Governor DeWine Announces
Nearly $50 Million for Local Jail Projects
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)?Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Annette Chambers-Smith today announced funding support for construction, renovation, and security improvement projects at nearly a dozen local jails in Ohio.?
Governor DeWine announced the grant awards this morning while meeting with community leaders at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO) in Stryker, Ohio, which serves Williams, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, and Lucas counties. CCNO will receive more than $4.6 million to enhance inmate and staff safety through the installation of secure cell doors in a unit of the jail that houses high-security inmates. Funds will also go toward building an operations center for staff between two minimum-security dorms.?
In total, approximately $50 million in funding from the Ohio Jail Safety and Security Program will be awarded to 11 county jail projects, including six construction and/or renovation projects.?
?It's critical that our jails are safe and secure,?but it's also important that our jail environments can influence positive change and put inmates on a good path upon release," said Governor DeWine. "With this funding, we're helping these local jails move forward with projects that will allow them to better meet the?demands of our modern criminal justice system and further support the growing number of inmates struggling with substance use and mental health issues."?
2023?Ohio Jail Safety and Security Grant Recipients
Construction/Renovation Projects:
Auglaize County:$2,035,970
Columbiana County: $462,500?
Greene County:?$15,000,000?
Lucas County:?$10,065,000?
Wayne County:?$15,000,000?
Williams County:?$4,662,756??
Security Upgrades:
Carroll County: $227,300?
Hancock County: $248,480?
Needs/Feasibility?Assessments:
Jackson County:$1,000,000
Miami County: $175,000?
Ottawa County: $350,000?
Governor DeWine worked in partnership with the Ohio General Assembly to secure funding for Ohio Jail Safety and Security Grant Program as part of the current capital budget. The program is administered through the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction?s Bureau of Adult Detention.
These grants represent the second round of funding offered as part of the program. The first round of grants included $45 million?for major construction projects at six local jails and?an additional $5 million?for smaller-scale projects at six additional facilities.
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