scroggs Road Elkton 44432 Columbiana 6/30/2012
Elkton-Fsl 421 Federal 8730 Scroggs Road Lisbon 44432 Columbiana 4/2/2020
Erie County Jail 110 Local 12/31/2013
Euclid City Jail 3 Local 12/31/2013
Fairfield County Jail Complex 267 Local 12/31/2013
Fayette County Jail 60 Local 12/31/2013
Franklin Co. Community Based Correctional Facility 202 Local 12/31/2013
Franklin County Correctional Center 1,771 Local 12/31/2013
Franklin County Correctional Center Ii 84 Local 12/31/2013
Franklin Medical Center 523 State 1800 Harmon Avenue Columbus 43223 Franklin 6/30/2012
Gallia County Jail 18 Local 12/31/2013
Gallia County Work Release Center 6 Local 12/31/2013
Garfield Heights City Jail 7 Local 12/31/2013
Geauga County Jail 121 Local 12/31/2013
Glenwood Jail Facility 45 Local 12/31/2013
Grafton Correctional Institution 1,886 State 2500 South Avon Belden Road Grafton 44044 Lorain 6/30/2012
Greene County Adult Detention Center 101 Local 12/31/2013
Greene County Jail 137 Local 12/31/2013
Guernsey County Jail 76 Local 12/31/2013
Hamilton County Justice Center 1,252 Local 12/31/2013
Hamilton County Reading Road Facility 156 Local 12/31/2013
Hamilton County Turning Point Facility 49 Local 12/31/2013
Hancock County Justice Center 93 Local 12/31/2013
Harrison County Jail 8 Local 12/31/2013
Highland County Jail 65 Local 12/31/2013
Highland Heights Police Department 2 Local 12/31/2013
Hocking Correctional Facility 451 State 16759 Snake Hollow Road Nelsonville 45764 6/30/2012
Holmes County Jail 30 Local 12/31/2013
Huron County Jail 104 Local 12/31/2013
Jackson County Correctional Facility 50 Local 12/31/2013
Jefferson County Jail 95 Local 12/31/2013
Knox County Jail 58 Local 12/31/2013
Lake County Adult Detention Maximum Security 384 Local 12/31/2013
Lake Erie Correctional Institution 1,757 Private 501 Thompson Road Conneaut 44030 Ashtabula 6/30/2012
Lakewood City Jail 5 Local 12/31/2013
Lawrence County Jail 65 Local 12/31/2013
Lebanon Correctional Institution 2,585 State 3791 State Route 63 Lebanon 45036 Warren 6/30/2012
Licking County Jail 182 Local 12/31/2013
Logan County Jail 73 Local 12/31/2013
London Correctional Institution 2,249 State 1580 State Route 56 London 43140 Madison 6/30/2012
Lorain Correctional Institution 1,428 State 2075 South Avon Belden Road Grafton 44044 Lorain 6/30/2012
Lorain County Jail 418 Local 12/31/2013
Lucas County Correctional Center 439 Local 12/31/2013
Madison Correctional Institution 2,310 State 1851 State Route 56 London 43140 Madison 6/30/2012
Mahoning County Justice Center 507 Local 12/31/2013
Manfield Volunteers of America 107 State 290 N Main Street Mansfield 44902 Richland 6/30/2012
Mansfield Correctional Institution 2,477 State 1150 N Main Street Mansfied 44901 Richland 6/30/2012
Maple Heights City Jail 12 Local 12/31/2013
Marion Correctional Institution 2,570 State 970 Marion-Williamsport Road Marion 43302 Marion 6/30/2012
Mayfield Heights City Jail 3 Local 12/31/2013
Medina County Jail 203 Local 12/31/2013
Mercer County Jail 55 Local 12/31/2013
Miami County Incarceration Facility 42 Local 12/31/2013
Miami County Jail 77 Local 12/31/2013
Middleburg City Jail 3 Local 12/31/2013
Middletown City Jail 55 Local 12/31/2013
Monroe County Jail N/A Local 12/31/2013
Montgomery County Jail 841 Local 12/31/2013
Morrow County Correctional Facility 86 Local 12/31/2013
Multi County Correctional Ctr 165 Local 12/31/2013
Muskingham County Jail 166 Local 12/31/2013
Noble Correctional Institution 2,390 State 15708 Mcconnelsville Road Caldwell 43724 Noble 6/30/2012
Noble County Jail 20 Local 12/31/2013
North Central Correctional Complex 2,664 Private 670 Marion-Williamsport Road Marion 43302 Marion 6/30/2012
North Olmsted City Jail 2 Local 12/31/2013
North Royalton City Jail 9 Local 12/31/2013
Northeast Ohio Corr Ctr CI 1,506 Private 2240 Hubbard Rd. Youngstown 44505 6/30/2012
Northeast Pre-Release Center 533 State 2675 E 30Th Street Cleveland 44115 Cuyahoga 6/30/2012
Ohio Reformatory For Women 2,316 State 1479 Collins Avenue Marysville 43040 Union 6/30/2012
Ohio State Penitentiary 602 State 878 Coitsville-Hubbard Rd Youngstown 44505 6/30/2012
Oriana House Community Corrections & Transitional Center 190 Private 1829 East 55T Street Cleveland 44103 Cuyahoga 6/30/2012
Oriana House Rip/Gwj 229 Private 40 East Glenwood Ave Akron 44304 Summit 6/30/2012
Oriana House Tmrc 122 Private 55 E Glenwood Ave Akron 44304 Summit 6/30/2012
Ottawa County Detention Facility 89 Local 12/31/2013
Parma Detention Center 22 Local 12/31/2013
Pickaway Correctional Institution 2,186 State 11781 State Route 762 Orient 43146 6/30/2012
Pickaway County Jail 125 Local 12/31/2013
Preble County Jail 65 Local 12/31/2013
Putnam County Jail 53 Local 12/31/2013
Rcc Center 217 Local 12/31/2013
Residential Corrections Center 56 Private 222 Power Street Akron 44304 Summit 6/30/2012
Richland Correctional Institution 2,538 State 1001 Olivesburg Road Mansfied 44905 Richland 6/30/2012
Richland County Jail 231 Local 12/31/2013
Richmond Heights City Jail 6 Local 12/31/2013
Ross Correctional Institution 2,191 State 16149 State Route 104 Chillicothe 45601 Ross 6/30/2012
Ross County Jail 162 Local 12/31/2013
Salvation Army - Harbor Light 206 Private 170 Prospect Ave Cleveland 6/30/2012
Sandusky County Jail 73 Local 12/31/2013
Scioto County Jail 164 Local 12/31/2013
Secure Transitional offender Program 42 Local 1945 S Gettysburg Ave Dayton 45417 Montgomery 6/30/2012
Seneca County Sheriffs office 148 Local 12/31/2013
Shaker Heights Jail 8 Local 12/31/2013
Shelby County Jail 100 Local 12/31/2013
Solon Detention Facility 20 Local 12/31/2013
South Euclid City Jail 3 Local 12/31/2013
Southeastern Correctional Institution 1,549 State 5900 B.I.S. Road Lancaster 43130 Fairfield 6/30/2012
Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail 188 Local 12/31/2013
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility 1,256 State 1724 St. Rt. 728 Lucasville 45699 Scioto 6/30/2012
Special Housing Adjustment Residential Program 10 Private 55 E. Glenwood Avenue Akron 44304 Summit 6/30/2012
Stark County Jail 429 Local 12/31/2013
Strongsville City Jail 4 Local 12/31/2013
Struthers City Jail 3 Local 12/31/2013
Summit County Jail 254 Local 12/31/2013
Talbert House Pathways For Women 60 Private 1616 Harrison Ave Cincinnati 45214 Hamilton 6/30/2012
Talbert House Serenity Hall 35 Private 439 South Second Street Hamilton 45011 Butler 6/30/2012
Talbert House- Cornerstone 52 Private 2216 Vine St. Cincinnati 45219 Hamilton 6/30/2012
Talbert House- Spring Grove Center 83 Private 3129 Spring Groove Ave Cincinnati 45225 Hamilton 6/30/2012
Toledo Correctional Institution 1,446 State 2001 East Central Avenue Toledo 43608 Lucas 6/30/2012
Tri-County Regional Jail 161 Local 12/31/2013
Trumbull Correctional Institution 1,069 State 5701 Burnett Road Leavittsburg 44430 Trumbull 6/30/2012
Trumbull County Jail 303 Local 12/31/2013
Tuscarawas County Jail 102 Local 12/31/2013
University Heights City Jail 2 Local 12/31/2013
Volunteers of America Northwest Ohio 150 Private 1201 Champlain Street Toledo 43604 Lucas 6/30/2012
Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio - Dayton 95 Joint Stat 1931 S. Gettysburg Dayton 45408 6/30/2012
Warren Correctional Institution 1,423 State 5787 State Route 63 Lebanon 45036 Warren 6/30/2012
Warren County Jail 276 Local 12/31/2013
Washington County Jail 101 Local 12/31/2013
Wayne County Jail 112 Local 12/31/2013
Westlake City Jail 6 Local 12/31/2013
Wood County Justice Center 138 Local 12/31/2013
Wyandot County Jail 21 Local 12/31/2013
Zanesville City Jail 49 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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