Welcome to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
DRC News
- Adult Sex Offender Program Certification
- Notice to Visitors Regarding DRC's "Tobacco Free" policy effective March 1, 2009
- DRC Monthly Fact Sheet
- Employee Excellence Awards
- DRC Annual Report
- Fiscal Year 2008
- Revised Ohio Parole Board Guidelines Manual effective July 1, 2007
- Revised Information for Inmate Families and Visitors Limits effective January 1, 2007
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Address
770 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43222
Phone
(614) 752-1159
Public Information
Victim Notification
The Office of Victim Services provides information regarding the status of Ohio inmates in prison or under supervision of the Department's Adult Parole Authority. If you are a victim of a crime, click here for notification
Message from the Director
Welcome to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) website. Our website was created with family members, victims and victim survivors, employees, media, and students in mind. The information provided on our Web pages gives an overview and a glimpse into who we are as a state agency.
Currently we are faced with numerous challenges as our inmate population continues to climb, reaching new records almost weekly. As of November 3, 2008, we have over 51,200 inmates housed in the 32 prisons here in Ohio. There are some 37,000 offenders living in our communities who are under some form of supervision with our agency.
Our department takes great pride in the fact that "rehabilitation" is part of our name. Part of the mission of this agency is to provide opportunities for offenders to have educational, vocational and social programming which will enable them to become "successful returning citizens" to the neighborhoods where we live. This agency needs the support and partnerships from community grassroots organizations, the faith community, educational and social agencies, local law enforcement, family members and other criminal justice partners to help create an atmosphere of change and successful reentry. Please look at our Volunteer link or call 1-877-728-1534 to see how you can help an offender with his or her transition from incarceration to returning citizen status.
The dedicated and committed corrections professionals who
show up day in and day out to work with the offenders under our
care all lead by example and they are the reason DRC is a
national leader in the field of corrections. Our mantra of
“I LEAD”, Integrity,
Leadership, Excellence, Accountability and
Diversity are the core values that we embrace here
at DRC. “I LEAD” lets everyone know that we
believe in our mission, and we take great pride in the
opportunities we have to make a difference in the lives of those
under our supervision.
Thank you for visiting the DRC website, and please consider becoming a volunteer to help assist persons who are trying to restore their life and the lives of their loved ones.
Respectfully,
Terry J. Collins
Director
Our Mission
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction protects and supports Ohioans by ensuring that adult felony offenders are effectively supervised in environments that are safe, humane, and appropriately secure. In partnership with communities, we will promote citizen safety and victim reparation. Through rehabilitative and restorative programming, we seek to instill in offenders an improved sense of responsibility and the capacity to become law-abiding members of society.