Marion Correctional Institution (Ohio)

Marion Correctional Institution
Location 940 Marion-Williamsport Road
Marion, Ohio
Status open
Security class medium and minimum
Capacity 2623
Opened 1954
Managed by Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

The Marion Correctional Institution (MCI) is a minimum- and medium-security prison for men located in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.[1]

The facility first opened in 1954 and has a working population of 2623 state inmates. The facility is close to the North Central Correctional Complex, a private prison also housing Ohio state inmates.

In 2015, two prisoners built two PCs with parts that were used to do malicious actions on the prison's secure network. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Marion Correctional Institution". Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Martin, Alexander. "Prisoners built two PCs from parts, hid them in ceiling, connected to the state's network and did cybershenanigans". The Register. Situation Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

Coordinates: 40°37′04″N 83°06′24″W / 40.617679°N 83.106699°W / 40.617679; -83.106699

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