Summary
The overcrowding problem in Ohio's prisons is so awful that when Gov. Ted Strickland's administration backed off double-bunking at Dayton's two prisons, the concession -- significant though it was here -- barely rippled in Columbus.
Ohio's corrections department has 12,000 more inmates than it has beds. Putting 450 to 500 more people in Dayton would have helped ease the situation, but it obviously wasn't going to solve or even dent the problem.See the full content of this document
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Ohio has to Spend Smarter On Prisoners
So what is Ohio going to do with all the inmates it doesn't have space for, especially when that number is projected to grow by 15,000 more by 2016?
It's good that Terry Collins, the head of Ohio's corrections d...See the full content of this document
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