Several men incarcerated at the Ross Correctional Institution say that correctional staff, joined by a tactical unit with no ...

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction staff members gather on Jan. 3 for Andrew Lansing’s funeral procession as it ...

In November 2024, the former DYS director told News 5 that scaling down facilities was the first of 26 recommendations to improve safety and outcomes in the state’s juvenile justice system.“It’s ...

As part of the Ohio Department of Youth Services commitment to a system transformation in the juvenile justice system, the agency is announcing that construction could begin this spring on four new ...

As part of the Ohio Department of Youth Services commitment to a system transformation in the juvenile justice system, the agency is announcing that construction could begin this spring on four ...

CANTON ‒ A judge has granted early release to a former attorney imprisoned earlier this year for stealing from his clients.

Former Ohio attorney William R. Sparks has been granted early release after serving part of a four-to-six-year sentence for stealing $882,109 from seven clients. Sparks, who was convicted on six ...

LEAVITTSBURG, Ohio — The new year means the next step for one group’s journey toward transformation. The Builders Program is helping transform a group of men inside the Trumbull Correctional Camp and ...

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WKRC) - The funeral for Officer Andrew Lansing, who was killed on Christmas Day, was scheduled for this Friday. The service will be held at 1 p.m. in the Chillicothe High School ...

More than 60 years after Sue Dowling looked into the eyes of notorious killer and rapist Leonard Lawson, his legacy continues to haunt her. In 1962, at the age of 14, she was in the chapel at ...

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) — The head of the state prisons department is speaking out about what she called a brutal murder of a guard on Christmas day. Authorities say corrections officer Andrew ...