Hocking Correctional Facility

Hocking Correctional Facility
Location 16759 Snake Hollow Road
Nelsonville, Ohio
Status open
Security class specialized (geriatric)
Capacity 481
Opened 1982
Closed March 2018 (planned)
Managed by Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Hocking Correctional Facility is 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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 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.

Coordinates: 39°28′13″N 82°13′33″W / 39.47028°N 82.22583°W / 39.47028; -82.22583


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